Primary Purpose:
Coordinate vehicle maintenance, repairs, and shop operations, routing of pupil transportation district wide. Assign and schedule bus drivers, routes, and vehicles to ensure safe, efficient, and economical transportation services.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
Clear and valid Texas commercial driver’s license with Passenger (P) and School Bus (S) endorsements preferred
High School Diploma or GED
Must be 18 years of age
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Ability to use personal computer and software to develop route schedules, spreadsheets and databases and do word processing
Ability to read and understand documents including policies and procedures manuals
Ability to receive and give written and verbal instructions
Ability to pass alcohol and drug tests and annual physical exam
Effective organizational and communication skills
Ability to operate bus
Use of effective customer service skills
Experience:
Two years’ experience as certified school bus driver or similar transportation position preferred
Supervisory experience is required
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Routes and Schedules
- Assist with the development of bus routes in accordance with Texas Education Agency guidelines.
- Coordinate and approve all adjustments to or additions of bus runs to ensure consistency with district policies, guidelines, and procedures.
- Assist Director with assignment of bus drivers, bus routes, vehicles, and substitutes for morning and afternoon shifts.
- Assist with or coordinate extracurricular transportation.
- Prepare data required to plan bus route and post route schedule.
- Assist with or prepare special education bus routes and ensure that drivers maintain a route folder with accurate descriptions of their morning and afternoon routes.
- Coordinate and schedule all summer school routes.
- Prepare and update district maps showing areas served by each bus. Distribute maps to schools and within the district as directed.
- Generate state required route descriptions and maintain computerized files and database.
Communication
- Dispatch drivers and vehicles and communicate with them using a telephone and two-way radio.
- Notify drivers, parents, and school personnel of any changes in a student’s bus service, such as an address change, change in pick-up and drop-off location, change in time or bus change.
- Maintain good public relations with students and school personnel.
- Communicate with students, parents, staff, and community about their complaints with drivers, buses, routes, and safety.
- Communicate with drivers about problems or concerns they have with parents, students, teachers, and coworkers.
- Interact with special program administrators and school officials concerning transportation of special education students.
- Help campuses to place new students on buses and advise drivers of new or dismissed students.
Vehicle Maintenance Repair, and Shop Operations
- Orchestrate cost efficient repairs of all district-owned vehicles, and oversee plans for preventive maintenance.
- Process vehicle repair requests and prioritize work orders. Contract for services that cannot be performed in shop.
Other
- Handle driving and safety records of all new applicants.
- Keep up-to-date files for all department employees.
- Maintain appropriate student records as needed.
- Compile pertinent data to prepare various required state and local reports.
- Serve as substitute bus driver.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Assist in the supervision and evaluation of bus drivers and shop staff.
Equipment Used:
Radio communication equipment, computer and peripherals, and intercom system.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Fast paced, with time sensitive demands
Flexible work hours which will include after-hours and/or weekends
Position requires a calm demeanor
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 will be made if necessary:
Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand and move throughout the facilities. Duties may also require repetitive hand motions; prolonged use of computer; moderate standing, stooping, bending, lifting/transport of up to 50lbs. Inside, outside, hot and cold conditions, also some conditions that may require safety equipment and protection, work around moving objects or vehicles; exposure to dampness and humidity; slippery or uneven surfaces. Early shift work.
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