Scheduler​/Dispatcher

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• Position Type:
  Transportation/Scheduler/Dispatcher
• Date Posted: 10/1/2026
• Location:
  
  Transportation
• Closing Date: 10/14/2026

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Possession of valid school bus driver certificate
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and initiative
• Ability to work effectively and react with sound judgment under stress and in emergency situations
• Ability to organize and prepare reports
• Ability to perform computer work, including data entry and computations
• Ability to communicate effectively with school and district staff, drivers, and parents
• Ability to coordinate variety of transportation needs and assignments simultaneously in clear and concise manner

Willingness and ability to work flexible schedules

REPORTS TO:

Administrator as assigned

SUPERVISES:
Staff as assigned

JOB GOAL:
To develop transportation schedules within District guidelines, to provide dispatch as necessary and to provide direction to drivers as assigned

• Prepares route schedules, make corrections and distributes information to staff, schools and public per District timelines
• Prepares pupil count information; maintains accounting of schedule changes and bus stops
• Dispatches and directs drivers; assigns substitute drivers and monitors
• Makes special education and other program changes daily as needed
• Conducts inservice training for drivers and monitors
• Keeps records and prepares required reports
• Communicates information between parents, school and district staff, and drivers
• Ensures route coverage and changes are communicated clearly and timely to all affected staff members and stakeholders
• Drives school bus route as needed
• Evaluates staff as assigned
• Models personal and professional values of equity, integrity, caring, collaboration, personal and collective accountability
• Performs other related duties as assigned

SALARY: $28.60 - $42.17 per hour

EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the District's "Improvement of Professional Services" handbook, Board Policies and Procedures and consistent with collective bargaining agreements when applicable

NEW PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES AND PERMANENT EMPLOYEES WHO BECOME PROBATIONARY UPON RECLASSIFICATION: A new employee, or a permanent employee who is changed to a new classification, shall serve a probationary period, which shall not exceed six (6) monthsof duty time exclusive of leaves of absence or other absences. During this probationary period the employee must meet the required standards of performance to be recommended for permanent status in the classification.

A probationary classified service employee may be terminated from the probationary classification at any time without cause, without right of appeal or hearing before the Board of Education. Pursuant to Education Code section 45113, a permanent employee who accepts a promotion and fails to complete the probationary period for that promotional position, shall be employed in the classification from which he or she was promoted.

MINIMUM APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma
• Valid School Bus Driver Certificate
• Resume
• 2 Letters of Recommendation (dated within 1 year of the closing date)

Copies of required certificates, transcripts or diplomas may be submitted with application. District may require that originals be presented for verification prior to employment. Please check with Personnel Services regarding acceptable documents. For positions requiring college course work official transcripts will be required upon employment.

It is the applicant's responsibility to meet all application requirements and supply copies of all required documents. A separate set of paperwork is required for each application submitted. All application materials submitted become the property of Bakersfield City School District.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Some positions may require proof of privately owned automobile insurance and the possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle operator's license. Fingerprint clearance by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice is a condition of appointment after…