Special Education Routing Assistant

Department: Transportation Department
Position Type: Classified / Non-Contracted
FLSA Status: Exempt
Days Worked: 235 Days (12 months)

Qualifications

• High School education is required; an associate degree is preferred.
• Possession of or willingness to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with required endorsements within three months of employment.
• Possession of an appropriate valid driver’s license.
• Experience in transportation operations is preferred.

Skills

• Knowledge of school transportation operations, practices, hazards, and safety precautions.
• Knowledge of business practices applicable to transportation.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials, associates, parents, and the general public.
• Good oral and written communication and human relations skills.
• Basic computer skills, good interpersonal skills, and good telephone etiquette.
• Ability to work well under considerable pressure.
• Ability to work independently, accept and process continual input from various sources, sort critical information, maintain logs, and make good operational decisions promptly.

About the Role

This position is responsible for routing the facilitation of safe and efficient bus transportation operations for Special Education students of the Richmond County School System. Ensures that student data and supporting data systems are used efficiently to create and maintain bus route schedules.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Transportation Administrator in managing the transportation routing program.
• Establishes, enters, and maintains all bus routes and stops throughout the district.
• Develops route rosters, maps, and directions for bus drivers.
• Meets with drivers and bus assistants to discuss updated and/or route adjustments.
• Evaluates and recommends needed changes in the routing process and time frames.
• Serves as primary contact with the routing software vendor.
• Keeps current information on all regular and special education routes on maps.
• Communicates routing information to parents, school administrators, and department personnel.
• Prepares forms for student load counts, receives compiled data from drivers, and prepares a summary of results to be used in route planning.
• Organizes and prioritizes multiple tasks and meets deadlines while working with frequent interruptions and minimum supervision.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with district personnel at all levels.
• Exhibits patience, courtesy, and tact when dealing with others.
• Carries out other duties as assigned or required by the supervisor, school personnel, law, board policy, or department handbook, as reasonably necessary to the efficient operation of the school system and its mission.

Work Environment / Physical Demands

The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to walk, stand, and sit.