School Transportation Route Planner & Dispatcher

Chesterfield County Public Schools; Virginia; On-site; USD 52,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Chesterfield County Public Schools seeks a transportation professional to assist with bus route development, monitoring, and reporting to ensure safe student transport. You will coordinate routes, assign drivers, and work with multiple departments to resolve issues.

The role requires knowledge of routing software, data analysis, and efficient scheduling, with responsibilities spanning dispatch, route posting, and record-keeping. A CDL and CPR training are essential.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of transportation planning, scheduling and operations.
• Knowledge of county geography and office procedures.
• Safe and defensive driving methods and first aid procedures including CPR.
• Ability to analyze data, establish efficient routes and identify and correct problems.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions or emergencies and to plan, organize and work independently.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Transportation planning

Scheduling

Office procedures

Data analysis

Defensive driving

First aid/ CPR

Education

Commercial Driver's License

Tools

Routing software

Web route posting

Computer proficiency

Job description

Chesterfield County Public Schools seeks a transportation professional to assist with bus route development, monitoring, and reporting to ensure safe student transport. You will coordinate routes, assign drivers, and work with multiple departments to resolve issues.

The role requires knowledge of routing software, data analysis, and efficient scheduling, with responsibilities spanning dispatch, route posting, and record-keeping. A CDL and CPR training are essential.