Route Coordinator - Transportation

Overview

Route Coordinator
- Transportation, . Position Type:
Auxiliary
- Transportation/ Transportation. Pay Grade:
6. Shift Type:
Full-Time. Wage/Hour Status:
Non-Exempt.

Reports To:

Director
- Transportation. Employment Begins:
As soon as possible.

To coordinate assignments and schedules of bus drivers, routes, and vehicles to ensure safe, efficient, and economical transportation services.

Education/Certification:

• High School diploma or GED
• Valid Texas Commercial Driver's License (Class
  
  B)
• Texas Education Agency School Bus Driver Certificate

Special Knowledge/

Skills:

• Effective telephone and communication skills
• Ability to receive and give verbal instructions effectively
• Ability to pass alcohol and drug test

Experience:

• Two years' experience as a certified school bus driver

• Coordinate day-to-day regular bus routes, assign vehicles to routes, and manage substitute drivers as needed
• Evaluate routes determined as hazardous for proper classification
• Assist with coordination of drivers for extracurricular events/field trips
• Plan and adjust ridership on bus routes using ridership data
• Create route maps and schedule information for the communications department to publish on the district website; send bus schedules to all schools
• Create route stops and time logistics using routing system based on district needs
• Work with staff, schools, and parents to address regular route issues
• Manage student transportation eligibility within the district
• Assist with afternoon bus accidents and complete required documentation (written and photographic)
• Support transportation manager with the schedule rider count surveys, research geographic code locations for routes/stops, and process mileage statistics for annual State reporting to obtain funding
• Supervise day-to-day operation of Regular Ed. Drivers, address misconduct, implement policy and procedures, and write reprimands as needed
• Assign bus drivers, routes, vehicles, and substitutes for morning and afternoon routes
• Prepare data required to plan bus routes
• Coordinate and schedule all summer school routes
• Investigate all accidents
• Prepare and update district maps showing areas served by each bus; distribute maps to schools and within the district as directed
• Maintain and monitor all routes; ensure daily updates in the computer
• Maintain good public relations with school personnel, students, and parents
• Perform other duties as assigned

• None

• Mental Demands:
  Maintain emotional control under stressful situations; manage driver and vehicle schedules to complete routes; interpret and follow written, oral, or diagram instructions; prepare simple correspondence; interact with customers, regulatory agencies, or community members; read and interpret safety and operating manuals; meet deadlines
• Physical Demands:
  Repetitive hand motions; prolonged computer use; lifting/moving up to 25 pounds; bending or twisting

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required.

Postings current as of 6/1/2026 5:34:06 PM CST.

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