JOB SUMMARY

Assists the department with the development and direction of student transportation routing. Under general supervision, oversees, manages, and performs a variety of services associated with the setting, maintaining, revising, and monitoring of school bus routes, schedules, and field trips.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Additional duties may be assigned.

• Provides a positive district image for all parents, visitors, and personnel who desire information and/or service.
• Develops bus routes and schedules.
• Reviews each route to assure safe travel.
• Makes changes as needed and gives notice to schools, parents/students, District departments, and drivers in advance of said changes.
• Provides support for the district software program by attending training updates when needed/requested.
• Reviews and determines the efficiency and practicability of routes and schedules.
• Monitors driver adherence to schedules and routes.
• Maintains regular attendance.
• Complies with all State Law and District policies and regulations.
• Assess the effectiveness of routes and schedules to deliver and return students.
• Schedules special events, field trips, and other routine and non-routine bus-related needs.
• Coordinates and assists with the dispatch of buses and related equipment.
• Performs dispatcher duties.
• May generate various scheduled and/or ad hoc reports.
• Maintains numerous files and records.
• Dispatches and assigns staff and buses for district field trips and extra-curricular activities.
• Performs and properly completes pre-trip inspections of the bus.
• Complies with all traffic and discipline policies set forth.
• Substitutes as a school bus driver in times of excessive absences and/or emergencies.
• Coordinates transportation for McKinney/Vento students through communications with Federal Programs Director, schools and parents.
• Coordinates the Trip Reduction Program for nine District sites, including reports for State regulation, award distributions and information dissemination.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge and skills typically associated with performing these duties. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Knowledge of district boundaries, streets, schools, and out-of-area schools serviced by the district.
• Knowledge of demographics and boundary changes, i.e. data discovery.
• Knowledge of applicable state and federal statutes, rules, ordinances, guidelines, and requirements.
• Knowledge of applicable school district policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of file and records management.
• Knowledge of the principles of traffic/route coordination, community resources, locations, and related areas.
• Knowledge of proper writing skills, grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with school district employees and staff, School Board members, vendors, contractors, the general public, and others having business with the district.
• Ability to work in a potentially stressful environment with time limits, time-sensitive deadlines and other work-related demands.
• Ability to simultaneously handle and coordinate a variety of duties and tasks.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse population representing potentially opposing interests.
• Ability to operate a personal computer utilizing a variety of software applications.
• Ability to meet deadlines with time constraints.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Education and/or experience equivalent to two years of responsible work involving setting up and maintaining routes, schedules, coordinating resources or closely related responsibilities.
• Must possess at the time of application and maintain a Commercial Drivers License (CDL), Passenger endorsement, First Aid Certification, CPR Certification and other appropriate certificates and/or endorsements.
• Must have passed physical agility test and D.O.T. physical/drug screening.
• Knowledge of T.O.M. software preferred.
• High school diploma or GED required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to understand and interpret road maps, street signs, and related information.
• Ability to respond orally and, as required, in writing, to questions, inquiries and in providing assistance and information to co-workers, school district staff and others having business with the district.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to demonstrate basic mathematical knowledge and working with basic mathematical concepts.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING SKILLS:

• Ability to review road maps, provide directions, and establish easily understood, practical bus routes and schedules.
• Ability to deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

OTHER SKILLS:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, other departments, school personnel, other maintenance staff, and business contacts from outside of the district.
• Ability to perform duties in compliance with all district requirements and Governing Board Policies.
  PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 lbs. Such as boxes, supplies, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus. The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff.
  WORK ENVIRONMENT: The Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  The noise level in the work environment is quiet to moderate.
  The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

• Provides a positive district image for all parents, visitors, and personnel who desire information and/or service.
• Develops bus routes and schedules.
• Reviews each route to assure safe travel.
• Makes changes as needed and gives notice to schools, parents/students, District departments, and drivers in advance of said changes.
• Provides support for the district software program by attending training updates when needed/requested.
• Reviews and determines the efficiency and practicability of routes and schedules.
• Monitors driver adherence to schedules and routes.
• Maintains regular attendance.
• Complies with all State Law and District policies and regulations.
• Assess the effectiveness of routes and schedules to deliver and return students.
• Schedules special events, field trips, and other routine and non-routine bus-related needs.
• Coordinates and assists with the dispatch of buses and related equipment.
• Performs dispatcher duties.
• May generate various scheduled and/or ad hoc reports.
• Maintains numerous files and records.
• Dispatches and assigns staff and buses for district field trips and extra-curricular activities.
• Performs and properly completes pre-trip inspections of the bus.
• Complies with all traffic and discipline policies set forth.
• Substitutes as a school bus driver in times of excessive absences and/or emergencies.
• Coordinates transportation for McKinney/Vento students through communications with Federal Programs Director, schools and parents.
• Coordinates the Trip Reduction Program for nine District sites, including reports for State regulation, award distributions and information dissemination