Dispatcher

The following support staff position is available for the 2025-2026 school year.

Transportation

Dispatcher

Summary of Position:  Dispatches buses according to schedules and assists the Transportation Director to assure a smooth running transportation department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Dispatches buses and assignes substitutes.
• Prepares weekly and monthly calendars for early dismissals.
• Maintains current computerized records of all bus routes and bus assignments of students and employees.
• In emergency situations only, may be required to transport students.
• Assists the Transportation Director with routing creation.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to achieve 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.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE  

High School Diploma or GED

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

Must have valid PA driver's license and school bus driver's license.

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 employees or students.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

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.

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 sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.  The employee may occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 20 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.

The noise level in the work environment may vary from moderate to loud.

Salary : $21