Transportation Director

Position Type:
Administration/Director
Date Posted:
11/8/2023
Location:
Corporation Office
Transportation
Title:Transportation Director
Reports To: Superintendent
Terms of Employment: 230 days
Pay Range: Pay Range Based on Experience: $24.00 - $36.00/Hour
Overall Description: Under direction, plan, organize, and supervise operations of the Delphi Community School Corporation's bus and van fleet; to participate in annual budget development, providing and accounting for materials, equipment and supplies; and to perform related work as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Minimum of high school diploma
2. CDL license required with a bus driver endorsement (preferred, but training provided)
3. Minimum of three years of bus driver experience
4. Experience in a school District Transportation Department
5. Previous Supervisory experience preferred
6. Possesses excellent typing, clerical, and computer skills.
7. Computer proficient in Microsoft Office as well as other relevant technology skills
8. Possesses effective interpersonal and communication skills
9. Ability in prioritizing duties and managing emergent crises
10. Ability to work in a professional manner with school community
11. Works cooperatively with others.
12. Eagerness to learn new job related skills and improve existing job related skills
13. Demonstrates confidentiality in handling information and ability to keep accurate records.
14. Demonstrates initiative and excellent work habits (attendance, punctuality, responsibility)
15. Ability to see areas in need of improvement and then to perform these tasks.
16. Ability to work with people and give direction.
17. Such alternatives to the above qualification as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Performance Responsibilities:
Plans, organizes and supervises the work of school bus drivers, dispatchers and other responsible for safe transportation of students;

1. Assigns work, schedules employee work shifts, overtime, vacation, sick leave coverage and related and reviews and approves time sheets.
2. Assign students to school year and summer school routes and assist drivers in preparing maps, routes, and time schedules.
3. Record and maintain all vehicle information including purchasing, maintenance, records, registrations, license, inspections, insurance, and replacement.
4. Hires, trains (or oversees) employees in work procedures, standards and safety practices, and monitors operations for compliance with safety standards, including classroom training.
5. Schedule and prepare transportation training and drug testing as well as maintain records of drug and alcohol clearinghouse reporting
6. Interviews and recommends selection of job applicants, appraises employee performance, conducts informal counseling on work issues, and prepares documentation and recommends discipline and improvement plans for deficiencies.
7. Maintain all personnel records for bus drivers ensuring they are compliant with physicals, licenses, and certifications.
8. Coordinates with site administrators, program coordinators, and others regarding regulus and special population student transportation needs, field trips and extracurricular activities
9. Evaluates, establishes and balances assigned routes.
10. Evaluates regulations and develops operations procedures, standards and programs to ensure safety and compliance of transportation inspection and operations as well as performing bi-annual bus evacuation drills.
11. Assists with preparing the transportation budget and helps maintain and monitor the budget while purchasing supplies and equipment.
12. Drives a school bus over assigned routes in emergency situations
13. Responsible for bus discipline and parental contact regarding student discipline issues on the bus
14. Investigates all bus accidents or near accidents to determine causes and prevent recurrences
15. Meets with district administration to present information and advice on functioning or transportation program and resolves issues
16. Assist bus drivers, administrators, and parents with arrival, dismissal, transportation issues, and investigating concerns and reports to required state and local officials.
17. Communicates with parents/guardians and school personnel about bus route information, road closures, school delays, cancellations, or early dismissals.
18. Maintain data entry, time sheets, payroll information, approval on absences for the transportation department, and all insurance claims.
19. Maintain the transportation policy in coordination with the Delphi Community School Corporation policies and other state and local requirements.
20. Schedule and prepare for state underground tank IDEM audits and fuel equipment inspections.
21. Create Key Scan cards for staff