Transportation Dispatcher

Position Type:
Classified Support Staff – Non‑Certified/ Bus Driver / Transportation.

Location:

Transportation. District:
Worthington City Schools. Posted: 12/12/2025. Closing Date: 12/26/2025. Available: 01/20/2026.

One full‑time Transportation Dispatcher to work 8 hrs per day, Monday through Friday on a 261‑day calendar, responsible for arranging schedules and dispatching school buses to cover regular and co‑curricular routes.

• Receives calls for driver absences
• Assigns substitute and unassigned drivers for route coverage
• Monitors the two‑way radio communication when buses are on routes
• Communicates via the two‑way radio to drivers who are on routes
• Resolves logistic problems for drivers while on a route
• Assists in emergency and breakdown calls, accident procedures, and other immediate response issues
• Assists in coordination of routes for co‑curricular activities and field trip assignments
• Assists in the daily maintenance of field trip lists
• Assists in entering route information into a computer
• Completes required forms
• Communicates with staff, students, administrators, and the public
• Maintains valid Ohio Commercial Driver’s License with school bus endorsement
• Serves as an emergency replacement for absent bus drivers
• Assists with in‑service training for bus driving staff
• Attends in‑service and training programs
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Must know the rules, regulations, procedures and laws as they relate to the operation of a passenger vehicle.
• Must be able to meet or exceed the annual state required physical examination.
• Must be able to pass drug and alcohol testing as required by law and district policies and procedures.
• Must possess a good driving record (no moving traffic violations within the past two years and not more than one moving violation within the past three years; no conviction of driving under the influence, controlled substance, railroad crossing violation, or individual 6‑point conviction within the past ten years).
• Must maintain a good driving and criminal background that reflects a professional driver and which meets all contractual, local, state and federal requirements.
• Must have an overall presentation compatible with District expectations.
• Must possess a valid State of Ohio Commercial Driver’s License with School Bus Driver’s Endorsement.
• Must be at least 21 years of age or older.

• Ability to organize bus driving routes
• Ability to develop alternative plans to resolve transportation issues
• Clear and concise oral communication
• Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions
• Reading and writing skills
• Effective communication with people
• Calm under stress
• Thorough knowledge of Ohio Bus Transportation Laws and Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws
• Considerable knowledge of operation of basic bus mechanical equipment
• Skill in operation of a passenger school bus
• Ability to read a map and follow road directions
• Ability to maintain insurability through district fleet policy
• Ability to use technology to complete daily and assigned tasks appropriate for the position

Salary range $26.86/hr to $34.28/hr.