Supervisor, Transportation

Supervisor, Transportation

Under the direction of the Executive Director of Operations, the Supervisor of Transportation supervises staff in support of the academic needs of our students; interprets, enforces and assures compliance with Federal, state, and local laws, and local and state regulations and policies.

Essential duties include supervising bus drivers, mechanics, bus para-educators, adult crossing guards, transportation BCSS, transportation dean, clerical staff and private contractors. The role also involves administering interviewing, selection, work duties, training, evaluation and discipline. Additionally, the supervisor develops and coordinates routing plans to maximize student safety and department efficiency, directs the schedule and routing functions, and resolves transportation complaints and issues received by the public.

The supervisor chairs the Transportation Advisory Committee and Incident Review Board, makes recommendations on plan of action based on topic/conclusion, and communicates details of new plans/goals to the Executive Director of Operations, private carriers, and transportation personnel. They implement and maintain the school district transportation safety policy and school bus driver drug and alcohol testing policy in accordance with all Federal Highway Administration and Department of Transportation rules and regulations.

Other duties include developing and implementing driver training and re-training programs, making recommendations to district administrators and teachers regarding school bus safety training curriculum, preparing annual operation and capital outlay budget, maintaining records, analyzing and recommending the purchase of capital equipment, new vehicles, trades and sales of existing vehicles and supplies, verifying and approving department expenditures and time sheets for personnel, checking weather and road conditions that may affect school operations, maintaining and implementing the adult crossing guard system, developing and maintaining a preventative maintenance program for all transportation department vehicles, collecting data and preparing annual transportation finance report for Department of Education, and recommending discipline for private carrier drivers in accordance with District policy, state and federal laws and contractual issues.

Physical factors include frequent walking, standing, sitting, hearing, talking, and seeing.