Essential Job Functions:

• Assists with establishing and monitoring bus routes, including special programs; adjusts routes as necessary during the school year; field tests schedules and routes; determines mileage of routes; communicates all bus activities; serves as radio dispatcher and includes using appropriate protocol for reporting accidents.

• Recommends drivers to routes; receives calls from drivers and parents; secures substitutes; allocates resources as directed; works with other departments, school officials and staff to assist with identifying and correcting problems.

• Uses the routing and mapping software to answer questions and to plan and adjust school bus routes and stops; maintains transportation routes on the web site.

• Maintains records of routes, drivers, absences, mileage, daily reports, etc.; prepares reports as necessary; assists supervisor with filing and preparing reports, posting payroll and distributing information.

• Performs the duties of school bus drivers and office manager, when necessary.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Budgetary Responsibility:  

N/A

Report Preparation:

Collects data and prepares monthly reports regarding students, buses, miles and programs; maintains school bus breakdown/road call log and driver absence database and prepares reports, as needed; other reports, as requested.

Equipment Operation:  

Office equipment such as computer, printer, adding machine, copier, fax, multi-line telephone and radio communication.   

Daily contact drivers-buses, routes, stops, students, road conditions.  Frequent contact with police-incidents or accidents; department of transportation-road conditions; parents and schools-changes to stops, route, driver, bus number; training supervisor-incidents or accidents.

Work Direction:  

Provides direction to drivers related to bus stops, routes, schedule changes and other work as directed by the supervisor.

Supervision:  

N/A

Decision Making:

Independently directs the coverage of routes in the event of driver absence, incidents or breakdowns.

Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities:  

N/A

The physical demands described here represent 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 regularly required to use hands to finger; reach with hands and arms; handle paper files, records, computer and equipment controls; talk and hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The incumbent regularly works in an office environment. The noise level is quiet to moderate.