North East Independent School District
Dispatcher, North - Transportation
North East Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78208
RESUME MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION
Location: Transportation North
Work Schedule: 260 Days
Work Type: Regular Full-Time
Exempt: No
Pay Grade: O5
REASONS TO JOIN NEISD
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EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE : High School Diploma or Equivalent One year certificate from college or technical school; or six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Ability to qualify for and obtain a valid Texas Class ""B"" Commercial Driver License with Passenger (P) and School Bus Endorsements within 90 days of hire
Texas Department of Public Safety School Bus Certification or must obtain within 90 days of hire
High School Diplomas and college/university degrees must be obtained from an accredited program or university approved by the United States Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.
PRIMARY PURPOSE SUMMARY : Coordinate assignments and schedules of bus drivers, routes, and vehicles to ensure safe, efficient and economical transportation services.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Assists or handles assignments of bus drivers, bus routes, vehicles and substitutes for morning and afternoon shifts. 2. Assists with or coordinates extracurricular transportation (field trips) with the Trip Coordinator's assigned drivers, involved campuses and District offices. 3. Prepares data required to plan bus route and posts route schedule. 4. Coordinates, passes on and assigns summer school bus routes/schedules to the driver crews. 5. Informs and assists in the maintenance of routes with the regular and special needs route offices. 6. Dispatches drivers and vehicles and communicates with them using a telephone and two-way radio. 7. As required, assists Routing Office in notifying drivers, parents, and school personnel of any changes in a student's bus service, such as address change, change in pickup and drop off location or change in time or bus change. 8. Maintains good public relations with students, parents, and school personnel. 9. Ensures that all bus routes have an assigned driver twice daily. 10. Receives and posts the "Out of Commission List". 11. Assigns substitute buses for those reported "Out of Service". 12. Communicates with drivers and informs supervisors about problems or concerns they have with parents, students, teachers and coworkers. 13. Interacts with special program administrators and school officials concerning transportation of special education students, where applicable. 14. Assists schools with new student placement on buses - Advises drivers of new or dismissed students. 15. Serves as first line contact for operational assignments and training of new prospects with mentor drivers during initial phases of driver training program. 16. Maintains pertinent documentation relative to personnel emergency standby rosters for extracurricular transportation and related weekend duties. 17. Assists in the preparation of various reports as required by the state, District or department. 18. Posts trips in trip book and verifies confirmation with appropriate parties. 19. Maintains logs on communication with pertinent personnel regarding confirmation, cancellation, and changes. 20. Serves as focal point of issuance for two-way radio system, administrative books and monitoring keyboard. 21. Maintains confidentiality of all information. 22. Regularly required to safely operate a school bus and transport students to and from school and other designated locations in accordance with Texas code and the Transportation Department Employee Safety and Policy Handbook. 23. Reports to work on time every day. 24. Performs additional duties and responsibilities as may be assigned.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: • Successful completion of a pre-employment physical examination to include vision, hearing, alcohol and drug testing and an acceptable driving record documented by a Motor Vehicle Records Check • Proficient map reading skills • Effective telephone and communication skills • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public • Ability to receive and give verbal instructions effectively • Possess or obtain within ninety (90) calendar days of employment a Valid Texas Class "B" Commercial Driver's License with School Bus (S) and Passenger (P) Endorsements and a driving record that meets the requirements of the Texas Department of Public Safety School Bus Certification and the District • Successfully complete a twenty-hour Region XX School Bus Driver Safety Training Certification Course within one hundred and eighty (180) days of receiving enrollment certificate from Region XX
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: This position regularly requires the use of hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. Employee will frequently walk or sit, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must drive a school bus in the performance of assigned tasks and must meet the standards set by the State Board of Education, the Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Public Safety and the District, as they apply (i.e. successful completion of a pre-employment physical examination including vision and hearing tests, drug and alcohol testing and an acceptable driving record documented by a Motor Vehicle Records Check).
WORK ENVIRONMENT: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.
While all applications will be reviewed, not all applicants will be interviewed
North East Independent School District does not to discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, marital or veteran status, disability (or relationship or association with an individual with a disability), genetic information or other legally protected status in its programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Location: Transportation North
Work Schedule: 260 Days
Work Type: Regular Full-Time
Exempt: No
Pay Grade: O5
REASONS TO JOIN NEISD
Click here to view compensation information for Operations jobs
Click here to view Job Safety Analysis information
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE : High School Diploma or Equivalent One year certificate from college or technical school; or six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Ability to qualify for and obtain a valid Texas Class ""B"" Commercial Driver License with Passenger (P) and School Bus Endorsements within 90 days of hire
Texas Department of Public Safety School Bus Certification or must obtain within 90 days of hire
High School Diplomas and college/university degrees must be obtained from an accredited program or university approved by the United States Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.
PRIMARY PURPOSE SUMMARY : Coordinate assignments and schedules of bus drivers, routes, and vehicles to ensure safe, efficient and economical transportation services.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Assists or handles assignments of bus drivers, bus routes, vehicles and substitutes for morning and afternoon shifts. 2. Assists with or coordinates extracurricular transportation (field trips) with the Trip Coordinator's assigned drivers, involved campuses and District offices. 3. Prepares data required to plan bus route and posts route schedule. 4. Coordinates, passes on and assigns summer school bus routes/schedules to the driver crews. 5. Informs and assists in the maintenance of routes with the regular and special needs route offices. 6. Dispatches drivers and vehicles and communicates with them using a telephone and two-way radio. 7. As required, assists Routing Office in notifying drivers, parents, and school personnel of any changes in a student's bus service, such as address change, change in pickup and drop off location or change in time or bus change. 8. Maintains good public relations with students, parents, and school personnel. 9. Ensures that all bus routes have an assigned driver twice daily. 10. Receives and posts the "Out of Commission List". 11. Assigns substitute buses for those reported "Out of Service". 12. Communicates with drivers and informs supervisors about problems or concerns they have with parents, students, teachers and coworkers. 13. Interacts with special program administrators and school officials concerning transportation of special education students, where applicable. 14. Assists schools with new student placement on buses - Advises drivers of new or dismissed students. 15. Serves as first line contact for operational assignments and training of new prospects with mentor drivers during initial phases of driver training program. 16. Maintains pertinent documentation relative to personnel emergency standby rosters for extracurricular transportation and related weekend duties. 17. Assists in the preparation of various reports as required by the state, District or department. 18. Posts trips in trip book and verifies confirmation with appropriate parties. 19. Maintains logs on communication with pertinent personnel regarding confirmation, cancellation, and changes. 20. Serves as focal point of issuance for two-way radio system, administrative books and monitoring keyboard. 21. Maintains confidentiality of all information. 22. Regularly required to safely operate a school bus and transport students to and from school and other designated locations in accordance with Texas code and the Transportation Department Employee Safety and Policy Handbook. 23. Reports to work on time every day. 24. Performs additional duties and responsibilities as may be assigned.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: • Successful completion of a pre-employment physical examination to include vision, hearing, alcohol and drug testing and an acceptable driving record documented by a Motor Vehicle Records Check • Proficient map reading skills • Effective telephone and communication skills • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public • Ability to receive and give verbal instructions effectively • Possess or obtain within ninety (90) calendar days of employment a Valid Texas Class "B" Commercial Driver's License with School Bus (S) and Passenger (P) Endorsements and a driving record that meets the requirements of the Texas Department of Public Safety School Bus Certification and the District • Successfully complete a twenty-hour Region XX School Bus Driver Safety Training Certification Course within one hundred and eighty (180) days of receiving enrollment certificate from Region XX
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: This position regularly requires the use of hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. Employee will frequently walk or sit, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must drive a school bus in the performance of assigned tasks and must meet the standards set by the State Board of Education, the Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Public Safety and the District, as they apply (i.e. successful completion of a pre-employment physical examination including vision and hearing tests, drug and alcohol testing and an acceptable driving record documented by a Motor Vehicle Records Check).
WORK ENVIRONMENT: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.
While all applications will be reviewed, not all applicants will be interviewed
North East Independent School District does not to discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, marital or veteran status, disability (or relationship or association with an individual with a disability), genetic information or other legally protected status in its programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.