Transportation Supervisor

Transportation Supervisor

Dulce Independent School District Bus Barn-Transportation - Dulce, New Mexico

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Job : 5723432

Final date to receive applications: Jun 02, 2026 11:59 PM (Mountain Standard Time)

Posted: Yesterday

Starting Date: Jul 1, 2026

JOB TITLE:

TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR

LOCATOR NO.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School graduate or satisfactory completion of the General Education Development (GED) Test;
• Knowledgeable of rules and regulations governing school transportation;
• Other qualifications determined to be necessary by the Board.

SUPERVISOR:

Superintendent of Schools – General Supervisor

Associate Superintendent

POSITION SUMMARY

To enable each student, through safe and efficient transportation, to take full advantage of the complete range of curricular and extra-curricular activities offered by the district’s schools.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist and act in a confidential capacity with respect to a person who determines and effectuates management procedures and school board policies.
• Conform with all state laws and regulations regarding school transportation.
• Maintain safety standards in conformance with state and insurance regulations and develop a program of preventive safety.
• Train and supervise all transportation personnel and make recommendations to the Superintendent for his/her consideration on their employment, re-employment, discharge and/or termination.
• Advise the superintendent on road hazards for decision on school closings or early dismissal or delayed schedule during inclement weather.
• Act as liaison with contractors and principals for consultation on road hazards for decision on school closing or early dismissal or delayed schedule during inclement weather.
• Cooperate and coordinate with school principal(s) and other responsible for planning special school trips or the coordination of school closing, early dismissal or delay schedule.
• Develop and administer a transportation program to meet all the requirements of the daily instructional program and extra-curricular activities.
• Develop and administer a contractual transportation program to meet all the requirements of the daily instructional program and extra-curricular activities.
• Formulate the specifications to be incorporated in contractual agreements
• Approve alterations to contractual agreements when requested by contractors.
• Prepare bus routes for all public and non-public schools in the district.
• Prepare and updates bus schedules for all public and non-public schools in the district.
• Attend appropriate committee and staff meetings.
• Prepare transportation budget and/or prepare and administers the transportation budget.
• Request purchases in accordance with budgetary limitations and district rules.
• Approve and forward transportation service invoices to accounting department.
• Oversee the maintenance of all district-owned equipment and develop a plan for preventive maintenance on school buses and vehicles.
• Investigate, complete and dispatch accident and/or insurance reports.
• Prepare all reports, document and/or items required by state authorities and submit them, after review by the Business Manager.
• Take an active role in solving discipline problems occurring school buses.
• Act as liaison with parents for complaints and special requests.
• Provide the purchasing department with contractor performance qualification data.
• Review annually the advisability of a district-owned transportation system.
• Develop recommendations for future equipment and personnel needs based on a survey of resident students, distances and grade levels.
• Develop recommendations for future transportation needs based on an annual survey of resident students.
• Serve as Activities Transportation Coordinator.
• Assist Business Manager in acquiring quotations, bids, purchasing etc. for transportation.
• Log all out-going long distance telephone calls and fax transmittals.
• Attend Board meetings at the request of the Superintendent or his/her authorized designee.
• Fuels and services vehicles and buses prior to departure of school related trips. Services include cleanliness of vehicles as well as mechanical inspection.
• Makes pre-trip inspections…