What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Director of Transportation position at Central Office - Operations?
JOB DESCRIPTION: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION
SALARY SCHEDULE: CERTIFIED OR NON-CERTIFIED ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
(Dependent on certification recognized by OSDE)
DEPARTMENT: TRANSPORTATION
FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT
SAFETY-SENSITIVE: YES
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Assistant Director of Transportation is responsible for the oversite of all aspects of the Transportation department. The position supports the leadership of all transportation staff, such as drivers, monitors, dispatch personnel and supervisorial positions. The position is also assists the Director in the oversite of student transportation and the management of the transportation fleet. This involves day to day and year to year planning in the areas of student routes, driver placement, bus purchases and fleet maintenance.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily
- Master's degree (M. A.) or equivalent; or four to ten years’ experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Administrative certification recognized by the Oklahoma State Department of Education preferred, but not required
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Oversee day-to-day operations of pupil transportation.
- Assist the Director in compliance with all safety procedures.
- Maintain a working knowledge of all state and federal regulations and guidelines.
- Work closely with all administrators in the district to ensure transportation needs are met in a safe, efficient, and timely manner.
- Ensure the operation of pupil transportation to be one of professional and effective in meeting the goals of Mid-Del Schools.
- Assist in the evaluation of all transportation department employees annually.
- Communicates with families and community members in a professional and productive manner.
- Additional duties that may be assigned by immediate supervisor or above.
LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR SKILLS:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to compose and write grammatically correct correspondence and memos.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, schedule form, or blueprint form.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, frequently lift and/or move more than 100 pounds, and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fume or airborne particles. The employee frequently works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts, extreme cold (including outdoors), extreme heat (including direct sunlight), risk of electrical shock and vibration.
The noise level in the work environment will vary from somewhat loud to extremely loud.
To ensure continuity of services, a different work location may be necessary in the event of a health crisis or disruptive situation that requires the closing of school and/or office buildings. An employee’s eligibility for a varied work location will be determined by the superintendent of schools. Expectations and guidelines for this change will be distributed by the employee’s supervisor, based on his/her role and responsibilities.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Employee may occasionally be required to supervise a varying number of employees in the overall direction, coordination, and completion of tasks as assigned.
DISCLAIMER:
Please note that job descriptions are not intended, and should not be construed, to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with a job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job elements essential for making fair hiring and pay decisions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions