Transportation Coordinator

Austin Achieve Public Schools is a tuition-free, open-enrollment public charter school preparing East Austin youth to attend and excel at the nation’s top colleges and universities.

Role Mission

Provide safe transportation for up to 2,500 students on a daily basis while reducing operational costs. Support the Transportation Manager in successfully managing a team of up to 50 people as well as interacting and partnering with campus leaders to drive success.

Responsibilities

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  Provide safe transportation for all students by having “0” preventable incidents/accidents
• Plan, Organize, and conduct transportation safety training programs to promote a safe work environment
• Enforce safety standards that conform with state, federal, and insurance regulations
• Conduct regular safety audits to ensure drivers are following safety procedures
• Ensure drivers are fully trained in Pre/Post Trip inspections
• Investigate school bus accidents and scholar safety violations.
• Participate in the development of school bus accident plans and be prepared to take an active role in emergencies
• Investigate reported accidents, vehicle damage, and student injuries, take appropriate action to resolve issues, and complete required corresponding reports.
• Receive and respond to emergency calls after hours and on weekends or after school hours
• Assess road conditions and hazards and advise transportation about inclement weather conditions that may result in bus delays or re-routes
• Establish efficient routes in order to meet on-time arrival goals in the morning and afternoon
• Supervise and monitor performance of assigned bus drivers to ensure routes, schedules, and safety procedures are consistently followed, and records are maintained.
• Generate and analyze reports of the fleet’s overall activity, then drill down into stop-by-stop data to see exactly how each driver and each bus is performing.
• Analyze planned vs. actual Routes
• Use root-cause problem solving to track performance data and eliminate problems
• Create a work environment where team members thrive with a minimum of 85% transportation staff retention
• Screen drivers based on Operations Culture Rubric to hire qualified and dedicated individuals
• Ensure employees understand expectations and work conditions before being hired
• Develop a culture of accountability in which staff follow procedures, expectations, processes, and expectations
• Coach drivers who are not meeting expectations and when necessary remove drivers who are failing to meet expectations
• Serve as a substitute Bus Driver when needed
• Provide excellent customer service for scholars, families, and schools
• Communicate with school site staff, administrators, parents and outside agencies to exchange information, coordinate activities and resolve issues, concerns and questions regarding transportation services, student behavioral problems and special accommodations for students.
• Address and respond to complaints in a timely manner
• Maintain an efficient and cost effective operation
• Develop a schedule for all drivers that creates an environment where drivers are fulfilling their primary role of driving while on the clock
• Develop a preventive maintenance plan to assure costly repairs are avoided
• Be familiar with maintenance and fuel contracts
• Compliance with time schedules and applicable laws, codes, rules and regulations.
• Monitor two-way radios to effectively address bus problems, lateness and accidents.
• Setting and meeting goals for service, operations, and financial results

Competencies

• Proven ability to meet outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes

Qualifications

• A Class B CDL with Student and Passenger endorsements & DOT medical certification preferred.
• A current driver’s license with the ability to obtain & maintain a Class B CDL with S and P endorsements & DOT medical certification immediately following completion of provided training
• Must be able to pass pre-employment background and drug screen.

STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination/ harassment based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/ domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. People of diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.