BUS ROUTE SPEC

Orange County Public Schools • Orlando, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Under general direction, the purpose of the position is to perform district-based duties associated with creating, adjusting, and monitoring all school bus routes within the district. Employees in this classification function at an operational level capacity and confirm adherence to all federal, state, and district guidelines. Employees also serve as a technical resource to district staff and the outside public. Performs related work as directed.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree from an accredited institution and two (2) years of school bus transportation experience; or High School Diploma or GED and four (4) years of school bus transportation experience plus one (1) year of any of the following: office clerical, scheduling, routing, dispatching and/or call center experiences; or any equivalent combination of related education, training, and/or experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential job functions.
• Requires the ability to calculate, compute, summate, and/or tabulate data and/or information. Includes performing subsequent actions in relation to these computational operations.
• Requires the ability to exchange information for the purpose of obtaining information or clarifying details. Performs such within well-established policies, procedures and standards.
• Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.
• Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.
• Requires the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form. Involves semi-routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of action.
• Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.
• Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station.
• Some tasks require visual perception and discrimination.
• Some tasks require oral communications ability.

Nice To Haves

• Performs related duties as directed.

Responsibilities

• Creates bus routes for all district students; adjust routes to meet new programs, capacity adjustments, new school programs, new school sites, and redistricting.
• Receives and reviews route updates and discrepancies, fire department maps, street closures and other technical documents and adjusts routes accordingly; distributes adjustments and documentation accordingly.
• Reviews statutes, guidelines, policies, and procedures; monitors adherence to all federal, state, and district guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Researches, creates, and obtains information for editing district’s computerized geographical mapping system utilized by district personnel.
• Provides technical support to district administrative staff for investigation and resolution of complaints and conflicts.
• Reviews hazardous report to define hazardous guidelines; consults with drivers and school personnel to assure safety concerns are resolved.
• Instructs transportation personnel on routing procedures and needs; provides bus route information to schools.
• Generates statistical information for state mandated reports quarterly or annually which directly affect federal funding; prepares, reviews, and distributes billing statements to receive grant funding.
• Compiles, analyses, and distributes district required reports for annual review by administrative personnel.
• Tracks and revises existing reports, time tables, and schedules.
• Answers the telephone; provides information and assistance to the public; takes /relays messages as necessary.
• Operates a variety of machinery, equipment, and tools associated with department activities, which may include a typewriter, copy machine, or fax.
• Operates a computer to enter, retrieve, review, or modify data; utilizes word processing, database, and software programs.
• Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, being used by OCPS. With the support of the district, attends training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.
• Responsible for timely and accurate information they maintain as part of their job responsibilities.

Benefits

• Reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to perform the essential functions of the job when such individuals request an accommodation.

What This Job Offers

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