Supervisor of Transportation - Transportation

• Under the general direction of the Superintendent, this position requires one to: annually prepare a recommended plan for the school system’s transportation services, implement and coordinate the system’s approved transportation service plan, perform bus driving duties, supervise and evaluate departmental employees and perform other duties as assigned.

• Administers and coordinates all transportation services

• Assists in developing procedures relating to transportation services

• Develops and maintains a formal system for the evaluation of school bus routes

• Provides route sequencing information to maximize efficient and cost-effective travel paths according to established student time-on-bus criteria

• Trains bus drivers to continuously enhance bus management skills and job-related effectiveness

• Makes analyses and recommendations regarding the location of bus stops and initiates route changes as required

• Confers with school principals and other officials when adapting transportation services

• Investigates accidents and reports them to the proper authorities without delay

• Acts as contact person for complaints regarding departmental services

• Responds to inquiries or concerns in a timely manner

• Secures substitute transportation personnel

• Attends/participates in bus inspections

• Maintains records and prepares reports to provide information as to the effectiveness of operations

• Manages recruitment and makes recommendations for the replacement of bus drivers and develops equipment specifications

• Schedules a program of preventive maintenance for school system buses

• Maintains surveillance of bus routes for hazards and road conditions

• Develops and implements policies and programs for both immediate and long-range departmental functions

• Assists in interviewing, selecting and orienting applicants

• Supervises assigned personnel, conducts annual performance evaluations, and make recommendations for appropriate employment actions

• Supports schools and provides transportation services for extracurricular activities and/or programs

• Schedules the transportation for handicapped students

• Assists in the promotion of good safety practices and procedures

• Maintain compliance with all federal, state, and local laws

• All applicable Alabama Code, Motor Vehicle and Education Code requirements and regulations

• Special provisions relating to school transportation

• Methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in the maintenance of buses

• Safe driving, training, and preventive maintenance practices

• School system geography

• Plan maximum utilization of transportation department personnel and equipment

• Accurately estimate needed materials and equipment

• Successfully supervise employees assigned to diverse departmental functions

• Coordinate schedules and assignments

• Maintain accurate and current records and make appropriate projections and reports

• Plan and implement an efficient and effective transportation system

• Understand, carry out and give oral/written directions

• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted during the course of work

• Anticipate issues and design process/procedures to address them

• Other duties as assigned.

• 12 Month Contract

• Master’s Degree from a four-year college or university with Administrative Certification

• Successful experience in a supervisory position

• Knowledge of school bus traffic laws, safety, mechanics, and routing

• A valid commercial driver’s license with CDL/bus driver endorsement is REQUIRED

• Alabama Driver’s License

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret textbooks, electronic media, general periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of students, parents, and the general public.

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

• 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.

• Administrative Certificate with appropriate endorsement

• Commercial Driver’s License with bus driver endorsement

• First Aid and CPR Certification

• Alabama Driver’s License

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and infrequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions, and the ability to adjust focus.

• While performing the functions of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to risk of: electrical shock, work near moving mechanical parts, work in high, precarious places, be exposed to fumes or airborne particles and outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

• Listed below are items that may be necessary to complete your employment process in order to compute your annual salary. It is your responsibility to provide us with this requested information in order to receive your accurate salary.

• We need verification of previous public school teaching experience. Use the following information when requesting verification of experience from your past employment at other boards of education:

  • Within the state of Alabama, experience must be verified on Supplement EXP

  • Outside the state of Alabama, we must have a letter (on school district letterhead) or public school district form showing beginning and ending dates stating your years of service and position held while employed

  • Credit is awarded for public school experience only, private, parochial, or similar experience will not be accepted

  • Experience must be full time at least 50%-100% of the academic year

  • Administrative credit will be awarded only for experience in the same position, i.e., principal for principal position as stated in the salary schedule

  • Transfer Sick Leave: If you have sick leave from another state school system or from another state of Alabama agency, you must have a Sick Leave Transfer form sent from your previous employer to our Human Resources department

• The Decatur City Board of Education awards a salary based on the highest degree earned, even if the degree is outside education. The degree must be verified on an official transcript & recognized by the Alabama State Department of Education.

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee(s) within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of an employee(s) for this job.

The Decatur City School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, sex, religion, national origin, or age in its programs, activities, or employment and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The Title IX Coordinator for Decatur City Schools is responsible for handling inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies. The Title IX Coordinator can be reached by calling the Decatur City Board of Education at (256) 552-3000.