Student Transportation Coordinator

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

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

Chesterfield County Public Schools seeks a transportation coordinator to assist with planning and monitoring school bus routes and safe student transport, collaborating with drivers, parents and school staff.

The role requires knowledge of transportation planning, scheduling, safety procedures, and data reporting. You will use routing software and maps to optimize routes and maintain records while ensuring compliance with laws and policies.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of transportation planning, scheduling and operations; county geography and office procedures.
• Safe and defensive driving methods and first aid procedures including CPR.
• Some knowledge of personnel policies, including confidentiality; state and local school bus operation laws and regulations.
• Working skill in the use of a personal computer, utilizing word processing, spreadsheet, database, mapping and routing, and web-based route posting; accident protocol and reporting procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to operate a large vehicle safely and punctually in all weather conditions; to work effectively with drivers, children, parents and staff.
• Demonstrated ability to work under stressful conditions or emergencies and to plan, organize and work independently; to assist with training others.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data, establish efficient routes and identify and correct problems.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and monitors 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 uses 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 and staff to correct problems.
• Uses routing/mapping software to plan routes; maintains transportation routes on the web site; maintains records of routes, drivers and mileage.

Skills

Transportation planning

Scheduling

Office procedures

CPR/First aid

Defensive driving

Data analysis

Public safety

Tools

Routing software

Mapping software

Word processing

Spreadsheet

Database

Web route posting

Job description

General Description

Assists with the development, planning, implementation and monitoring of school bus routes and the safe transportation of children to and from school and school activities within established regulations and guidelines; collects and prepares monthly reports on students, buses, miles, programs and others, as needed.

Job Description

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.

Contacts

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

Physical Demands

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.

Qualifications

Working knowledge of transportation planning, scheduling and operations, county geography and office procedures; safe and defensive driving methods and first aid procedures including CPR. Some knowledge of personnel policies, including confidentiality; state and local school bus operation laws and regulations. Working skill in the use of a personal computer, utilizing word processing, spreadsheet, database, mapping and routing, and web-based route posting; accident protocol and reporting procedures. Demonstrated ability to operate a large vehicle safely and punctually in all weather conditions; to work effectively with drivers, children, parents and staff. Demonstrated ability to work under stressful conditions or emergencies and to plan, organize and work independently; to assist with training others. Demonstrated ability to analyze data, establish efficient routes and identify and correct problems.

Additional Job Requirements

Valid Commercial Driver's License required, with appropriate school bus and passenger endorsements. This position requires the incumbent to drive a school bus or county vehicle as needed. In accordance with Policy 5431, an employee who occupies the position and is assigned a district-owned or leased motor vehicle will be subject to annual driving checks and must maintain acceptable records pursuant to the standards set forth in the policy. First aid and CPR courses; Defensive Driving Course. Meets physical qualifications for school bus drivers. Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation State Police Criminal History Investigation Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation Tuberculosis Screening/Test.

Compensation

$52,219.04 - $102,323.75

Hours Per Day

8 Days Per Year 260

Benefits

Chesterfield County Public Schools offers a wide variety of benefits to employees. Benefit offerings may differ based upon full-time and part-time employee status. Chesterfield County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.

This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements. However, administration reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position and does not imply an employment contract. As one of the largest and most innovative school divisions in the nation, Chesterfield County Public Schools is committed to creating a better tomorrow through authentic and captivating learning experiences. With work guided by the values of equity, integrity, teamwork and ingenuity, we believe that a better tomorrow is created one student at a time. Through our strategic plan, Imagine Tomorrow, our focus is to create an infinite learner mindset while encouraging students and staff to exemplify personal responsibility and supportive relationships. We think our schools are pretty amazing, but we aren’t the only ones. Our award-winning school division – which includes six National Blue Ribbon Schools, seven National Title I Distinguished Schools and six Middle Schools to Watch – is often cited as the reason people choose to live and work here. Educators from outside of our school division routinely visit our nationally-recognized schools to learn more about what we are doing, how we are doing it and why we are doing it. Our outstanding teachers, support staff members and leaders are top-notch educators whom others seek to emulate, and quite simply – we would like for you to consider joining us. You have a choice to make, and we would like for you to choose Chesterfield.