Router -Transportation

Job Title: Router - Transportation **Wage/Hour Status: Non-**Exempt/At-Will Reports To: Supervisor - Routing Pay Grade/Days: 308/212 Dept./School: Student Transporation Services Date Revised: April 2024 Primary Purpose: Coordinate assignments and schedules of bus drivers, routes, and vehicles to ensure safe, efficient, and economical transportation services. Qualifications: Education/Certification: High school diploma or GED Valid Texas commercial drivers license Special Knowledge/Skills: Effective telephone and communication skills Ability to receive and give verbal instructions effectively Ability to pass alcohol and drug test Proficient map reading skills Knowledge of WISD routes, streets, and bus stops, preferred Experience: Two years experience as a certified school bus driver, preferred Major Responsibilities and Duties: Routes and Schedules 1. Assist or handle assignments of bus drivers, bus routes, vehicles, and substitutes for morning and afternoon shifts. 2. Assist with or coordinate extracurricular transportation. 3. Prepare data required to plan bus routes and post-route schedules. 4. Assist with or prepare special education bus routes and ensure that drivers maintain a route folder with accurate descriptions of their morning and afternoon routes. 5. Coordinate and schedule all summer school routes. 6. Prepare and update district maps showing areas served by each bus. Distribute maps to schools and within the district as directed. 7. Write, schedule, and keep regular routes up to date on the computer. Communication 1. Dispatch drivers and vehicles and communicate with them using a telephone and two-way radio. 2. Notify drivers, parents, and school personnel of any changes in a students bus service, such as an address change, change in pick-up and drop-off location, change in time, or bus change. 3. Maintain good public relations with students and school personnel. 4. Communicate with students, parents, staff, and the community about their complaints about drivers, buses, routes, and safety. 5. Communicate with drivers about problems or concerns they have with parents, students, teachers, and coworkers. 6. Interact with special program administrators and school officials concerning the transportation of special education students. 7. Help campuses to place new students on buses and advise drivers of new or dismissed students. Vehicle Operation 1. Serve as a substitute bus driver. 2. Handle driving and safety records of all new applicants. Supervisory Responsibilities: None