Routing Specialist

Position:   Routing Specialist  

Department:   Transportation

Wage/Salary Status:  Nonexempt

Reports To:   Route Coordinator/Director of Transportation    

Pay Grade: Per Compensation Manual                                                                                                                                                                              

Days Employed: Per Compensation Manual

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must meet all contractual, local, state, and federal requirements of a professional driver 
• Minimum of two years experience as a school bus driver in a public school district (preferred)
• Must meet all qualifications for a bus driver for DISD
• Must maintain an exemplary driving record per DISD safe driving incentive guidelines

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: 

• Must have and maintain a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with all appropriate endorsements and classifications and all other required licenses, permits, and certifications.

Specialized knowledge and skills:

• Must have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively and pleasantly in person, via telephone and two-way radio
• Knowledge of record-keeping and office procedures
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize effectively
• Must demonstrate diplomacy and flexibility at all times
• Complete assigned tasks accurately with minimal supervision 
• Follow District and Transportation policies and procedures
• Must be able to work a split shift (i.e., 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

ROUTING SPECIALIST ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assist in solving such conditions as route overloads, routes needing attention, equipment needing repair, loading, and unloading stops
• Monitor and respond to two-way radio communications
• Respond appropriately and decisively to emergencies
• Answer and route telephone calls; record and distribute messages in an accurate and timely manner
• Update assigned route maps and descriptions
• Contact parents/guardians concerning student management problems
• Handle incoming concerns/issues from parents
• Participate in training
• Exercise responsible leadership
• Perform as a substitute driver/monitor as needed
• Take initiative in identifying and working on non-driving tasks
• Upload Skyward every morning and sends copies to archives
• Maintain routing information on Transfinder/Skyward
• Efficient with of Zonar/Infofinder/Skyward/Routefinder programs
• Efficiently manage multiple emails daily from all campuses to assign students to routes/bus stop locations accordingly
• Assist in editing streets/parcels in Routefinder
• Download information from Routefinder into Infofinder 
• Perform all other duties assigned by the Director of Transportation

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise students during transport

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Demands: 

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.  

• Continuously sit
• Occasionally required to walk or stand
• Frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk
• Repeat the same hand, arm, or finger motion
• Frequently use hand strength to grasp tools, and drive 
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds including students 
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and peripheral vision
• Occasionally work in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees
• Walk on slippery surfaces 
• Meet deadlines with severe time constraints
• Interact with the public and other peers positively
• Ensure  the safety and well-being of others
• Noise level is frequently loud to where you have to raise your voice to be heard