Title:                Transportation Director

Reports to:       Superintendent
Supervises:      Bus Drivers, Bus Aides, Assistant Bus Mechanic

 

Purpose and Objectives of the Position: The Transportation Director will coordinate bus drivers’ assignments, schedules, routes, activity trips and vehicles to provide safe and efficient pupil transportation services. The Transportation Director is also responsible for the maintenance of all district vehicles.

Essential Job Functions:

• Conduct periodic checks for efficiency of services and employee productivity.
• Preparation of special education bus routes; assures route descriptions and student data are current.
• Preparation of regular bus routes; and assures route descriptions are current.
• Establish district transportation routes and schedules and assign regular and substitute drivers.
• Supervise and coordinate safe and orderly transportation to and from school and school-related activities.
• Keep accurate and current records of route mileage.
• High frequency of telephone use: addressing parental concerns; route related questions; communicating with building administrators.
• Ability to react to change and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive manner, meeting deadlines as assigned.
• Conforms with and knows all State laws, regulations, and district policies regarding school transportation for regular and special education.
• Provide for driver training as required to meet State Requirements.
• Plan and present the monthly Driver’s Safety Meetings as required by State law.
• Supervises the district’s drug and alcohol testing for drivers.
• Checks roads in inclement weather and advises superintendent.
• Works closely with and is in attendance during annual inspections made by the Kansas Highway Patrol inspector.
• Prepare a preventive maintenance schedule and prioritize the maintenance work to be completed on district vehicles and buses.
• Maintain accurate filing systems including time cards of transportation employees- driver physicals- defensive driving courses- first aid class attendance- cost of maintenance and fuel- preventive maintenance records and rosters of students transported.
• Ensure that transportation facilities are properly maintained.
• Ensure that all district vehicles are in optimum condition and meet all safety requirements.
• Ensure that buses are inspected prior to each route or activity trip and that inspection forms are properly completed and filed.
• Develop a system to efficiently deal with emergency repair problems.
• Completes state and local forms and reports as required.
• Maintain records- inspections- training and documentation pertaining to all district vehicles- bus drivers and Kansas school transportation requirements for USD 404.
• Maintains safety standards in conformance with state insurance regulations and develops a program of preventive safety.
• Report all accidents and file required reports with the Superintendent.
• Immediately notify the Superintendent if any buses are running behind schedule.
• Recruits, trains, and supervises all transportation personnel, and makes recommendations on their employment, transfer, promotion, and release.
• Approve all time sheets for transportation employees.
• Help prepare specifications for the lease or purchase of buses.

Miscellaneous Additional Duties:

• Availability to fulfill the duties of a bus driver upon necessity.
• Assist with new driver training and remedial training of current employees.
• Provide instruction during periodic in-service and training meetings.
• Perform periodic driver performance evaluations.
• Keeps Maintenance Records
• Participate in investigative interrogatories with law enforcement officials.
• Participate in accident reporting and investigation.
• Be on-call to address and handle off-hour emergencies.
• Completes and dispatches insurance reports.
• Communication after hours may be required to address emergency repair issues.

Student Management:

• Handle school bus safety referrals in cooperation with the Administrators.
• Provide corrective interaction when necessary.

Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions:

• Requires prolonged sitting, standing, walking, or driving.
• Requires lifting- moving and carrying items up to 50 lbs.
• Requires climbing and balancing.
• Requires driving skills, which include turning and reaching, and the ability to operate a vehicle at night.
• Occasional exposure to various outdoor elements when investigating accidents or other responsibilities which would involve exposure to outdoor elements year-round.
• Must have ability to remain focused under stressful situations which could include severe student misconduct, “lost” or “misplaced” students, dissatisfied parents, mechanical emergencies, etc.
• Must work indoors and outdoors year-round.
• Must work in a noisy, crowded, stressful environment, with numerous interruptions.
• Must work in and around dust, fumes, and odors.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Acceptable Report from criminal history inquiry; acceptable driving record and acceptable to insurance underwriter; pass bus driver physical exam and pre-employment, random, and/or reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol screening.
• CDL license with proper endorsements.
• Defensive Driving and First Aid Certification.
• Effective organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Capable of multi-tasking.
• Experience operating office equipment, computers, district software, and driving all types of school buses.
• Ability to observe and follow all school district policies at all times.
• Ability to implement and follow all district health and safety policies, including all precautions of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.
• Must verify good health by passing a physical examination that includes TB and drug test as required.
• Desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job performance.
• Ability to keep student and personnel information and records confidential.
• Maintain good community relations and a positive rapport with those you supervise and those you work with.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Terms of Employment: At Will and Exempt Position. Salary to be established by the Board.