Dispatcher, BAC (230) - Transportation
North East Independent School DistrictRESUME MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION Location: Blossom Athletic Center Work Schedule: 230 Days Work Type: Regular Full-Time Exempt: No Pay Grade: O5 REASONS TO JOIN NEISD EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE : High School Diploma or Equivalent One year certificate from college or technical school; or six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience Ability to qualify for and obtain a valid Texas Class ""B"" Commercial Driver License with Passenger (P) and School Bus Endorsements within 90 days of hire Texas Department of Public Safety School Bus Certification or must obtain within 90 days of hire High School Diplomas and college/university degrees must be obtained from an accredited program or university approved by the United States Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency. PRIMARY PURPOSE SUMMARY : Coordinate assignments and schedules of bus drivers, routes, and vehicles to ensure safe, efficient and economical transportation services. ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Assists or handles assignments of bus drivers, bus routes, vehicles and substitutes for morning and afternoon shifts. 2. Assists with or coordinates extracurricular transportation (field trips) with the Trip Coordinator's assigned drivers, involved campuses and District offices. 3. Prepares data required to plan bus route and posts route schedule. 4. Coordinates, passes on and assigns summer school bus routes/schedules to the driver crews. 5. Informs and assists in the maintenance of routes with the regular and special needs route offices. 6. Dispatches drivers and vehicles and communicates with them using a telephone and two-way radio. 7. As required, assists Routing Office in notifying drivers, parents, and school personnel of any changes in a student's bus service, such as address change, change in pickup and drop off location or change in time or bus change. 8. Maintains good public relations with students, parents, and school personnel. 9. Ensures that all bus routes have an assigned driver twice daily. 10. Receives and posts the "Out of Commission List". 11. Assigns substitute buses for those reported "Out of Service". 12. Communicates with drivers and informs supervisors about problems or concerns they have with parents, students, teachers and coworkers. 13. Interacts with special program administrators and school officials concerning transportation of special education students, where applicable. 14. Assists schools with new student placement on buses - Advises drivers of new or dismissed students. 15. Serves as first line contact for operational assignments and training of new prospects with mentor drivers during initial phases of driver training program. 16. Maintains pertinent documentation relative to personnel emergency standby rosters for extracurricular transportation and related weekend duties. 17. Assists in the preparation of various reports as required by the state, District or department. 18. Posts trips in trip book and verifies confirmation with appropriate parties. 19. Maintains logs on communication with pertinent personnel regarding confirmation, cancellation, and changes. 20. Serves as focal point of issuance for two-way radio system, administrative books and monitoring keyboard. 21. Maintains confidentiality of all information. 22. Regularly required to safely operate a school bus and transport students to and from school and other designated locations in accordance with Texas code and the Transportation Department Employee Safety and Policy Handbook. 23. Reports to work on time every day. 24. Performs additional duties and responsibilities as may be assigned. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: • Successful completion of a pre-employment physical examination to include vision, hearing, alcohol and drug testing and an acceptable driving record documented by a Motor Vehicle Records Check Proficient map reading skills Effective telephone and communication skills Abil…