Transportation Field Supervisor

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POSITION TITLE: Transportation Field Supervisor

DEPARTMENT: Transportation

REPORTS TO: Assistant Director of Transportation

SUPERVISES:Drivers and Monitors

POSITION GOAL: Plan, organize, supervise and coordinate personnel employment, bus driver training and licensing program, vehicle safety inspection, and pupil safety education programs for transportation department programs; enforces compliance with transportation safety codes, regulations and contract specifications.

Representative Duties: (Incumbents may perform any combination of the essential functions shown below. This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but is intended to accurately reflect the principal job elements.)

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Plan, organize and supervise the training, testing and licensing of a large staff of district employees and contract carrier-employed bus drivers engaged in the daily transportation of school children; coordinate and process the recruitment, screening, selection, processing, transfer, evaluation, discipline, and termination of transportation department staff and bus drivers.

Interpret and enforce collective bargaining negotiation contracts for department personnel, act as subject matter expert and team member in assigned union negotiations.

Plan, organize and supervise department staff in-service training programs; supervise facility/site and employee safety programs.

Coordinate Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 programs for the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) mandated controlled substance and alcohol testing for the district and act as liaison with medical review officers and substance abuse professionals.

Plan, organize and supervise the inspection and utilization of district and contract carrier equipment for compliance with safety, contract specifications, maintenance intervals, and existing regulatory standards.

Supervise the inspection, certification, processing, and maintenance of loading zones at school sites.

Supervise the receipt, investigation, and response to public complaints about driver skills and operating practices; supervise the independent field checking, auditing, and road supervision of district and contract carrier buses and operations.

Represent the department in unemployment, workers’ compensation and equal opportunity/discrimination hearings; assists in the development of department budgets and controls expenditures for assigned units.

Enforce compliance with safety standards of the Illinois code of regulations, the education code, Illinois vehicle code, local traffic ordinances, and contract specification for department operations staff and contract bus carriers; act as liaison to the Illinois Department of Education.

Analyze accident factors and risk management of driving skills and practices of staff; make periodic and special reports.

Select, train, and evaluate performance of assigned staff.

Perform related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND CRITICAL SKILLS:

· Technical aspects of field of specialty.

· Oral and written communication skills.

· Reading and writing English communication skills.

· Illinois Education code, U.S. Department of Transportation regulations,

· Illinois vehicle code and other regulations relating to the transportation of pupil passengers.

· Safe driving methods, instruction techniques, and accident and incident investigations.

· Office management and record-keeping methods and procedures.

ABILITY TO:

· Operate standard office equipment including computers and related software applications.

· Communicate effectively orally and in writing.

· Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

· Plan and organize work.

· Meet schedules and time lines.

· Maintain records and prepare reports.

· Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.

· Work independently with little direction.

· Read, interpret, apply, and explain rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Possession of a valid Illinois driver’s license and availability of private transportation (mileage expense allowance provided).

Have the ability to acquire school bus certificate.

EXPERIENCE: Any combination of training, experience, and/or education equivalent to: graduation from a recognized four year college or university with a major in business or public administration and four years of directly related experiences in pupil or public transportation. Additional related transportation experience of acceptable level and quality including possession of an Illinois Department of Education school bus drivers instructional permit may be substituted for the college requirement on a year-for-year basis.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

Indoor/Outdoor extreme heat to extreme cold and office environment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and on the telephone; seeing to read, prepare, and proofread documents, perform assigned duties; sitting or standing for extended periods of time; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment; kneeling, bending at the waist, and reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally, to retrieve and store files and supplies; lifting light objects.

ADA:

The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Year round schedule

EVALUATION: Director of Transportation or designee

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $46,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $46,000 - $55,000