School Bus Router

About the role

This posting is for positions supporting Kent ISD with route assignment opportunities in Grand Rapids, MI. Flexible scheduling options are available, subject to operational needs. Paid training is provided and includes preparation for obtaining a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). No prior CDL experience is required. Benefits packages are available to eligible employees. Employer contribution levels vary based on established qualifying factors. A 401(k)-retirement plan is available after completion of one (1) year of service, contingent upon satisfying all other eligibility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Plan and organize bus routes and transportation schedules to ensure safe and efficient busing is achieved.
• Use computerized routing systems, two-way radios and office equipment.
• Aid supervisors in dispatching and driving assignments, as needed.
• Prepare comprehensive narrative and statistical reports, and maintain related logs.
• Analyze situations accurately, troubleshoot and adopt an effective course of action to solve problems.
• Assist walk-in visitors who come into the dispatch office, as needed.
• Participate in computer training and other required company training.
• Conduct pre-trip and post-trip inspections of your assigned vehicle as required.
• Operate all vehicle types in transporting passengers used by Dean Transportation.
• Identify with geographic service area of school district and routes you travel.
• Deal with exuberant behavior characteristics of student passengers.
• Administer disciplinary procedures in keeping with company policies.
• Be alert and exercise good judgment concerning emergencies and day-to-day operations.
• Successfully conduct a bus evacuation drill as required by company management.
• Keep accurate records and reports as required, submit in a legible condition, and turn in at the specified time.
• Operate all vehicle lifts as prescribed in company policy.
• Secure all equipment that is required for each passenger as prescribed in company policy.
• Be able to lift, store, and disassemble/assemble wheelchairs of a maximum weight of 40 pounds and/or other ambulatory devices required by the passenger.

Qualifications

• Meet all general qualifications for employment.
• Meet company and state standards for driving record check.
• Meet company, state, and school district standards for criminal history check.
• Meet Federal DOT guidelines and physical examination requirements.
• Pass drug and alcohol screening as established by company.
• Successfully pass Dean Transportation School Bus Driver Training Program, including:
  • Classroom instruction
  • Behind the wheel instruction
  • Written and driving skills test
• Meet Michigan School Bus Driver Certification Requirements, including:
  • Minimum hours of instruction
  • Satisfactorily pass knowledge examination
• Meet local, county, and state standards for driving skills test.
• Meet state requirements for appropriate commercial vehicle licensing.

Skills

• Proficiency with computers, multi-line phone systems and office equipment.
• Planning and organizing the route planning and dispatch services of the operation center.
• Operating all vehicle types in transporting passengers used by Dean Transportation.
• Identifying with geographic service area of school district and routes you travel.
• Knowledge of rules and regulations promulgated by local, state, and federal agencies.
• Knowledge of state laws and local ordinances.
• Dealing with exuberant behavior characteristics of student passengers.
• Administering disciplinary procedures in keeping with company policies.
• Being alert and exercising good judgment concerning emergencies and day-to-day operations.
• Successfully conducting a bus evacuation drill as required by company management.

Benefits

Benefits packages are available to eligible employees. Employer contribution levels vary based on established qualifying factors. A 401(k)-retirement plan is available after completion of one (1) year of service, contingent upon satisfying all other eligibility requirements.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in this posting.

Schedule

Details about schedule are not specified in this posting.