Assistant Depot Manager

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

316d • $63,240 - $88,536

About The Position

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) serves approximately 37,000 students in 100+ schools. Over the past several years, the Greater Cleveland community has united behind the collective goal of ensuring every child in Cleveland attends a high-quality school and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. The Cleveland Plan defines CMSD’s approach to the reinvention of public education and holds our community accountable for the success of Cleveland’s schoolchildren. The Cleveland Plan is supported by Ohio House Bill 525, which provides much-needed flexibility and autonomy for the district and its schools. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing his or her school as a high-quality, high-expectations academic center with a focus on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results. The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has developed standards of excellence that the district applies to all parts of the organization inclusive of schools, principals, school leadership teams, networks, and central office. Alignment between Standards of Excellence (SoE) and the district’s Theory of Action helps ensure that principals are able to focus on scholar achievement and that central office supports are timely and effective. Our Vision for Learning in a Post-Pandemic World: In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we want each of our learners, both each of our scholars and each of their educators, to be individually and collectively presented with academically / intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their productive struggle and allow them authentic opportunities to demonstrate their work and their learning of academic content and transferable skills in a joyful and adventurous environment.

Requirements

• A strong commitment to the students in CMSD and a personal sense of accountability around the ultimate success of the Cleveland Plan.
• Excellent administration skills.
• Strong ability to solve problems quickly and remain flexible.
• Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written, as well as relationship, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage and support a large, diverse team of people.
• Strong customer service ethic.
• Ability to handle problems and stressful situations tactfully and apply proactive problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and maximize opportunities within aligned upon boundaries.
• Demonstrated can-do attitude around significant challenge.
• Knowledge of and ability to understand and interpret applicable policies, state and federal laws relating to Transportation codes, regulations and guidelines.
• Associates degree required, Bachelor’s degree preferred in Business Management, public or pupil transportation and public relations.
• Five (5) years’ experience preferred in Employee Management, public or pupil transportation in an urban setting.
• Public Regulatory experience required.
• Must be able to acquire an Ohio Commercial Driver’s License within one year of employment.
• Experience as a supervisor in a school district transportation department preferred.
• Experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office (e.g. Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• General Knowledge of computer usage with the ability to send and reply to emails.
• Ability to learn how to use routing computer systems, video equipment systems, and other systems to obtain student transportation information as needed.
• Maintains regular and consistent attendance and punctuality.
• Must be flexible with shift schedules based on the needs/demands of the Operations.
• Ability to maintain accurate logs of daily events, bus assignments, and route coverage, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a supervisor in a school district transportation department preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages approximately 150 transportation staff including Bus Drivers and various other classified staff to consistently deliver high impact transportation services.
• Assures that the performance measures for the department are met and evaluates team members based on the metrics as well as ability to perform all functions of their roles.
• Recommends reassignments and disciplines to ensure the strongest team is providing our transportation services.
• Monitors bus routes and makes recommendations around changes as appropriate.
• Investigates any transportation accidents or incidents.
• Works with the Director to further develop the department procedure manual.
• Be responsible for the daily coverage of routes and provide backup coverage for uncovered routes due to illness, timing conflicts, etc.
• Maintain in a timely manner attendance, accident, tardiness, disciplinary and other records on each driver assigned.
• Investigate daily and/or resolve complaints or problems concerning his/her drivers as directed.
• Submit to the director any investigations of transportation accidents and incidents according to established guidelines and procedures.
• Prepare detailed and concise accident and incident reports and submit to appropriate personnel.
• Apply progressive discipline procedures for attendance, tardiness, absences, accidents, etc.
• Monitor radio logs for incidents, accidents, breakdowns, etc.
• Monitor the daily call-off sheet and submit operations reports daily.
• Conduct conferences with individual drivers or groups as needed.
• Manage Medicaid billing reports if needed.
• Provides professional development for bus drivers.
• Hears grievance and disciplinary hearings for the Transportation Department.
• Understands and cultivates relationships with the community including, principals, the three unions representing transportation employees, business, families, and Cleveland Metropolitan School District staff.
• Serves as liaison to federal, state and local government agencies as necessary.
• Partners with the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority to coordinate school transportation operations.
• Resolves issues quickly around bus routes, department operations, student safety, policies and procedures.
• Manages daily inspections and oversees daily activities to comply with applicable local ordinances and State laws, rules and regulations as required by the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Highway Patrol.
• Prepares Federal, State and Ohio Department of Education required reports.

Benefits

• Salary range: $63,240.00 - $88,536.00
• FLSA Status: Exempt

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree