Route Supervisor - Transportation Services

Position Title: Route Supervisor Division: Operations/Transportation
Reports To: Director, Transportation
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Schedule: D5
Work Days: 244

Essential Duties:

• Plan, coordinate, and recommend the most economical, efficient, and safest bus routes and bus stops.
• Periodically ride routes, investigate concerns regarding bus routes, and respond accordingly.
• Monitor bus assignments to ensure that they do not exceed capacity and that bus loads are balanced to the best possible extent.
• Assist in maintaining records by updating information as needed for the proper operation of the Edulog Boundary/Transportation System.
• Assist the Executive Director and Director of Transportation in responding to any transportation-related concern from drivers, parents, and students.
• Prepare necessary route information for all drivers for the beginning of each school year.
• Assist the Executive Director of Transportation with annual evaluation of bus drivers.
• Serve as a substitute bus driver when needed.
• Work with school personnel regarding student management issues, including pulling and reviewing bus videos.
• Periodically observe bus loading, unloading, and parking at selected schools.
• Perform annual skill evaluations for each assigned driver.
• Assist the Executive Director in preparing the State Transportation Survey.
• Assist with retraining of bus drivers.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or state-approved High School Equivalency (HSE), required; college or technical school diploma, preferred.
• Commercial Driver’s License with School Bus (S) and Passenger (P) endorsements required at the time of employment.
• Minimum of three years of successful bus driving experience.
• Ability to pass annual physical required.
• Experience working with the Edulog software or other comparable transportation technology.
• Experience working in a public school transportation department, preferred.
• Experience planning and coordinating transportation routes, preferred.
• Exceptional integrity, commitment to confidentiality, excellent character, and strong professional reputation.
• Ability to abide by the Georgia Professional Standards Code of Ethics for Educators.
• Must be regularly, predictably, and reliably at work.
• Ability to be present at the physical worksite.
• Must perform tasks involving prolonged periods of standing, walking, and sitting.
• Must perform routine physical activities such as bending and lifting/pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to properly and consistently supervise students, particularly during emergency situations.
• Vision, hearing, written, and verbal communications are essential factors in performing required tasks.