Director of Transportation
Apply NowCompany: Central Indiana Educational Service Center Consortium
Location: Martinsville, VA 24112
Description:
Position Type:
Administration/Director
Date Posted:
8/15/2024
Location:
Martinsville Transportation Department
Date Available:
9/9/2024District:
Metropolitan SD - Martinsville - website
Administration/Director
Date Posted:
8/15/2024
Location:
Martinsville Transportation Department
Date Available:
9/9/2024District:
Metropolitan SD - Martinsville - website
- Supervision of office staff
- Operate within and advise on budget. Operate Skyward Financial System.
- Maintain, review and make recommendations regarding buildings and equipment.
- Maintain and update Bus Driver Handbook according to departmental need, procedural changes or local/state/federal law changes.
- Operate in compliance with Individual Education Plans, McKinney Vento (homeless) and foster care requirements.
- Provide supervision of school owned and contact drivers.
- Ensure drivers have proper license endorsements, criminal history and sex offender checks.
- Collaborate with contract holders (Dallas/Duckworth) as needed to ensure operational success.
- Create routes, bid documents and make recommendations regarding contract bids on 20 contracted routes.
- Review, adjust or create student transportation routes as needed/directed.
- Understand and operate routing software.
- Understand and supervise operation of parent app (MyView).
- Driver recruitment for replacement or substitute drivers.
- Maintain and create driver training sessions for both existing and new drivers.
- Maintain Commercial Driver's License and bus certifications so that routes can be covered in emergency or routine situations.
- Review and create specifications for bus replacements according to the bus replacement plan and make fleet recommendations.
- Serve as designated employee representative for Department of Transportation drug testing. Understand and update policies. Ensure that testing compliance is maintained and documented.
- Respond to driver student management concerns. Assist with discipline issues possible with driver, student, school and parent. Review bus video and assist with the school bus conduct report.
- Assist with weather determinations and make recommendations regarding delay or cancellation of school day and/or extracurricular activities.