Transportation Coordinator - Dispatcher 2026-27

Duties & Responsibilities

• Covers field and athletic trips with schools, providing cost estimates, managing changes and cancellations, and arranging buses, charter buses, and drivers.
• Supports drivers with routes, trips, and bidding, maps and directions, buses and equipment, policies and procedures.
• Solves transportation problems and maintains effective public relations with parents, drivers, and district employees.
• Assigns properly equipped buses based on special needs of students to be transported; reviews equipment needs and makes recommendations.
• Investigates complaints; directs emergency procedures; documents events and allegations.
• Relieves drivers as necessary; prepares reports and recommendations.
• Reviews payroll records submitted by drivers; authorizes pay.
• May be required to back-up other coordinator position duties, including but not limited to; training and support of drivers, public and student relations, and other prescribed coordinator duties.

Requirements

• High school degree or equivalent
• Minimum of two years’ experience within a transportation department
• Previous experience as a school bus driver
• Preferred experience in a lead or supervisory role
• Experience in a school district
• Experience in dispatching/routing
• Licenses: Valid Washington state school bus driver's license; commercial license with passenger endorsement must be obtained within the first 180 calendar days of employment; Valid Department of Transportation physical card; First Aid and CPR certification

Knowledge

• Basic knowledge of safety standards, laws, codes, rules and regulations and district policies and procedures relating to the transportation of students
• Familiarity with area streets, highways and district boundaries
• Basic knowledge of vehicle maintenance requirements

Skills

• Reads and understands maps
• Effective communication skills
• Teamwork skills
• Personal organizing skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Driving skills for various bus models
• Multicultural sensitivity

Qualifications

• CTSA salary grade 5 $ 81,834 to $ 86,141 annual salary (starting at $ 81,834), 40 hours per week, for a 260-day annual assignment.
• Medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life-insurance eligibility is based upon 630 hours worked within a school year.
• Retirement provided through Washington State Department of Retirement Systems.
• Other benefits include vacation and paid holidays.
• Note Resume and letter of interest required.
• Notice of Non-Discrimination Bellevue School District Does Not Discriminate In Any Programs Or Activities On The Basis Of Sex, Race, Ethnicity, Creed, Religion, Color, National Origin, Age, Honorably Discharged Veteran Or Military Status, Sexual Orientation, Gender Expression, Gender Identity, Homelessness, Immigration Or Citizenship Status, The Presence Of Any Sensory, Mental, Or Physical Disability, Neurodivergence, Or The Use Of a Trained Dog Guide Or Service Animal And Provides Equal Access To The Boy Scouts Of America And Other Designated Youth Groups.