SY: Secretary​/Dispatch

Job Details

• Title: Secretary/Dispatch
• Work Unit: Transportation Department
• Reports To: Director(s)
• Work Calendar: 12 month
• Pay
  
  Schedule:
  
  NEA Department Support 12 month
• Overtime Status: Non Exempt
• Hours: 8 hours per day
• Union Status: NEA
• Licensure: CDL (within one year of employment)

Note: All positions with Santa Fe Public Schools require a post‑offer/pre‑employment background check. Some positions have additional requirements as established by federal or state rules and regulations.

Schedule and dispatch buses to pick up and drop off students by utilizing knowledge of routes, drivers, school times and schedules. Will be responsible for tracking bus departures and breakdowns and scheduling accordingly. Will track absences and assign standby drivers to open routes. Will prepare daily paperwork for reporting times, driver hours, customer issues and may have to troubleshoot driver performance issues.

In addition performs a variety of office support and/or secretarial duties for the department.

Minimum: High school diploma or equivalent. Computer literacy and average typing/clerical skills. Must be twenty‑one years of age. Must be able to obtain and maintain a license (with a “P” and “S” endorsements) and adhere to requirements as outlined in #6.41.4 NMAC.

Preferred: 1+ years experience dispatching and/or transportation operations. New Mexico CDL. Bilingual:
English‑Spanish.

Routine computer and office equipment including two‑way radio. Must have excellent communication and customer service skills. The ability to perform multiple tasks during peak hours; a positive attitude and ability to work as part of a team. Good organizational skills with attention to details. Must be able to work a flexible schedule.

Performs all functions in accordance with established policies, procedures, safety and environmental regulations, facility and computer security policies and procedures. Functions are subject to change from time to time to meet the needs of the organization. Current essential responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

$29,125 to $30,222+ Medical, dental, and vision benefits are available to full and part‑time employees that work a minimum of 20 hours per week.

Standard office equipment and software platforms such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and the Google Suite. Telephone, fax, copier, computer, stamp machine, badge machine, calculator.

Regularly required to stand and move throughout a room and/or facility. Communicates verbally and electronically. Uses hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl. Occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, and drive. May have occasion to perform heavy lifting up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability…