Support Specialist: Transportation

Job Description

Title Code:

Support Specialist:
Transportation

Performs a variety of professional level tasks. May assist the Supervisor in Transportation with planning, routing, and scheduling student transportation services for students in public, non-public schools and McKinney Vento (homeless students), including functional supervision for county and contractor bus/van drivers and attendants, and alternative vehicle including management of disciplinary issues.

• Ability to work flexible schedules
• Emergencies
• Evenings/Nights
• Extended hours
• Holidays
• Inclement weather conditions
• Outside of normal business hours
• Summer hours

• Assists in the computerized routing, scheduling, assignment of transportation services and tracking/maintenance software.
• Responsible for homeless student transportation routing and scheduling.
• Responsible for Gen Ed, and Non-Public Student routing and scheduling.
• Responsible for tracking and submitting contractors payments.
• Meets and confers with appropriate Central Office personnel, school administrators, parents and other interested parties to resolve transportation issues, and attend Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) meetings, and hearings at the discretion of the Supervisor.
• Performs route planning and oversight for designated school buses and alternative vehicles throughout the year, and may be required to drive
• Assists with the preparation and maintenance of office records including data entry for computer assisted routing program of all students transported, local, state and federal reports as required.
• Provides oversight of regular and substitute bus/van drivers and aides and alternative vehicle services; regularly observes driver operations; and prepares bus road observation reports.
• May be required to respond, investigate and prepare reports on accidents involving school buses at the direction of the Supervisor.
• Maintains continuing familiarity with the County and its growth, requiring constant review of all existing communities, new communities, and new roads that affect school bus/van routes, through on-the-road observations and from information received from the Planning Division.
• Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Associate's Degree in business administration, public administration, or related field of education from a regionally accredited college or university required;
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities deemed sufficient to prepare the employee to successfully perform the duties of the position.

• One (1) year related professional level experience/training in the field of public school transportation or similar public carrier agency including routing/scheduling of services/vehicles required;
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities deemed sufficient to prepare the employee to successfully perform the duties of the position.

• Ability to plan, schedule, and coordinate work of others.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees, administrators, students, and parents.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work and communicate with diverse populations.
• Demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications (e.g. Video/Web Conferencing, Microsoft Office Suite
  -Word, Excel, Outlook, and/or PowerPoint preferred).

• Upon hire, Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class B with Passenger Transport (P) and School Bus Authorized (S) endorsement (Maryland) issued by Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) required.
• Hold or be eligible for Driver's License (DL) Class C Non-Commercial issued by Maryland or State of Legal Residence (MVA/DMV) required; and
• Proof of a good driving record required.
• Daily access to reliable transportation.

• Driving is required to conduct bona fide Board business that is within the scope of employment in this…