What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bus Router position at Northwest Independent School District?
NORTHWEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Job Title: Bus Router (2419)
Wage/Hour Status: Non-Exempt
Reports to: Transportation Director/Operations Manager
Pay Grade: B02
Duty Days: 235
Dept./School: Transportation
Date Created/Revised: 05/2021
Primary Purpose:
Accurately build, coordinate, and maintain regular and SPED routes
Qualifications:
Education/Certification/License:
- High School Diploma/GED
- Some college preferred
- Valid CDL with passenger, school bus, air brake, and safety endorsements
- 20-hour TEA Safety Certification class
- First Aid and CPR Certification class
Special Knowledge/Skills:
- Effective communication skills
- Ability to work in multitask environment
- Ability to quickly gain knowledge of a variety of computer-based programs to facilitate job responsibilities
- Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Google, internet maps, and basic internet navigation
- Excellent interpersonal skills in order to ensure positive relations with all patrons
- Consistently flexible and open to changes
- Detail-oriented
- Capable of responding in emergency situations
- Ability to drive a school bus or monitor
- Ability to pass annual and random DOT (Department of Transportation) physical/drug testing
- Ability to physically perform a front and back door bus evacuation
- Ability to physically perform CPR and First Aid techniques on the ground or floor
- Ability to walk the equivalent of at least one mile daily
- Ability to lift 50 pounds and maneuver effectively in a school bus
Experience:
- Minimum 2 years of experience driving a school bus preferred
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
- Assist in scheduling, coordinating, and maintaining routes in assigned area to include the McKinney/Vento Program
- Support drivers and monitors assigned to your area
- Instruct drivers and monitors as to their routes and schedules
- Assist in maintaining route schedules
- Recommend route and driver changes as necessary
- Assist in coordinating after school and summer school programs
- Assist with student count and route mileage for local and state reports
- Work with School Bus Routing Software
- Drive or monitor on a school bus when necessary
- Complete other duties as assigned by Operations Manager
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
Working Conditions:
- Maintain emotional control under stress
- Continual sitting, reaching, kneeling, squatting, and repetitive hand and arm motions
- Prolonged use of computer
- Intermittent walking the equivalent of at least one mile daily
- Work outside and inside
- Moderate exposure to extreme temperatures (hot and cold) and vehicle fumes
- Frequent moderate lifting and carrying (up to 50 pounds)
- Work with frequent interruptions
This document describes the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned, alternative methods of performing your duties, or skills that may be required.
Salary : $35,136 - $50,752
