Transportation Dispatcher

Position: Transportation Dispatcher*261 days/8 hours*5:00am-2:00pm
Position Type:
Transportation/Dispatcher

Date Posted:
6/12/2026

Location:
Service Building

Date Available:
To Be Determined

Closing Date:
06/18/2026
Salary Range: 2025-26: $20.69 - $29.82 (11 Steps); 2026-27: $21.31 - $30.71 (11 Steps)

General Description of Duties:

• Complete daily tasks as assigned by the immediate supervisor.
• Organize and complete the daily duties assigned to the Transportation Department including, but not limited to calling substitutes, organizing extra duty assignments, and handling the department communications.
• Act as a proper role model for staff and students at all times.
• Attend required professional development activities.
• Perform duties in a professional manner and in accordance with Mentor Exempted Village Board of Education policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned which reasonably relate to the general scope of the job description.

Essential Functions of the Position:

• Accept direction and suggestions from immediate supervisor.
• Follow written directions, write legibly, and complete reports using current computer hardware and software, if necessary.
• Call and secure substitute school bus operators and bus assistants.
• Maintain transportation records including physical examinations, driving abstracts, and any other records required by the State Department of Transportation.
• Post and assign field trips and extra duties.
• Create route efficiency using District routing system.
• Perform clerical functions including, but not limited to, answering calls, word processing, data entry, and processing of purchase orders and leave forms.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills while working with students, parents, and staff in a positive public relations mode.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Qualities to Perform Essential Functions:

• Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Proficiency in reading, math, oral and written communications.
• Must pass a physical examination.
• Remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District.
• Maintain a good driving record (abstract), a valid Ohio Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with SP endorsement and no unreasonable points charged against the license and be insurable by the Board of Education's adopted carrier at all times.

Physical Demands and the Work Environment:

• The physical demands and the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach and lift with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Some travel abilities are required.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• The position requires the individual to be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints, to prioritize which needs are to be fulfilled first, interact with the public, students, and other staff, meet demands from several people, and the ability to work alone.
• The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

Evaluation:
The Transportation Dispatcher will have his/her performance evaluated at least annually by the immediate supervisor to whom assigned in accordance with the negotiated agreement between the Mentor Exempted Village Board of Education, the Mentor Classified Employee Association, and the Ohio Revised Code.

Terms of Employment:
The number of days and number of hours per day to be determined in accordance with the negotiated agreement between the Mentor Exempted Village Board of Education and the Mentor Classified Employee Association.

All applicants must apply on line

Please contact Mrs. Jacki Sturm, Director of Safety and Transportation, at sturm with any questions.

Kathy Burnett
Director of Human Resources

The Mentor Exempted Village School District shall comply with all Federal laws including the Americans iwth Disabilities Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act and all requirments and regulations of the U.S. Department of Educaiton. It is the policy of the Board that no classified, professional staff member, or candidate for such a position in this District shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, creed or ancestry, age, sex, marital status, veteran of any war, or disability, be discriminated against, excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to, discrimination in any program or acitvity for which the Board is…