• High School Diploma
• CDL + S card for bus driving
• 2-3 years of Transportation experience required, Public School setting preferred

The Transportation Specialist has the responsibility of training drivers and aides; assisting with developing routes and evaluating route efficiency; promoting high safety standards; ensuring all child restraints are used properly; assisting with assigning coverage and maintaining the department schedule; communicating with driver and aide performance to the Supervisor and/or Coordinator of Transportation. The transportation specialist must have experience with IT functions, including MVR information for drivers, and will ensure that all paperwork is up to date with Federal and state requirements. The individual must possess the managerial abilities and organizational skills necessary to independently train drivers and aides, stay organized to monitor the progress of new training candidates, and interact with supervisors, School Districts, and outside contractors. Have experience in interviewing new hires and understanding what the qualifications are for a CDL -B driver. Need to install and organize safety equipment for students. Provides for the safe, efficient, and orderly transportation of students.

• Manage all aspects of bus stop changes.
• Schedule and manage all field trips and sports trips requests.
• Oversee scheduling and management of homeless students' and preschool students' runs.
• Maintain the GPS tracking and routing system.
• Install and track all safety restraint equipment.
• Assist with the routing of bus stops and students.
• Oversee safety training Prep.
• Assist with daily office procedures.
• Point of contact for mechanics to communicate any necessary information.
• Safely drives a school bus to pick up children at various locations and transports them to and from school according to a prescribed route and an assigned schedule. Provides transportation for field trips and other school-sponsored activities as assigned.
• Provides multi-day training (and follow-up training) to new drivers and aides, including but not limited to CDL certification, route layout, fueling locations, department procedures, inclement-weather procedures, monthly paperwork, accident/evacuation protocol, and addressing problematic student behavior.
• Assists with the evaluation and performance documentation of drivers. May ride with drivers and aides throughout the year to ensure safe driving, proper student security, and route efficiency. Confirms all procedures are being followed, and a route observation form is completed and submitted to the Coordinator and/or Supervisor of Transportation.
• Assists the Transportation Coordinator and Supervisor in establishing routes in the most efficient and effective manner, scheduling drivers, and receiving and responding to emergencies before, during, and after normal hours.
• Assists with ensuring adequate supplies and equipment are available for use.
• Attends both internal and external training as necessary and provides training to transportation staff, school staff, and parents.
• Conducts periodic checks of transportation safety protocols, equipment, etc., on buses, at the transportation department, schools, etc.
• Enters odometer miles in the department's database, monitors the timely submission of driver paperwork, assists in preparing and assembling materials for department meetings and training, prepares information for any requested communications, maintains department files in established methods, and works on special projects at the request of the Supervisor of Transportation.
• Must be willing to learn new skills and applications as needed by the department.

Bus Driver Job Functions:

• Adheres to safety rules when loading and unloading children. Properly assists students with disabilities or other students in need of assistance to ensure that they are safely helped on and off the vehicle. Ensures students' medical equipment and wheelchairs are properly handled and secured. Assists students in and out of car seats when necessary.
• Complies with federal, state, local, and District laws, regulations, and policies applicable to this position. Follows all posted speed limits and safe driving practices.
• Maintains discipline using appropriate techniques. Reports student misconduct to the proper authority. Maintains confidentiality with all District information, including District and school population information.
• Maintains an up-to-date route schedule, student roster, student counts, and mileage reports at all times. Both the route schedule and the student roster must be kept in the vehicle while it is in operation. Keeps an up-to-date emergency information sheet for each student in the vehicle while it is being operated. Timely submits any required documentation or reports which may include the number of passengers or trips, hours worked, mileage, fuel consumption, or fares received.
• Transports only authorized passengers and discharges passengers only at authorized stops. Physically checks the bus at the end of the route to ensure no children remain in the vehicle.
• Maintains a good relationship with students, their parents/guardians, bus aides, monitors, and District transportation personnel. Exercises responsible leadership when working with staff, students, parents, etc.
• Regularly inspects and provides proper care of the vehicle, reporting necessary repairs and preventive maintenance, tire and light replacements, etc., and keeping wear and expenses to a minimum; keeps the interior and exterior of the bus clean at all times by washing or polishing as needed. Installs chains on the bus when weather conditions warrant this.
• Observes all mandatory safety regulations for school buses; immediately reports malfunctioning equipment to designated personnel.
• Reports any accident, regardless of how minor, with complete information as to the type of accident and necessary details, including the names of all pupils riding on the bus at the time of the accident.
• Enforces regulations against smoking and eating on the bus.
• Attends training for school bus drivers as directed and as required by law. Maintains all required credentials and complies with all legal requirements to perform as a school bus driver. As directed, conducts required school bus evacuation and other safety drills. Carries required documentation at all times when performing this work, including a valid CDL license with an "S" endorsement, a valid school bus endorsement card, and a valid physician's certificate.
• Maintains knowledge of first-aid procedures.