Student Transportation Coordinator

About the role

Assists with the development, planning, implementation and monitoring of school bus routes and the safe transportation of children to and from school and school activities within established regulations and guidelines; collects and prepares monthly reports on students, buses, miles, programs and others, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assists with establishing and monitoring bus routes, including special programs; adjusts routes as necessary during the school year; field tests schedules and routes; determines mileage of routes; communicates all bus activities; serves as radio dispatcher and uses appropriate protocol for reporting accidents.
• Recommends drivers to routes; receives calls from drivers and parents; secures substitutes; allocates resources as directed; works with other departments, school officials and staff to assist with identifying and correcting problems.
• Uses routing and mapping software to answer questions and to plan and adjust school bus routes and stops; maintains transportation routes on the website.
• Maintains records of routes, drivers, absences, mileage, daily reports, etc.; prepares reports as necessary; assists supervisor with filing and preparing reports, posting payroll and distributing information.
• Performs the duties of school bus drivers and office manager, when necessary.
• Collects data and prepares monthly reports regarding students, buses, miles and programs; maintains school bus breakdown/road call log and driver absence database and prepares reports, as needed; other reports, as requested.
• Operates office equipment such as computer, printer, adding machine, copier, fax, multi-line telephone and radio communication.
• Maintains daily contact with drivers, buses, routes, stops, students, and road conditions; frequent contact with police regarding incidents or accidents; department of transportation regarding road conditions; parents and schools regarding changes to stops, route, driver, bus number; training supervisor regarding incidents or accidents.
• Provides direction to drivers related to bus