The job of Director of Transportation is done for the purpose/s of planning organizing controlling and directing the overall operation and activities of the Districts student transportation management and the Districts vehicle fleet; implementing and maintaining the assigned programs and services in conformance to District State and Federal guidelines; and maintaining adequate staffing to ensure that objectives of programs/services are achieved within budget and comply to the Districts goals.

Essential Functions

• Compiles data from a wide variety of sources (e.g. investigating complaints transportation budget/expenditures payroll ) for the purpose of analyzing issues ensuring compliance with various policies and procedures and/or monitoring program components.
• Develops a student transportation program for the purpose of meeting all of the requirements of the daily instructional program and extracurricular activities.
• Directs the implementation of existing and new programs/services (e.g. designing appropriate bus routes bus schedules bus driver safety standards preventive maintenance program ) for the purpose of ensuring all required programs/services are provided.
• Facilitates meetings for the purpose of identifying appropriate actions developing recommendations supporting other staff and serving as a District representative.
• Monitors future equipment and personnel needs for the purpose of ensuring stated outcomes are achieved relevant policies and procedures are met and services are efficiently provided within budgetary guidelines.
• Participates in meetings for the purpose of conveying and gathering information regarding a wide variety of subjects required to carry out their administrative responsibilities.
• Performs personnel administrative functions (e.g. recruiting interviewing recommending training supervising evaluating ) for the purpose of maintaining necessary staffing enhancing productivity of staff and ensuring necessary department/program growth and functionality.
• Prepares a wide variety of materials (e.g. maps transportation budget input Annual Transportation route report vehicle inventory state reporting ) for the purpose of documenting activities and issues meeting compliance requirements providing audit reports and communicating with staff and stakeholders.
• Researches a variety of information (e.g. new bus routes bus schedules new equipment/materials bus policies etc.) for the purpose of developing new programs/services ensuring compliance with relevant requirements securing general information for planning and generating ideas for improvement.
• Responds to a variety of inquiries for the purpose of identifying the relevant issues and recommending or implementing a plan of action that will efficiently resolve the issue.
• Supervises transportation and vehicle maintenance department for the purpose of achieving outcomes in relation to organizational objectives and ensuring conformance with legal financial and District requirements.
• Supports assigned administrator/s for the purpose of collaborating with administrators in achievement of department program and district goals.

Job Requirements: Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

KNOWLEDGE is required to perform algebra and/or geometry; review and interpret highly technical information write technical materials and/or speak persuasively to implement desired actions; and analyze situations to define issues and draw conclusions. Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: all state and federal guidelines related to school transportation and vehicle maintenance; personnel processes; pertinent codes policies regulations and/or laws; education code; and budget management and accounting.

SKILLS are required to perform multiple technical tasks with a need to occasionally upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skill-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: operating standard office equipment including utilizing pertinent software applications; planning and managing projects; budgeting and financial management; and developing effective working relationships.

ABILITY is required to schedule a number of activities meetings and/or events; often gather collate and/or classify data; and consider a number of factors when using equipment. Flexibility is required to independently work with others in a wide variety of circumstances; analyze data utilizing defined but different processes; and operate equipment using a variety of standardized methods. Ability is also required to work with a significant diversity of individuals and/or groups; work with data of varied types and/or purposes; and utilize a variety of types of job-related equipment. Independent problem solving is required to analyze issues and create action plans. Problem solving with data requires analysis based on organizational objectives; and problem solving with equipment is significant. Specific ability based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: communicating with parents school personnel and staff; meeting deadlines and schedules; working as part of a team; flexible to changing conditions; making quick and accurate decisions; dealing with frequent interruptions and changing priorities; maintaining confidentiality; facilitating communication between persons with frequently divergent positions; and ability to read write and communicate clearly in English.

Responsibility

Responsibilities include: working independently under broad organizational guidelines to achieve unit objectives; managing a department; supervising the use of funds. Utilization of some resources from other work units may be required to perform the jobs functions. There is a continual opportunity to significantly impact the organizations services.

Work Environment

The usual and customary methods of performing the jobs functions require the following physical demands: some lifting carrying pushing and/or pulling some climbing and balancing and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 60% sitting 20% walking 20% standing. The job is performed under some temperature extremes and under conditions with some exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.

Exempt

Required Experience:

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