School Bus Dispatcher

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Transportation Supervisor, assists in planning, coordinating, and dispatching school bus transportation services for home-to-school routes, special education transportation, field trips, athletic events, and other District activities. Coordinates the daily assignment of bus drivers and equipment to ensure safe, efficient, and timely transportation services. Maintains communication with drivers, school personnel, parents, and outside agencies; assists in responding to emergencies and operational issues; maintains required transportation records and compliance documentation; and performs related duties as assigned.


Positions in this classification assist the Transportation Supervisor in coordinating the daily operation of the District's transportation program. Incumbents independently resolve routine transportation scheduling, routing, dispatching, and operational problems through the application of sound judgment, established procedures, and District policies. Matters involving unusual circumstances, policy interpretation, or the establishment of new procedures are referred to the Transportation Supervisor.


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Assists in the planning, scheduling, and coordination of regular home-to-school routes, special education transportation, preschool transportation, field trips, athletic events, extracurricular activities, and other District transportation services.
- Dispatches buses, District vehicles, and bus drivers to ensure safe, timely, and efficient transportation services; coordinates route changes and vehicle substitutions as operational needs require.
- Maintains continuous communication with bus drivers using two-way radio, telephone, GPS, and other communication systems; responds to routine operational questions and provides direction during daily transportation activities.
- Coordinates substitute and relief driver assignments to maintain uninterrupted transportation services during employee absences, emerge

Requirements / Qualifications

Comments and Other Information

The written test will be given AS NEEDED (picture ID required). Late arrivals will not be admitted for testing. No cell phones. Application and information may be obtained from Moorpark Unified School District, 5297 Maureen Lane, Moorpark, CA 93021, View phone number on click.appcast.io or at mrpk.org.


Current employees working in a different job classification and desiring to make application for a vacant position should complete and submit an Application for Classified Employment to the Personnel Office prior to the posted deadline. An employee requesting to transfer from one work site to another work site in the same job classification, must complete and submit a classified Request for Transfer to the Personnel Office prior to the deadline. Outside applicants will also be considered.


The Moorpark Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying and sexual harassment based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, immigration status, marital status, parental status, family status, pregnancy status, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other specified characteristic such as hairstyles or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in all educational programs, school related or school sponsored activities, school attendance or employment policies which may have an impact or create a hostile environment at school as required by Title IX of the 1972 Education amendments, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Equity in Higher Education Act, and other applicable laws and regulations. For questions or concerns regarding discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying or sexual harassment, please contact the District's Discrimination, Equity, and Title IX Compliance Officers: Dr. Melissa La Belle, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services, View email address on click.appcast.io , or Dr. Cathrine Lasure, Assistant Superintendent of Personnel Services, View email address on click.appcast.io, 5297 Maureen Lane, Moorpark, CA 93021, View phone number on click.appcast.io.


REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITY: Special arrangements for the applicant and testing process for individuals with a disability can be made by informing the Moorpark Unified School District's Personnel Department in writing no later than the filing date stated on this announcement.