Gaston County Schools
OSA II - McKinney-Vento Transportation Coordinator
Gaston County Schools, Gastonia, North Carolina, United States, 28054
Job Description
Description
Performs administrative work developing and maintaining route information, compiling survey data, files, records, reports, planning training, and special events, assisting administrators with implementing department goals, and related work as apparent or assigned, with a focus on students served by McKinney-Vento and Department of Exceptional Children.
Essential Functions
• Communicates with school personnel, parents, students, and central office staff while complying with confidentiality requirements in local, state, and federal policies and statutes.
• Serves as liaison between the transportation department and schools.
• Approves student transportation requests.
• Responds to inquiries and complaints from staff and parents.
• Receives, organizes, and enters data from student ridership surveys.
• Coordinates substitute bus drivers for the assigned area and drives the mini-bus when necessary.
• Assist other Transportation personnel when necessary.
• Participates in the interview process.
• Provides accident and incident follow-up.
• Completes routine paperwork; route updates, count sheets, etc.
• Prepare customized reports for transportation needs.
• Attend conferences and classes to develop and maintain knowledge of databases.
• Manage the student transportation information system.
• Assist in general office duties.
• Assist in conducting training sessions for mini-bus drivers.
• Other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask.
• Ability to work effectively with others, and proactive customer service skills.
• Thorough knowledge of transit and school transportation principles, practices, and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of office practices and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of the attendance boundaries within the school district.
• Ability to respond appropriately and effectively to problems, concerns, and questions from citizens, parents, teachers, and students.
• Ability to express ideas clearly and accurately; orally and in writing.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment and related hardware and software.
• Ability to operate personal computers and software, including Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Ability to generate typical business correspondence exhibiting strong skills in vocabulary, grammar, and spelling.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions with little direct supervision; to sort and place items in proper sequence; to compare and compile written information carefully and accurately.
• Ability to learn specialized equipment and software based on district needs.
• Ability to apply technical expertise required while managing bus routing within the TIMS program, utilizing detailed procedures and techniques within a predetermined area assignment.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with parents, students, school officials, associates, and the general public.
Physical Requirements
• This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force.
• Work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, and repetitive motions, frequently requires standing, walking, and reaching with hands and arms, and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, pushing or pulling and lifting.
• Work has standard vision requirements.
• Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels.
• Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment, and observing general surroundings and activities.
• Work occasionally requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to vibration, and exposure to bloodborne pathogens, and may be required to wear
specialized personal protective equipment.
• Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic)
Qualification Requirements
• High School graduate or equivalent, office, and transportation experience, at least one of which is data entry or a year of work directly related to a computer system that requires knowledge of editing and completing source data; or an equivalent
combination of education and experience.
• Valid North Carolina Commercial Driver's License with P & S endorsements.
Special Requirements
• Valid commercial driver's license with passenger and bus endorsement in the State of North Carolina.
• Register in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Clearinghouse
Reports to Transportation Manager
Disclaimer
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to perform this job.
If offered a position, the prospective employee must pass a required health exam, criminal records check, and drug test.
Description
Performs administrative work developing and maintaining route information, compiling survey data, files, records, reports, planning training, and special events, assisting administrators with implementing department goals, and related work as apparent or assigned, with a focus on students served by McKinney-Vento and Department of Exceptional Children.
Essential Functions
• Communicates with school personnel, parents, students, and central office staff while complying with confidentiality requirements in local, state, and federal policies and statutes.
• Serves as liaison between the transportation department and schools.
• Approves student transportation requests.
• Responds to inquiries and complaints from staff and parents.
• Receives, organizes, and enters data from student ridership surveys.
• Coordinates substitute bus drivers for the assigned area and drives the mini-bus when necessary.
• Assist other Transportation personnel when necessary.
• Participates in the interview process.
• Provides accident and incident follow-up.
• Completes routine paperwork; route updates, count sheets, etc.
• Prepare customized reports for transportation needs.
• Attend conferences and classes to develop and maintain knowledge of databases.
• Manage the student transportation information system.
• Assist in general office duties.
• Assist in conducting training sessions for mini-bus drivers.
• Other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask.
• Ability to work effectively with others, and proactive customer service skills.
• Thorough knowledge of transit and school transportation principles, practices, and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of office practices and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of the attendance boundaries within the school district.
• Ability to respond appropriately and effectively to problems, concerns, and questions from citizens, parents, teachers, and students.
• Ability to express ideas clearly and accurately; orally and in writing.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment and related hardware and software.
• Ability to operate personal computers and software, including Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Ability to generate typical business correspondence exhibiting strong skills in vocabulary, grammar, and spelling.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions with little direct supervision; to sort and place items in proper sequence; to compare and compile written information carefully and accurately.
• Ability to learn specialized equipment and software based on district needs.
• Ability to apply technical expertise required while managing bus routing within the TIMS program, utilizing detailed procedures and techniques within a predetermined area assignment.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with parents, students, school officials, associates, and the general public.
Physical Requirements
• This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force.
• Work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, and repetitive motions, frequently requires standing, walking, and reaching with hands and arms, and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, pushing or pulling and lifting.
• Work has standard vision requirements.
• Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels.
• Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment, and observing general surroundings and activities.
• Work occasionally requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to vibration, and exposure to bloodborne pathogens, and may be required to wear
specialized personal protective equipment.
• Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic)
Qualification Requirements
• High School graduate or equivalent, office, and transportation experience, at least one of which is data entry or a year of work directly related to a computer system that requires knowledge of editing and completing source data; or an equivalent
combination of education and experience.
• Valid North Carolina Commercial Driver's License with P & S endorsements.
Special Requirements
• Valid commercial driver's license with passenger and bus endorsement in the State of North Carolina.
• Register in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Clearinghouse
Reports to Transportation Manager
Disclaimer
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to perform this job.
If offered a position, the prospective employee must pass a required health exam, criminal records check, and drug test.