Bridgeton Public Schools

Job Description
New

POSITION:

Dispatcher/Scheduler

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. High School Diploma or GED.
2. One-year experience in transportation operations (preferred)
3. A valid New Jersey School Bus Driver’s License of the appropriate class issued by the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles (passenger endorsement/school bus endorsement/air brake endorsement)
4. Ability to schedule and organize work assignments to assure timely and effective completion.
5. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and the general public.
6. Bilingual (preferred)
7. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
8. General familiarity with fleet maintenance scheduling.
9. Required criminal history background check and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status.

REPORTS TO:

Under the direction of the Transportation Coordinator and the Assistant Transportation Coordinator, assists in the proper operation, maintenance, scheduling of buses; does related work as required.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Dispatches all regular education and special/extra services buses.
2. Posts Field trips and Sport trips; assigns drivers and substitute drivers to cover assignments.
3. Prepares all trip sheets, maps and other vital driver information related to extra trips.
4. Coordinates field trips, including receiving and posting trips, assigning drivers and buses to trips and maintaining trip board.
5. Assigns substitute drivers to cover regular/EC/trip routes, when needed.
6. Calls/emails and assigns substitutes bus drivers to routes and trips to fill in regular drivers as needed. Provides route information and instruction to substitute drivers.
7. Composes and/or prepares various documents and reports (e.g. bus stop locations, field trip information, substitute driver route lists, workloads, absence and substitute records, early dismissal schedules, correspondence, bus logs, etc.)
8. Assists when needed as a bus aide if substitutes are unavailable.
9. Advises building officials of route changes, bus changes, late arrivals, departures, etc.
10. Accepts bus trouble calls, coordinates replacement buses, drivers, etc. with Assistant Transportation Coordinator/Transportation Coordinator.
11. Handles all quarterly reports. Keep up-to-date files on all buses that are active.
12. Assists with coordination, building and maintaining routes for the students that attend Bridgeton Public Schools, and maintains constant contact with schools.
13. Assists with coordination, building and maintaining routes for special education students that attend schools outside the district, and maintains contact with schools.
14. Coordinates all after-school routes and assigns drivers accordingly. Assists the bus drivers, teachers, and parents with concerns in the after-school programs.
15. Assists with attendance records of all bus drivers and bus aides.
16. Performs all other duties as required by the Transportation Coordinator.

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:

12 Months. Salary to be determined by the Board of Education.

EVALUATION:

Performance will be evaluated in accordance with Board policies and procedures on the evaluation of professional staff.

AS 1/31/22