DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION (8.0 HRS/DAY; 240 DAYS/YEAR) Daviess County School District ( learn more ) Owensboro , KY ( map )
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• Job ID: 3452028
• Application Deadline: Posted until Filled
• Posted : February 22, 2021
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Job Description
JOB DETAILS
Job Class Description: TRANSPORTATION MANAGER
Class Code: 7902
Job Title: DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION
Supervisory Responsibilities:
TRANSPORTATION AREA COORDINATOR
OFFICE STAFF
Position Type: FULL-TIME
FLSA Classification: EXEMPT
Reports To: SR. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Location: TRANSPORTATION
Compensation:
Commensurate with salary range on the DCPS Salary Schedule for Director V
Based on education and experience level
Hours Per Day: 8.0
Contracted Days: 240
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
· Any combination of experience/training equivalent to college-level training in transportation
· Four years of experience in transportation activities including 1+ year in a lead/supervisory capacity
· Valid driver’s license
Preferred:
· B.S. Degree in Business Management, Transportation, Fleet Logistics
· 10 years successful administrative or management experience
· Ability to absorb, analyze, organize and communicate information and ideas
· Understanding of systems and process management
· Demonstrated leadership ability within diverse groups
Knowledge Of:
· Computer skills including use of mouse and keyboard to navigate computer, e-mail, and websites.
· Microsoft Office
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Summary:
Organizes and delivers district transportation objectives to all students identified as transported by pupil attendance records. Requires communication skills to dialogue with school/district personnel, parents, community representatives and the general public.
Essential Functions, Duties and Responsibilities:
· Administers, coordinates and supervises all aspects of transportation services, including maintenance of all Board-owned vehicles.
· Develops, monitors and interprets all aspects of transportation, including safety and training to ensure services are provided in compliance with federal and state regulations and District policies and procedures.
· Assesses transportation system needs; develops the Districts’ long range transportation services plan; establishes department goals and objectives; recommends transportation policies for Board action; determines priorities and implements changes to meet objectives.
· Assists the Sr. Director of Operations in promoting overall efficiency and maximizing of operational services of the Transportation Dept.
· Establishes, monitors and maintains procedures that enable the division to operate in a manner that is fiscally sound while maximizing the use of human resources and supporting the District mission; develops the operating budget for the organizational unit and assures that all functions operate within the appropriated allotment.
· Prepares budget and capital outlay requests; formulates purchase specifications; authorizes expenditures for the entire transportation operation.
· Represents Transportation with community and school organizations to ensure sensitivity to local attitudes and objectives; represents transportation programs at all levels within the District.
· Represents Transportation with the Kentucky Department of Education and supervises the preparation and filing of all reports required by the state or District.
· Oversees DCPS owned vehicles, bus fleet maintenance and bus replacement schedules.
· Works in concert with other Central Office to ensure that annual District Goals are met.
· Responsible for the implementation of District policies and programs related to Transportation Services.
· Integrates the operational activities with the programs of other District organizational units to provide the most efficient and effective education possible for students.
· Assists Sr. Director of Operation with emergency management, including coordinating with divisional units and the Superintendent regarding school closings/delays as may be necessary.
· Assists with and helps create, update, and maintain district school zone boundary maps, along with street and road database for Transportation Departments.
· Assists with strategic planning and leadership in the verification and validation of programs and practices within the Transportation Department.
· Assures compliance with federal laws, Kentucky statutes, Kentucky Board of Education regulations, and Daviess County Public Schools policies, rules, and procedures relating to instructional programs.
· Develops and maintains current knowledge of school operations and programs, existing laws, and administrative directives to ensure that the division is organized and administrated in a manner which promotes student learning and accomplishes the goals of the District.
· Interprets the policies and regulations of the Board of Education and administrative directives of the Superintendent and monitors all programs to ensure consistency with District policies and fiscal responsibility.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Location, duties, responsibilities may be altered to meet the needs of the district.
Successful completion of post-offer, pre-employment screenings are required as a contingency of employment.
Contracts are with the district of Daviess County Public Schools-not with individual locations. Location assignments are subject to change.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
1.       Classified employee with year-to-year contract
2.       Participates in Kentucky Retirement System (KRS)
• Position Type: Full-time
• Job Categories : Administrator > Director/Coordinator/Manager
Administrator > Transportation
Contact Information
• HR Admin
• PO Box 21510
• Owensboro, Kentucky 42304
• Phone: (270) 852-7000
• Email: click here
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