Transportation Coordinator

Transportation Coordinator

To oversee the operation of the school transportation program and to ensure the safe and efficient transport of pupils to curricular and extracurricular activities.

Qualifications:

• Valid Commercial Driver's License preferred
• Excellent driving record
• Minimum school transportation experience as determined by the board
• Knowledge of state laws and regulations governing school bus construction and maintenance, and pupil transportation
• Required criminal history background check and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status
• Current residency in New Jersey, approved residency waiver or candidate agrees to obtain residency within one year of employment
• Experience with in-house bus routes preferred

Salary range: $65,000 to $85,000

Reports to: School Business Administrator/Superintendent

Supervises: Bus drivers, substitute drivers

Performance Responsibilities:

• Assumes responsibility for the sale and efficient operation of the school transportation program
• Ensures compliance with all laws, regulations and board policy related to school transportation
• Recruits, trains and supervises the performance of all transportation personnel, and makes recommendations regarding their employment, promotion and release
• Prepares all transportation records and reports as required by law, code or board policy
• Prepares all bus routes; determines bus stops, pick-up times; and ensures compliance with bus capacity limitations
• Develops and administers a transportation program to meet the needs of the daily instructional program, field trips and extracurricular activities
• Arranges for the transportation of pupils with disabilities as determined by the child study team
• Promotes the safety of pupils through preservice and regularly scheduled inservice training of bus drivers and substitute drivers
• Investigate complaints of inappropriate behavior by transportation staff while on duty and preserves evidence in order to have fair inquiries and prompt resolution of complaints
• Maintains a detailed log of transportation complaints, incidents and problem situations, in order to record the investigation and resolutions of these problems and to identify any recurrent patterns of problem situations
• Attends meetings and trade exhibits to stay current on new equipment, standards and requirements related to safe and efficient transportation of students
• Performs other related job duties as assigned

Employment: Salary and work year to be determined by the board of education