SUMMARY

Plans, directs, coordinates, and oversees all functions pertaining to the operation and maintenance of the division's transportation department. This includes personnel, equipment, and facilities. The primary concern is safe, efficient, economical transportation of students between home and school on a regular schedule, and between other destinations within or outside the division boundaries on a special scheduling basis.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

-To provide for safety at all bus stops,

-To establish procedures to guarantee the safety of the school bus operation compliant with mandate, law, and policy,

-To provide training for bus drivers to guarantee safety and efficiency, and as a means of obtaining CDLs,

-To provide instruction in the behavior management of all students,

-To provide instruction in the management of special needs students,

- Oversee transportation for special needs students during the regular school year,

- Oversee special transportation for summer school and other special needs circumstances,

-Oversee scheduling of bus routes primarily utilizing a computerized bus routing system in the most effective manner to transport students to school in the most efficient manner,

-To provide for a pool of adequately trained substitute bus drivers,

-To provide personnel procedures consistent with policy to recruit, hire, and train bus drivers,

-To collect and analyze accident data,

-To provide for the maintenance of the school bus and car fleet in accordance with mandate, law, and policy,

-To provide information about the fleet leading to the purchase of new vehicles and declaring vehicles surplus, and

-To provide for appropriate fiscal management, according to law and policy, of all allocated funds assigned to the supervisor,

-To provide for ongoing and accurate inventory, and specific procedures to track and account for all items in inventory according to time and use, and 

-To evaluate all elements of the transportation program on a continuing basis. 

-To evaluate the safety of road conditions during inclement weather and provide timely information to the superintendent.

-Other responsibilities as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

Responsible for the supervision and evaluation of all bus drivers, mechanics, transportation routing specialist and other bus garage personnel.

QUALIFICATIONS 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Five years of experience in pupil transportation in an organization having full maintenance and operations of transportation services, or similar management experience.

Experience or responsibilities in the following areas are preferred:

     Supervision of personnel 

     Routing and scheduling

     Bus driver training

     Accident investigation

     Bus maintenance

     Inventory control

     Cost accounting

     Budgeting, record keeping

     Preparation of bus bid specifications

Must be knowledgeable of safety standards, laws, codes, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to pupil transportation.

Preference will be given to candidates with a minimum of a bachelor's degree.  Position incumbent must obtain within the first year of employment in the position a Virginia driver’s license with a commercial driver’s license, a Virginia State School Bus Driver’s Certificate, or obtain proof of equivalent proficiency. 

Incumbent is required to be a resident of Shenandoah County or become a resident within 4 months of obtaining employment in this position.

Demonstrate ability to establish cooperative relations with other division staff members, subordinates, students, and parents.

Ability to communicate effectively.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of parents, employees, school administrators, and the school board.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must possess or acquire a valid Virginia driver's license with a commercial driver's license, a Virginia State school bus driver's certificate, or provide proof of equivalent proficiency.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here are representative of 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, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:  

260 days per year, Administrative salary schedule-Grade 2