Job Description

One full-time Transportation Dispatcher to work 8hrs per day, Monday through Friday on a 261 day calendar. Responsible for arranging schedules and dispatching school buses to cover regular and cocurricular routes.
Qualifications:
Any combination of training and experience equivalent to the 12th school grade, three years of experience as a licensed motor vehicle operator, and three years of experience as a bus driver in a public school district.

• Must know the rules, regulations, procedures and laws as they relate to the operation of a passenger vehicle.
• Must be able to meet or exceed the annual state required physical examination.
• Must be able to pass drug and alcohol testing as required by law and district policies and procedures.
• Must possess a good driving record:

• No moving traffic violations within the past two years and not more than one moving violation within the past three
• No conviction of driving under the influence/or a controlled substance; railroad crossing violation; or individual 6 point conviction within the past 10 years
• Must maintain a good driving and criminal background that reflects a professional driver and which meets all contractual, local, state and federal requirements.
• Must have an overall presentation that is compatible with District expectations.
• Must possess a valid State of Ohio Commercial Driver's License with School Bus Driver's Endorsement.
• Must be at least 21 years of age or older.

Job Duties:

• Receives calls for driver absences
• Assigns substitute bus drivers and unassigned drivers for route coverage
• Monitors the two-way radio communication when buses are on routes
• Communicates via the two-way radio to drivers who are on routes
• Resolves logistic problems for drivers while drivers are on a route
• Assists in emergency and break-down calls, accident procedures, and other immediate response issues
• Assists in coordination of routes for co-curricular activities and field trip assignments
• Assists in the daily maintenance of field trip lists
• Assists in entering route information into a computer
• Completes required forms
• Communicates with staff, students, administrators, and the public
• Maintains valid Ohio Commercial Driver's License with school bus endorsement
• Serves as an emergency replacement for absent bus drivers
• Assists with inservice training for bus driving staff
• Attends inservice and training programs
• Performs other duties as assigned

Job Skills and Abilities:

• Skill and ability to organize bus driving routes
• Ability to develop alternative plans to resolve transportation issues
• Skill and ability to be clear and concise in oral communication
• Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions
• Ability to read and write
• Ability to communicate well with people
• Ability to be calm under stress
• Thorough knowledge of Ohio Bus Transportation Laws and Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws
• Considerable knowledge of the operation of basic bus mechanical equipment
• Skill in the operation of a passenger school bus
• Ability to read a map and follow road directions
• Ability to maintain insurability through district fleet policy
• Ability to use technology to complete daily and assigned tasks appropriate for the position

Skills Required