District Transportation Supervisor

Guntersville City Schools Job Description Position Title: Transportation Supervisor Location: District Office Pay Grade: Salary Schedule Pay Type: Salary - Exempt Retirement: RSA Reports To: Superintendent /Chief Administrative Officer Contract Work Year: 240 Days Job Goal: To facilitate each student with safe and efficient transportation, to take full advantage of the complete range of curricular and extra-curricular activities offered by each school. Duties and Responsibilities: Develops and administers a transportation program to meet all the requirements of the daily instructional program and extracurricular activities. Prepares bus routes for all schools in the district. Prepares and updates bus schedules for all schools in the district. Recruits and supervises all transportation personnel, and makes recommendations on employment, transfer, and release. Maintains all district-owned equipment and develops plans for preventive maintenance. Submits transportation employee payroll time sheets on a monthly basis. Authorizes purchases in accordance with budgetary limitations and district rules, after discussion with the Chief Operations Officer. Maintains safety standards in compliance with state and insurance regulations and develops a program of preventive safety. Cooperates with school principals and others responsible for planning special school trips. Takes an active role in solving discipline problems occurring on school buses. Develops recommendations for future equipment and personnel needs based on a survey of resident students, distances and grade levels. Acts as liaison with parents for complaints and special requests. Conforms to all state laws and regulations regarding school transportation. Completes and forwards insurance reports to the Chief Operations Officer, who will dispatch them as required. Submits all reports to the Chief Operations Officer, who will forward them as required by state authorities. Advises Superintendent and the Chief Operations Officer on road hazards supporting his/her decision on school closing during inclement weather. Attends appropriate committee and staff meetings. Demonstrates regular attendance and punctuality. Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief Operations Officer and/or Superintendent. Essential Duties: Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position’s role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform and they do not limit the right of the employer/supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise modify duties to be performed – even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks (An employee who is assigned a duty or task believed to be unlawful should report the assignment to their direct supervisor). It should also be noted that the order of duties/responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other. Minimum Requirements: In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in the job description may be interpreted only as the minimum criteria existing at the time the description was developed. Other bona fide occupational qualifications and criteria may be used as needed in the selection process. The Guntersville City Schools System does not discriminate on the basis of age, race/color, religion/creed, gender, national/ethnic origin, disability, or citizenship status. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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