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Form of workPosition Type:
Operations/Clerk III, Dispatch
Date Posted:
10/19/2023
Location:
TransportationThe DeKalb County School District is seeking an experienced and professional Dispatch Clerk III.
Salary Grade/Schedule: Unified 112
Salary Schedules: Click Here
The material contained herein is subject to change. All open positions offered by the DeKalb County School District are subject to specific job requirements. The DeKalb County School District is an equal opportunity employer, and all hiring decisions are subject to federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
Title: Clerk III, Dispatch
Under direct supervision, communicates with school bus drivers to receive and provide instructions and information on a daily basis and handles and responds to emergency situations (i.e. accidents, customer complaints/concerns, and traffic/weather conditions) with some guidance from the Superintendent or another designee. Job duties also include working closely with the Dispatch Supervisor on various assignments, projects, and staff development.
Essential Functions:
The following duties are representative of this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
• Provides communications (e.g. two-way radio communication) among school bus drivers, district managers, and administrators; and reports each radio transmission verbatim on a daily dispatch log for documentation purposes.
• Receives and responds to telephone calls, emails, and voicemails regarding Transportation department services and notifies appropriate personnel (e.g. Dispatch Supervisor) regarding priority situations from parents, students, and bus drivers.
• Responds to all emergency situations on and off buses and contacts appropriate schools and staff, and agencies such as 911 or Emergency Medical Services; and maintains documentation of each specific situation or event.
• Monitors traffic information and updates the bus delay web page and phone lines for the school system.
• Informs bus drivers/assistants and other appropriate authorities (e.g. staff and administrators) on upcoming events and procedural changes via two-way communication.
• Maintains dispatch daily log.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Education and/or Experience:
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience as a school bus driver required.
02/24/2023
Attachment(s):
Operations/Clerk III, Dispatch
Date Posted:
10/19/2023
Location:
TransportationThe DeKalb County School District is seeking an experienced and professional Dispatch Clerk III.
Salary Grade/Schedule: Unified 112
Salary Schedules: Click Here
The material contained herein is subject to change. All open positions offered by the DeKalb County School District are subject to specific job requirements. The DeKalb County School District is an equal opportunity employer, and all hiring decisions are subject to federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
Title: Clerk III, Dispatch
Under direct supervision, communicates with school bus drivers to receive and provide instructions and information on a daily basis and handles and responds to emergency situations (i.e. accidents, customer complaints/concerns, and traffic/weather conditions) with some guidance from the Superintendent or another designee. Job duties also include working closely with the Dispatch Supervisor on various assignments, projects, and staff development.
Essential Functions:
The following duties are representative of this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
• Provides communications (e.g. two-way radio communication) among school bus drivers, district managers, and administrators; and reports each radio transmission verbatim on a daily dispatch log for documentation purposes.
• Receives and responds to telephone calls, emails, and voicemails regarding Transportation department services and notifies appropriate personnel (e.g. Dispatch Supervisor) regarding priority situations from parents, students, and bus drivers.
• Responds to all emergency situations on and off buses and contacts appropriate schools and staff, and agencies such as 911 or Emergency Medical Services; and maintains documentation of each specific situation or event.
• Monitors traffic information and updates the bus delay web page and phone lines for the school system.
• Informs bus drivers/assistants and other appropriate authorities (e.g. staff and administrators) on upcoming events and procedural changes via two-way communication.
• Maintains dispatch daily log.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Education and/or Experience:
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience as a school bus driver required.
02/24/2023
Attachment(s):
- Clerk III, Dispatch.pdf
