Coordinator, Transportation Operations

Loudoun County Public Schools; Leesburg (VA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Loudoun County Public Schools is hiring a Transportation Coordinator to supervise Transportation employees and oversee daily bus operations for safe student transport. You will coordinate routes, schedules, and driver training, while liaising with school administrators, parents, and students on transportation matters.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in business or related field, 3–5 years in pupil transportation and a CDL with school bus endorsement, plus DOT Drug/Alcohol Suspicion

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in business or related field.
• Three to five years of progressively successful experience in pupil transportation, personnel management, and school fleet maintenance and management.
• Commercial Driver's License with school bus endorsement.
• Ability to complete the DOT mandated Drug and Alcohol Suspicion Training for Supervisors within the first 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and evaluates Area Supervisors, and employees.
• Reviews and approves regular and special needs routing.
• Directs employees on schedules, routes and general bus operations.
• Answers inquiries, concerns, or complaints from parents and citizens pertaining to school transportation matters.
• Investigates accidents involving school owned vehicles, completes reports, and recommends appropriate disciplinary action.
• Conducts and schedules Professional Development training for Supervisory and Administrative staff.
• Manages scheduling of employee required certifications.
• Supervises and evaluates the hiring and training of bus drivers and attendants.
• Supervises the recruitment and retention of transportation employees and coordinates with HRTD on data reported.
• Manages new and recurring office and operational emergency procedures.
• Regularly reviews, evaluates and updates standard operating procedures.
• Oversees the collection of student and route data needed to complete state reporting.
• Manages and evaluates daily route coverage procedures to ensure efficiency.

Skills

Budget planning

Personnel management

Routing procedures

Regulations & policies

Communication & organization

Education

Bachelor's Degree in business or related field

Job description

Job Overview

The Transportation Coordinator is responsible for the supervision and evaluation of Transportation employees. The Transportation Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the safe and effective transportation of students through daily oversight and management of operations and serves as liaison with school administrators, parents, and students on bus transportation matters.

Roles and Responsibilities

The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed. This is not a comprehensive listing of all responsibilities or tasks; work may differ and other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate.

• Supervises and evaluates Area Supervisors, and employees
• Reviews and approves regular and special needs routing
• Directs employees on schedules, routes and general bus operations
• Answers inquiries, concerns, or complaints from parents and citizens pertaining to school transportation matters
• Investigates accidents involving school owned vehicles, completes reports, and recommends appropriate disciplinary action
• Conducts and schedules Professional Development training for Supervisory and Administrative staff
• Manages scheduling of employee required certifications
• Supervises and evaluates the hiring and training of bus drivers and attendants
• Supervises the recruitment and retention of transportation employees and coordinates with HRTD on data reported
• Manages new and recurring office and operational emergency procedures
• Regularly reviews, evaluates and updates standard operating procedures
• Oversees the collection of student and route data needed to complete state reporting
• Manages and evaluates daily route coverage procedures to ensure efficiency

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's Degree in business or related field

Experience

Three (3) to five (5) years of progressively successful experience in pupil transportation, personnel management, and school fleet maintenance and management

Licenses and Certifications

Commercial Driver's License with school bus endorsement

In the state of Virginia (VA Code Section 46.2-341.4), and specifically when referencing the commercial driver's license (CDL), an "employee" is defined as:

• a payroll employee
• a person employed under a lease or contract or, a person who has applied for employment and whose employment is contingent upon obtaining a CDL.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of budget planning, personnel management, routing procedures and applicable laws, regulations, and policies
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Knowledge of general office procedures including familiarity with Microsoft Office
• Be able to demonstrate the learned knowledge, skills, and abilities of drug and/or alcohol suspicion training when required
• Ability to complete the DOT mandated Drug and Alcohol Suspicion Training for Supervisors within the first 90 days of employment

Physical Requirements

The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this job:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. The employee must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies. Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Reports to

Supervisor, Transportation

FLSA Status

Exempt

Months/Days/Hours

12 months/ 254 days/ 8 hours

Salary Level

Universal/Scale B.2 - Level 16

Salary Scale

https://www.lcps.org/compensation

Salary Range

$103,690 - $170,831

Remote Work Eligible

No

Union Designation

Non-Union

Essential Personnel Disclosure

Employees who perform the responsibilities of this job are considered essential personnel. Essential personnel are designated employees who must report for work during a delay or emergency situations. A workplace emergency is an unforeseen situation that threatens the staff, pupils, or the public; disrupts or shuts down business operations; or causes physical or environmental damage. Emergencies may be natural or manmade. It is incumbent upon the supervisor to inform and confirm which essential personnel are required to work during emergency closings. Notification and confirmation of the expectation of essential personnel to report to work, or maintain as-needed status, will be executed with as much advanced notice as possible via in-person communication or email.