School Transportation Dispatcher: Route & Operations Lead

Durham School Services; Perris (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Holiday pay

PTO accrual

Retirement plan

Job summary

Durham School Services in Perris, CA is seeking a Dispatch Supervisor to direct daily driver and bus assistant assignments, monitor on-time routing, and coordinate vehicle deployment across routes, field trips and charters.

You will communicate routing details, assist drivers with directions, handle escalations, maintain records, ensure compliance with district and state requirements, and support safety and service quality.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Previous dispatch experience preferred.
• Knowledge of routing and mapping.
• Ability to communicate under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Directs and monitors daily assignments; schedules drivers, bus assistants, and assigns vehicles to ensure daily coverage of all routes, field trips, and charter work.
• Ensures direct and indirect daily activities of drivers and bus assistants are assigned and accomplished on-time.
• Communicates all relevant details of driving assignments to drivers to ensure proper execution.
• Assist drivers with routing directions and directs them to perform special services when required.
• Responds to emergency calls, coordinates mechanical service repair, and assigns replacement buses and drivers when there is a problem on a route.

Skills

Dispatch experience

Routing knowledge

Oral & written comms

Bilingual abilities

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Routing software

Two-way radios

Job description

Durham School Services in Perris, CA is seeking a Dispatch Supervisor to direct daily driver and bus assistant assignments, monitor on-time routing, and coordinate vehicle deployment across routes, field trips and charters.

You will communicate routing details, assist drivers with directions, handle escalations, maintain records, ensure compliance with district and state requirements, and support safety and service quality.