Transportation Coordinator Job at The School District of South Orange & Maplewood
The School District of South Orange & Maplewood Maplewood, NJ 07040
- Maintain timely and effective communications with all schools to maximize operational efficiency.
- Receive, review, and follow up with all correspondence in a timely and effective manner.
- Act as point of contact for both in-district and out of district school personnel for the scheduling of all trip requests for field trips, athletic, and any other extra-curricular trips.
- Maintain database of all trip destinations, updating directions from each school as necessary.
- Assist in assigning drivers for routes and trips.
- Assure that driver’s records are current by providing the necessary paperwork (and assistance) for CDL’s, medicals, criminal history review, driver abstracts, etc.
- Ensure all confidential Transportation related files for drivers/bus aides required documentation are in accordance to statutory requirements and appropriately stored.
- Maintain detailed records for each of the district-owned vehicles, from daily inspection sheets submitted by the drivers, through maintenance requests, to completed repair orders as necessary.
- Maintain vehicle records pertaining to periodic maintenance and bi-annual state inspections.
- Prepare requisitions for purchases made by the Transportation Department.
- Assist in maintaining existing routes as well as developing new routes.
- Assist with State, County, and local reports, including accident reports
- Prepare transportation reimbursements for eligible students attending other schools.
- Drive an assigned route as warranted.
- Performs other duties as assigned for efficient operation of transportation office.
- Be available by telephone from 6:00am for drivers and aides needing emergency substitutes on school days and at hours necessary to accommodate district needs.
- Inform the Transportation Coordinator, the Business Administrator, and the Superintendent about all emergency situations.
- Provide professional development, including individualized behind the wheel training, to school bus drivers; and periodically accompanying school bus drivers on their appointed school bus routes.
- Assist in the training of the bus drivers and the bus aides Assist with the coordination of driver/aide substitution and /or route modifications that may be caused by planned and unplanned absences.
- Maintain records for all bus issues/accidents
- Maintain records as required by policy, regulations or laws.
- In the absence of the Transportation Coordinator, supervise the district’s Transportation Department and all transportation department personnel.
- Performs all other duties assigned by the Superintendent.
JobID: 2178
Position Type:
Administration/Professional Staff
Administration/Professional Staff
Date Posted:
5/17/2023
5/17/2023
Location:
District Office
District Office
Date Available:
IMMEDIATELY
IMMEDIATELY
Closing Date:
UNTIL FILLED
UNTIL FILLED
ASSISTANT TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR
1.0 FTE - DISTRICT
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY
1.0 FTE - DISTRICT
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY
THE POSITION
The Assistant Transportation Coordinator will work closely with the Transportation Coordinator and all Educational Service Commissions in the development and implementation of all bus and van routes for the district. The Assistant Coordinator will oversee the daily dispatch of our buses to enable each student through safe and efficient transportation to take full advantage of the complete range of curricular and extracurricular activities offered by the district’s schools. To ensure the district complies with all federal and state laws concerning transportation and compliance. Must be able to multitask, ensure compliance with State and federal laws, rules, and regulations regarding school bus safety; providing periodic training in the proper use of emergency equipment; and the dissemination of industry best practices for avoiding accidents.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
REPORTS TO Transportation Coordinator
JOB GOAL(S)
To work closely with the Transportation Coordinator and all Educational Service Commissions in the development and implementation of all bus and van routes for the district. The Assistant Coordinator will oversee the daily dispatch of our buses both in district and vendor operated. To enable each student through safe and efficient transportation to take full advantage of the complete range of curricular and extracurricular activities offered by the district’s schools. To ensure the district complies with all federal and state laws concerning transportation and compliance. Must be able to multitask. Ensure compliance with State and federal laws, rules, and regulations regarding school bus safety; providing periodic training in the proper use of emergency equipment; and the dissemination of industry best practices for avoiding accidents.
JOB RESPONSIBILITY Non-certified bus driver personnel
AND AUTHORITY
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS Maintains effective relationships with the Transportation Coordinator, drivers, aides, students, parents, teachers, co- OF THE POSITION workers
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT 12 Months
Salary to be determined by the Board
The Assistant Transportation Coordinator will work closely with the Transportation Coordinator and all Educational Service Commissions in the development and implementation of all bus and van routes for the district. The Assistant Coordinator will oversee the daily dispatch of our buses to enable each student through safe and efficient transportation to take full advantage of the complete range of curricular and extracurricular activities offered by the district’s schools. To ensure the district complies with all federal and state laws concerning transportation and compliance. Must be able to multitask, ensure compliance with State and federal laws, rules, and regulations regarding school bus safety; providing periodic training in the proper use of emergency equipment; and the dissemination of industry best practices for avoiding accidents.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
1.Hold a CDL class B with Airbrakes, P & S endorsements
2.Ability to perform pre-trip safety inspection
3.Experience as a transportation assistant, dispatcher or driver
4.Experience developing bus routes
5.Excellent knowledge of Versa Trans (or other transportation routing software)
6.Computer literate-Experience with Google and Microsoft Word & Excel.
7.Required criminal history background check and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident/immigrant status.
2.Ability to perform pre-trip safety inspection
3.Experience as a transportation assistant, dispatcher or driver
4.Experience developing bus routes
5.Excellent knowledge of Versa Trans (or other transportation routing software)
6.Computer literate-Experience with Google and Microsoft Word & Excel.
7.Required criminal history background check and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident/immigrant status.
REPORTS TO Transportation Coordinator
JOB GOAL(S)
To work closely with the Transportation Coordinator and all Educational Service Commissions in the development and implementation of all bus and van routes for the district. The Assistant Coordinator will oversee the daily dispatch of our buses both in district and vendor operated. To enable each student through safe and efficient transportation to take full advantage of the complete range of curricular and extracurricular activities offered by the district’s schools. To ensure the district complies with all federal and state laws concerning transportation and compliance. Must be able to multitask. Ensure compliance with State and federal laws, rules, and regulations regarding school bus safety; providing periodic training in the proper use of emergency equipment; and the dissemination of industry best practices for avoiding accidents.
JOB RESPONSIBILITY Non-certified bus driver personnel
AND AUTHORITY
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS Maintains effective relationships with the Transportation Coordinator, drivers, aides, students, parents, teachers, co- OF THE POSITION workers
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT 12 Months
Salary to be determined by the Board
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