DCS TRANSPORTATION OFFICER - 07212026-79456

Overview

This classification has a considerable workload functioning at the working level performing children's services youth transportation and related work. An employee in this class serves as a transportation officer responsible for transporting youth safely and securely. Additional responsibilities may include addressing inappropriate youth behaviors, searching youth and state-owned vehicles, ensuring the functionality of state-owned vehicles, completing transportation reports, and more. An employee in this class must be able to work independently with minimal supervision on assigned tasks.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Education equivalent to graduation for a standard high school and experience equivalent to one year working with children and youth.
• Necessary Special Qualifications:
  • Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age on the date of application;
  • Be a citizen of the United States;
  • Possess a valid driver's license prior to and during employment;
  • Have a good moral character, as determined by investigation;
  • Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority;
  • Have no conviction for a felony;
  • Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority;
  • Supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check;
  • Submit to and pass a pre-employment screening test for use of illegal drugs.

Responsibilities

• Transports youth safely and securely in a state-owned vehicle to various locations (i.e., court, medical, etc) and may be responsible for transporting youth statewide or out-of-state by vehicle or commercial aircraft.
• Uses mechanical restraints (Delinquent Youth Only) during transport and may require driving a secure vehicle.
• Explains to youth appropriate behavior expectations and ensures compliance.
• Encounters and corrects inappropriate youth behaviors that may involve aggression, trauma, self-harm, unruliness, runaway, etc.
• Performs searches on youth and state-owned vehicles under prescribed techniques/procedures prior to and after any transport to detect contraband or other potentially harmful items.
• Provides constant supervision of youth unless directed otherwise.
• Inspects assigned state-owned vehicle to ensure the signals, lights, seatbelts, and other safety features function according to state law and takes assigned state-owned vehicles to designated mechanic/service provider for cleaning and maintenance.
• Inspects car seats, booster seats, and safety seats to ensure they are clean, operational and within service life.
• Completes all required documentation such as transportation reports for all transports.
• Maintains mileage and maintenance logs according to procedure. Submits required monthly documentation to include mileage and transportation reports.

Competencies (KSA's)

• Decision Quality
• Plans and Aligns
• Manages Conflict
• Communicates Effectively
• Situational Adaptability
• Knowledge Transportation
• Law and Government
• Customer and Personal Service
• Skills Time Management
• Critical Thinking
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Abilities Written Comprehension
• Deductive Reasoning
• Reaction Time
• Tools & Equipment Automobile
• Mobile Phone
• Computer/Laptop
• Electronic Monitoring Bracelet