Transportation Supervisor (Operations) 2024-2025

The DeKalb County School District is seeking an experienced and professional Transportation Supervisor.

Salary Grade / Schedule : Unified

Salary Schedules :

The material contained herein is subject to change. All open positions offered by the DeKalb County School District are subject to specific job requirements.

The DeKalb County School District is an equal opportunity employer, and all hiring decisions are subject to federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.

Title : Supervisor, Transportation

Under limited supervision, directly supervises and manages bus drivers for an assigned area of DeKalb County School District’s (DCSD) school transportation operations, including routing and scheduling programs.

Essential Functions :

The following duties are representative for this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification.

Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Supervises school bus drivers in the transportation of students to ensure drivers are in conformance with federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations
• Oversees the assigning of driver overtime; field trips, athletic events, and special events to drivers in accordance with established guidelines;

coordinates time-off for bus drivers and arranges a substitute as necessary

• Assigns and reviews and corrects employee payroll discrepancies
• Prepares, reviews, and corrects reports regarding fuel consumption, bus utilization, mileage, equipment and supply inventory, driver activities, leave, and employee payroll
• Insures drivers are drug and alcohol tested when required by federal, and state laws and district policy
• Schedules and conducts driver meetings and training to keep drivers informed of policies, procedures, regulations, and rules
• Drives continuous improvement using safety metrics and key transportation performance indicators
• Maintains manual and electronic documents, files, and records for the purpose of documenting activities and / or providing an up-to-date reference and audit trail;

Prepares, reviews, and maintains correspondences, reports, and other administrative duties as required

• Attends a variety of meetings, conferences, and workshops to maintain current knowledge of Pupil Transportation Industry best practices.
• Trains, supervises, and evaluates the performance of assigned staff including bus drivers.
• Resolves complaints regarding bus routes, scheduling, bus stops and regional transportation personnel
• Receives and responds to emergency calls after hours and on weekends
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE :

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Associate degree in Business Administration, Planning, Logistics, Business, or closely related area preferred.
• Minimum three years of experience in transportation management or closely related area, including scheduling and route development required.
• Commercial driver’s license (CDL) with Passenger & School Bus (P&S) endorsements required within 90 days (about 3 months) of employment.

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