School Bus Dispatcher

About the role

Location: Fairport NY 14450; Transportation Department.

Schedule

Full Time; 12 Month Position. Starting date: September 2026.

Pay

Salary range: $20.00 - $26.50 per hour. Actual salary dependent upon education, experience and contract.

Responsibilities

• Assign substitute bus drivers and bus attendants.
• Assist in safety meetings.
• Dispatch vehicles according to schedule.
• Ensure specialized transportation for students assigned to BOCES buses to and from home, shuttles, and field trips, etc.
• Operate a two-way radio.
• Substitute as a bus driver when a substitute is unavailable.
• Substitute as a bus attendant when a substitute is unavailable.
• Assist in communication to proper personnel in emergency situations.
• Answer telephones.
• Maintain excellent communication and a professional rapport with all clients and staff.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Requirements

• Civil Service eligibility as Bus Dispatcher: graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma plus one year paid full‑time (or part‑time equivalent) experience as a bus driver or clerical work in bus transportation activities.
• Depending on assignment, possession of a current Class B or Class C Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with a P (Passenger) endorsement and S (School Bus) endorsement, issued by the State of New York at the time of appointment (must be 21 years of age to be eligible).
• Three years of experience as a school bus driver and at least one year of transporting students with special needs preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Familiar with FCC radio codes.
• Physically able to perform essential functions of the position (with or without reasonable accommodation).