SUPPOR PERSONNEL - ROUTE COORDINATOR

PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ROUTE COORDINATOR JOB DESCRIPTION QUALIFICATIONS: 1) High School Diploma or equivalent 2) Seven (7) years’ experience in school transportation, involving bookkeeping, or any equivalent combination of related education, training and experience which provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of this job. 3) Possess a valid Florida Commercial Driver’s License, Type B, with passenger and air brake endorsements and acceptable driving record 4) Must meet requirements of FAC 6A-3.0141, Employment of a School Bus Driver 5) Willing to become certified as a Commercial Driver’s License Examiner, Train-the-Trainer 6) Satisfactory criminal background check KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: (1) Ability to read and interpret documents such as policies and procedure manuals. Follow directions and apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. (2) To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of current Human Resources leave system and Skyward inventory system (if applicable). (3) Ability to communicate clearly and have good people skills (4) Knowledge of payroll processing and knowledge of arithmetic and business mathematics (5) Ability to utilize technology (6) Ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize and/or analyze data and/or information. (7) Extensive knowledge of a school bus (8) Knowledge in safety precautions relating to transportation of students and of occupational hazards (9) Working knowledge of rules and regulations of school bus operations and State traffic laws (10) Knowledge of FCC radio rules and regulations (11) Ability to use discretion and effectively communicate with over two-way radio (12) General knowledge of vehicle mechanical systems (13) Ability to adjust tasks and schedule to changed priorities REPORTS TO: Director, Transportation JOB GOAL Under general direction, the Route Coordinator/Manager will perform district-based duties associated with assigning and tracking bus personnel, routes, and vehicles for the district. Employees in this classification function at a coordinating capacity and perform a variety of duties including the preparation of payroll and a state financial report that secures funding for the department. Employees in this position also serve as a liaison between fleet, operations, and routing services and the district. Performs related work as directed. SUPERVISES: Bus Drivers & Bus Aides PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: (1) Serve as a role model for students, dressing and grooming professionally, demonstrating the importance and relevance of learning, accepting responsibility, and demonstrating pride in your position. (2) Maintain positive, cooperative, and mutually supportive relationships with the administration and representatives of resource agencies within the community. (3) Assigns and tracks all bus personnel, busses, and routes for fleet services, operations and routing services for assigned compound (4) Generates alphabetical personnel list to track drivers; distributes to appropriate departments; assigns buses to operators or trips each year (5) Develops and implements student safety programs (6) Conducts in-service training for drivers and aides including but not limited to Skyward Employee Leave Requests (7) Runs reports and processes payroll via Skyward employee management program (8) Obtains substitutes for absentee drivers to main the smooth operation of pick-up and delivery of students (9) Serve as substitute bus driver when necessary (10) Supervises drivers and aides in the absence of the Director of Transportation (11) Resolve parent complaints/concerns as needed (12) Assist Department Director in compiling and finalizing the annual FTE reports (13) Generates bus order list and vehicle list to identify buses and vehicles in daily use (14) Generates trip order list to track trips that are assigned and open; collects, verifies, and distributes trip change forms (15) Receives and reviews bus/personnel change forms; verifies that forms adhere to policy (16) Determines and coordinates with Department Director the disposition of personnel transfer requests (17) Prepares Florida Education Finance Funding Report that determines amount of funding received (18) Receives and reviews FEFP instructions and survey forms; reviews for changes; prepares instructions and forms FEFP with recommended changes; trains personnel connected with FEFP report (19) Produces a statistical report from FEFP to secure funding; sends to Florida Department of Education (20) Reviews new personnel/applicants with Department Director (21) Tracks type and number of trips, buses, and bus personnel; communicates with dispatchers to provide updates of personnel/bus changes (22) Operates computer to enter, retrieve, review or modify data; utilizes word processing, database and software programs (23) Operates a variety of machinery, equipment, and tools associated with department activities, which includes copiers, telephones, computers and fax machines (24) Maintain professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the District/Department and/or in self-selected professional growth activities (25) Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology being used by PCSD. With the support of the district, attend training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position. (26) Perform all other duties a requested by Department Director PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds). Some tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds. Tasks are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances. Job Description Supplement Code: 4 TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with the District’s approved compensation plan. Length of the work year and hours of employment shall be those established by the District. Position is twelve months; eight hours per day. Support Salary Schedule 1. EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the PCSD Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel. Job Code Title: ROUTE COOR Job Code: 78020 Job Classification: 18 Service Workers Job Class Category: F Educational Support Personnel EEO Line: 52 BOARD APPROVED: February 2004 Amended: October 7, 2014