Bus Operations Team Leader

About the role

Assists the Transportation Operations Manager with planning, directing, and controlling activities associated with safely, efficiently, and promptly transporting students.

Responsibilities

• Schedules substitute bus drivers and combines routes without disrupting school arrival/departure times.
• Affords assistance in coordinating morning and afternoon transportation of students based on available drivers.
• Affords assistance in teaching drivers about routes.
• Performs bus inspections for cleanliness and safety; assists in maintaining pre-trip inspection logs and student count sheets daily.
• Affords assistance in assigning field trip and mid-day routes as well as maintaining appropriate field trip and mid-day route documents.
• Utilizes Cherwell, TIMS, and GPS software to track delayed school buses; notifies school administration and the public of delayed buses.
• Trains bus drivers on techniques to manage inappropriate student behavior and parental concerns.
• Operates a school bus according to the assigned route, when needed; discharges students only at the authorized school or bus stop locations.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned.

Requirements

• Must have a valid North Carolina driver’s license and has held a driver’s license for a minimum of 2 years.
• Must hold and maintain a NC Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and P&S Endorsement (Passengers and School Bus).
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Must pass Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol testing at hire, randomly, and upon request.
• Within past 12 months: No conviction of any moving violation; No pending charge of any moving violation; No more than one charge of any moving violation, regardless of disposition.
• Within past 60 months: No more than three charges of moving violations of any kind; No conviction of a moving violation combined with any other charge of a moving violation; No charge of DWI or DUI; No charge for reckless driving; No charge for passing a stopped school bus.
• Within past 10 years: No suspension or revocation of the driving privilege, other than for such status offenses as lapsed, insurance, failure to appear in court, and failure to comply with out-of-state citation, provided that there be no more than one suspension or revocation for such status offenses within the past 10-years.
• No more than one charge of DWI or DUI.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Successful leadership experience.

Skills

• Knowledge of the proper care and operation of a school bus and safe driving skills.
• Knowledge of specific rules and regulations governing the operation of a school bus.
• Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically, Word; Google Apps.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to read, interpret, and convey to others documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to understand and comply with the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) Code of Ethics.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work assignments.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school system staff, students, parents, external agencies, and the community.

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