Transportation Specialist
Transportation Specialist
Unionville-Chadds Ford School District
Kennett Square, PA
Job ID : 52624d6a32507a304a306b6c2f312f7561413d3d
Job Description :
Transportation Specialist
Location: Unionville-Chadds Ford Transportation Office
12-month position, 8 hours/day
Salary $25.00 per hour - Benefits Eligible - Summary of Benefits Listed Below
Effective Date: ASAP
POSITION SUMMARY: Provide assistance in the daily operation of the Transportation Office to provide safe and efficient transportation for all UCFSD public and non-public students.
QUALIFICATIONS: To successfully perform this position, a person must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. The qualification requirements listed below represent minimum levels of educational achievement, training, skills, and/or ability necessary.
- High School diploma, Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred
- Experience in public school district transportation preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain a calm and professional demeanor in a fast-paced environment
- Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Email, Docs, Sheets, etc., experience with Routefinder Plus school bus routing software a plus
- Possess an understanding of the nuances related to the school bus industry
- Possess good time management and organizational skills and works efficiently on assigned tasks and department goals
- Have strong leadership qualities
- Ability to problem solve and use deductive reasoning
- Ability to work both independently and as part of team
- Must maintain active CDL with school bus and passenger endorsements
- Be able to meet the physical/sensory demands of the position
- Advanced organizational skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to make decisions independently when needed, as well as to execute assignments of administrative detail as delegated by the Supervisor of Transportation.
- Must successfully complete and maintain compliance with all federal and state background and criminal record check requirements
- Must adhere to all local, state, federal, and school code requirements for employment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Employee must have the ability to perform the following essential functions on a timely basis with or without reasonable accommodations.
- Open the transportation office in the morning and assess immediate operational needs, including staff, vehicles and other resources, and report any urgent matters to the Supervisor immediately
- Assist the Supervisor in managing the daily dispatch calendar to ensure that all route vacancies are covered as needed with safeguards developed to guarantee nothing is missed
- Assist the Supervisor in building and maintaining bus routes, schedules, student registration and bus assignments throughout the school year
- Gain and maintain an in-depth knowledge of the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District’s geography and road systems, as well as the district bus routes and their intricacies
- Assist the Supervisor in the planning and scheduling of field trips, sports trips and extracurricular activities requiring transportation vehicles and drivers
- Manage Routefinder and Powerschool data maintenance related to transportation
- Serve as a secondary responder on telephones and bus radio system if Dispatcher is not available
- Oversee “transoffice” inbox to address emails that pertain to your specific duties, and pass along communications that require attention from the Supervisor
- Complete transportation payroll and attendance, and submit to the Supervisor in a timely manner.
- Work collaboratively with Human Resources to maintain oversight and compliance of staff clearances required by Pennsylvania, Safe-Schools trainings, and other conditions of employment
- Assist the Supervisor in addressing the needs of drivers, parents, and community members, and refer matters to the Supervisor when appropriate
- In the absence of the Supervisor, be able to address questions requiring immediate action or decision and be able to give directives and oversight on the Supervisor’s behalf
- Interface with parents, students, district staff, community members, and vendors in a professional manner that represents the transportation department in a positive way
- Manage routing and communication for special education transportation
- Be the liaison with drivers including first-line intervention with issues
- Will be required to drive bus routes when needed
- Regular and consistent attendance.
- Assist the Supervisor with other tasks and projects, and perform other duties as assigned
This position description does not express or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent(s) in this position. Employee(s) will be required to complete other job-related duties requested by the supervisor.
Summary of Benefits
- Medical, including telemedicine
- Prescription
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Workers Compensation
- Paid Sick, Vacation, and Personal Days
- Employee Assistance and Advocacy Program
- Wondr-Health (a digital weight loss program)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 403(b) Retirement Savings
- State Pension System (PSERS)
- Wellness incentives, including fitness club reimbursement
Company Details :
Name : Unionville-Chadds Ford School District
Headquarter : Kennett Square, PA
Revenue : Less than $1 million (USD)
Size : 1 to 50 Employees
Type : Company - Private
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Details
: Kennett Square, PA
: 25 USD HOURLY
: 3 days ago
