Transportation Supervisor (Area 3) - Sumter School District

Title:    Transportation Supervisor

Qualifications:    High School Diploma or Higher 

Job Skills:Excellent communication skills; strong organizational skills, knowledge about South Carolina school bus safety guidelines and regulations; strong office management skills; must be able to perform other physical actions for extended time periods. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable. 

Report to:Director of Transportation 

Location:Area 3 Transportation Office

Hours:8:00 am- 4:30 pm

Job Goal:        To professionally represent transportation, and to ensure the safety of students, drivers, and the community will not be compromised. Perform daily in accordance with South Carolina state laws, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and Sumter School District guidelines. Complete the tasks necessary to provide a safe and efficient transportation system for all students and drivers. 

Performance Responsibilities:

1.    Assist with the supervision of transporting all students in a safe

   manner.

1.    Implements school bus safety rules, reports to the director when

   rules have been violated by students and/or drivers.

     3.    Reports vandalism on district and state buses.

     4.    Liaison between school bus maintenance shop and district.

     5.    Assist with checking on different parking sites.

     6.    Assist with the investigation of bus breakdowns and late buses.

     7.    Assist with answering phones, checking on stops, parent

            complaints, etc.

      8.    Assist drivers with duties as appointed by the director.

      9.    Assist the routing firm with complaints regarding

              bus stops.

     10.    Point of contact for Seon camera systems and Safety Vision with

     repairs, etc..

     11.    Up-dates Director daily.

     12.    Fill out a travel log daily.

     13.    Assist the Director in all aspects of transportation.

     14.    Work with others consistently in a cooperative, respectful manner,

     and work as a team member with the other transportation

     Personnel.

     15.    Performs all other duties and responsibilities as designated by the

              Director and/or the Superintendent.

     17.    Keeps current and accurate records of attendance.

     18.    Processes leave forms for drivers, office personnel and monitors

              for Director's approval.

     19.   Turn in sick leave forms for drivers for the Director's signature.

     20.   Completes forms from the District Office and the State Department.

     21.   Maintains driver records as required.

     22.   Maintain a daily driver attendance log and the records for substitute

             drivers.

     23.   Classifies, sorts, and files correspondence or other data.

     24.   Maintains transportation telephone directory.

     25.   Maintains all transportation files.

     26.   Maintains logs and registers.

     27.   Place students on the appropriate bus (within 48 hours) based on

             their IEP, or 504 requirements with contact made to district contact

             personnel.

     28.   Fill Special Needs supply requests for drivers.

     29.   Prepare Special Needs green cards for drivers, review, send for

             corrections, copy and forward them to Medicaid specialists at the

             district office.

     30.   Maintains records required by policy, regulation, law or good

             practice.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

     31.   Responds to requests for information.

     32.   Assists with imputing data, correspondence and reports.

     33.   Assists with screening and routing; places and receives telephone

             calls, record messages.

     34.   Assist with calling in bus break-downs from drivers.

     35.   Switch drivers and monitors for necessary coverage with Director's

             approval.

     36.   Attends all required training/conferences

     37.   Works with others consistently in a cooperative and respectful 

             manner and works as a team member with the other transportation

             personnel.

     38.   Must be able to work extended hours as needed. 

     39.   Monitors school bus drivers during their daily assignments via radio

             and site investigation.

     40.   Receives and responds to concerns, complaints and inquiries from

             District personnel and parents.

     41.   Investigates bus accidents/incidents and make recommendations

             for the appropriate response; completes accident reports as occurs

             for submission to the State Department of Education. 

     42.   Performs all other duties as assigned or designated by the

             Director, Chief Operations Officer and or Superintendent. 

Terms: 233 days. Salary and work year to be recommended by the

   Superintendent and approved by the Board.

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated with provisions of

                    Sumter School District policy.  Sumter School District is an equal opportunity employer.