Student Dispatcher Full Time

Full-Time | 40 Hours per Week | $22.00/hr
Join Our Transportation Operations Team GVC II is looking for a dependable, organized Dispatcher to support daily transportation operations at our Bronx location.
This is a fast-paced operations role where you'll help coordinate routes, communicate with drivers and monitors, respond to service issues, and make real-time adjustments to help keep transportation running safely and on schedule.
Full-time, 40-hour workweek
Paid vacation, personal days, and holidays
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Company-paid life insurance
$500 employee referral bonus
Opportunities for advancement within transportation operations
Coordinate and monitor radio and telephone traffic
Respond to customer questions and complaints and help identify solutions
Serve as a liaison between customers, drivers, monitors, and local operations
Help resolve pickup and drop-off issues in real time
Perform clerical and administrative duties related to transportation operations
Support special projects and other operational needs as assigned
Assist with supervision of daily transportation operations
What We're Looking For High school diploma or equivalent
Strong communication and customer service skills
Comfortable communicating by phone and two-way radio
Basic computer skills
Ability to meet applicable DOT physical and drug-testing requirements when required for the position
Dispatchers are at the center of the operation. You'll work directly with drivers, monitors, customers, and local leadership to solve problems as they happen and help ensure safe, reliable transportation every day.
This is a strong opportunity for someone with transportation, logistics, dispatch, or customer service experience who wants to grow within a large transportation operation.
Language Requirement This role requires English proficiency. Federal, state, and local requirements, including U.Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, require training, safety communications, company policies, employment documents, and other job-related communications be conducted in English.
At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.
In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.
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