Director of Transportation

About The Job

OPEN RECRUITMENT

OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND DISTRICT EMPLOYEES

THIS ELIGIBILITY LIST WILL BE GOOD FOR SIX (6) MONTHS

WE ARE ONLY ACCEPTING ONLINE APPLICATIONS FOR THIS RECRUITMENT

Job Summary

Under general administrative direction, plans, organizes, coordinates, and directs the district's transportation program including vehicle maintenance and repair; and performs related duties as assigned.

Essential Duties

• Directs, oversees, and coordinates transportation operations, dispatch, driver training and safety, and maintenance and repair of school buses, vehicles, and other automotive equipment.
• Oversees and ensures compliance with transportation and safety codes, regulations, laws, and other related matters.
• Oversees the development and coordination of school bus routes and schedules.
• Directs the development of special education bus support plans including behavior, health, and evacuation components including oversight of contracted vendors; and collaborates with the District’s special education department.
• Oversees and analyzes fleet maintenance and operations needs to establish standards for effective preventive maintenance programs; directs the proper maintenance of buses and vehicles.
• Reviews, monitors, and audits accident investigations to ensure they are documented and files are maintained in compliance with law.
• Oversees the coordination of city employees, other agencies, and district administrators in providing safe walking routes to school.
• Administers the school bus safety and evacuation program.
• Participates in the budget planning process for the department; analyzes and reviews budgetary and financial data; controls and authorizes expenditure in accordance with established limitations; reviews and recommends departmental personnel needs.
• Directs and prepares bids and reports for the purchase of equipment, vehicles, buses, and other related items.
• Reviews transportation-related grants to determine eligibility and feasibility of implementation; prepares information and data required for grants.
• Devel­ops and directs the preparation and presentation of narrative and statistical reports; creates documents such as letters, bulletins, or manuals.
• Prepares and delivers written and oral presentations as requested.
• Communicates and/or coordinates with site administrators, staff, parents, and the community in resolving transportation-related issues and conflicts.
• Trains, supervises, and evaluates the work of assigned staff.
• Establishes and maintains liaison with vendors, contractors, school district adminis­trators, and federal, state and local officials relative to the transportation program.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

Education and Experience : Graduation from high school or equivalent and five years of increasingly responsible experience in the administration of a California school bus transportation program with a fleet of 50 buses or more, including at least two years of experience working in a management capacity is required. Five years of related supervisory experience working with school districts may be substituted for the managerial experience. A Bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field is desirable.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATE: Must possess and maintain a valid California Class C Driver License and remain insurable at the standard insurance rate. A valid School Bus Driver Instructor Certificate with no limitations issued by the California Department of Education Office of Student Transportation is desirable.

Knowledge Of

• Federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations related to student transportation.
• Principles and practices of general management.
• Principles and practices of school bus and vehicle preventative maintenance programs.
• Principles and practices of supervision, staff development and personnel administration.
• Current methods, materials, costs, and equipment used in school bus and vehicle equipment maintenance.
• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary.
• Applicable routing and office-related software.

Ability To

• Prepare, review, and effectively manage budgets.
• Accurately estimate material and labor costs.
• Establish and maintain safe working conditions.
• Manage, supervise, train, and evaluate others.
• Create and maintain computerized records and prepare reports.
• Prepare and deliver presentations.
• Resolve conflicts and competing priorities.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with others.
• Effectively operate a computer to create and maintain documents and spreadsheets, prepare reports, and use routing software.

SELECTION PROCEDURES

Applications will be accepted from the general public and district employees who possess the above qualifications. The district reserves the right to invite applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the requirements needed for the position to continue in the examination process. The examination may consist of an evaluation of training and experience, multiple choice, performance, and oral/technical exams. Persons needing reasonable accommodation must notify the Office of Personnel Services by the last day to file. A qualifying score must be achieved on all portions of the examination in order to be placed on the open eligibility list. Outside and district candidates will be placed on one ranked list, with eligible permanent district employees receiving five seniority points which will be added to their final scores.

Non-Discrimination Statement

Garden Grove Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, immigration and citizenship status, military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

Copies of GGUSD's policies including Uniform Complaint Procedures, Sexual Harassment Nondiscrimination, Title IX Rights and Protection, and Statewide Resources are available upon request.

Questions or complaints of alleged discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying, and equity should be directed to the Assistant Superintendent of K-12 Educational Services, Dr. Lorena Sanchez, at ***email_hidden*** or View phone number on workus.org. Title IX equity and compliance concerns should be directed to the Director of Personnel Services, Chris Francis, at View email address on workus.org or View phone number on workus.org. Complaints may be mailed to 10331 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, CA 92840.

Information About Application Procedures And Employment

HOW TO APPLY : Applications must be completed on our website at Please note that the district office will not be giving out or accepting hard copy applications for those recruitments that are online only. Please read each posting carefully or call our office if you have any questions. All applications should be received by the Personnel Commission Office by 5:00 p.m. on the last day to file.

VETERAN'S CREDIT : Veterans shall have an additional five (5) points added to their final percentage score on an open eligibility list as prescribed by Education Code, Section 45296. "Veteran" as used in this article means any person who has served in the United States armed forces in time of war, or national emergency declared by the President of the United States of America, and who has been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. "Armed forces" means the United States Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard. At least thirty (30) days of active service are required to obtain veteran preference points.

Disabled veterans shall have an additional ten (10) points added to their final percentage score on an open eligibility list as prescribed by Education Code, Section 45296. A "disabled veteran" as used in this article means any veteran who is currently declared by the United States Veterans Administration to be ten percent (10%) or more disabled as a result of service in the Armed Forces of the United States. Proof of disability shall be deemed conclusive if it is of record in the United States Veterans Administration.

Additional eligibility may be granted based on future changes to the law and verification from the Veteran's Administration or the United States Office of Personnel Management.

In order to obtain credit, the applicant shall furnish satisfactory proof of qualifying military service prior to establishment of the eligibility list. No adjustment of rank on the list shall be made when such proof is presented thereafter.

A veteran may be credited veterans' preference points only to obtain initial employment in the district. Thereafter, the only additional points for an open examination shall be seniority points granted in accord with section 4220.3(C)2.

HIRING PROCEDURES : Garden Grove is a merit system (civil service) school district. Employment and promotions are based upon merit, fitness and qualifications. The person selected to fill any regular position will be from among the top three ranks on the eligibility list approved by the Personnel Commission. All Classified Management will serve a twelve (12) month probation.

EXAMINATION FOR TUBERCULOSIS : Proof of freedom from active tuberculosis must be furnished prior to employment and must be based upon an intradermal Mantoux tuberculin skin test completed within the last 60 days.

FINGERPRINTING : All new employees will be fingerprinted.

BENEFITS : All classified employees receive the following:

• Up to 22 paid vacation days per year
• Up to 14 paid holidays per year
• Up to 12 sick leave days per year with unlimited accumulation
• Social Security coverage

All regular classified employees who are employed 30 hours or more a week are eligible for the following additional benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance for the employee
• Life Insurance for the employee
• Generous Retirement Plan (CalPERS)

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/MERIT SYSTEM EMPLOYER

9701.89 (Revised: 7/24)

Garden Grove Unified School District offers a tremendous benefit package that includes:

• Up to 22 paid vacation days per year
• Up to 14 paid holidays per year
• Up to 12 sick leave days per year with unlimited accumulation
• Social Security coverage

All regular employees who are employed 30 hours or more a week are eligible for the following additional benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance for the employee and family
• Life Insurance for the employees
• Generous Retirement Plan (CalPERS)

The information you provide on the general and supplemental applications will be used to evaluate whether you meet the minimum requirements for this position. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications for the position will be invited to participate further in the selection process. It is important that you fill out the application as complete and accurate as possible. Supplemental questions that are not answered fully and completely will be considered incomplete and will cause you to not be considered further in the recruitment process. All experience mentioned in the Supplemental Questions must also be included in the Work Experience section in order to be considered complete. A resume in lieu of a complete response on the application or the supplemental is not acceptable. Did you read and understand this information?

• Yes
• No

As of January 1, 2026, in accordance with Education Code section 44051 (as added by California SB 848), applicants for classified positions are required by law to provide a complete list of every school district, county office of education, charter school, private school, and/or state special school with which you have previously been employed, regardless of the length of service. Please be comprehensive in disclosing any part-time, full-time, and substitute employment. Failure to disclose any previous educational employment may result in the disqualification of your application.

Have you ever previously been employed by another school district, county office of education, charter school, private school, and/or state special school?

• Yes
• No

If you marked “Yes” to the previous question regarding Education Code section 44051, for each location you were previously employed at, please state:

District/County/Charter/Special/Private School Name: Job Title: Dates of Employment: Presently Employed: Yes or No

• Type N/A if you have not previously been employed by a school district, county office of education, charter school, private school, and/or state special school.

Do you have a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent certificate?

• Yes
• No

Do you have five (5) years of increasingly responsible experience in the administration of a California school bus transportation program with a fleet of 50 buses or more, including at least two years of experience working in a management capacity?

NOTE : Five years of related supervisory experience working with school districts may be substituted for the managerial experience.

• Yes
• No

Please describe your five (5) years of experience in the administration of a California school bus transportation program with a fleet of 50 buses or more.

In your response, include your job title, job duties, place where you worked, the dates you worked (month/year – month/year), and the number of buses in your fleet.

Please indicate which of the following experience requirements you fulfill that qualifies you for this recruitment.

NOTE : This position requires your management or supervisory experience to be gained during your increasingly responsible experience in the administration of a California school bus transportation program.

• Two (2) years of experience working in a management capacity.
• Five (5) years of related supervisory experience working with school districts.

Please describe your two (2) years of experience working in a management capacity.

If you are substituting the managerial experience, please describe your five (5) years of supervisory experience working with school districts, including the number and types of employees you supervised.

In your response, include your job title, job duties, place where you worked, and the dates you worked in this capacity (month/year – month/year)

NOTE : Management experience includes, but is not limited to, experience related to policy formulation and implementation, organizing systems, budgeting, managing, and directing a function.

• Required Question