Reports To: Director of Facilities

Employment Status: Full Time

FLSA Classification : Exempt

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Are you passionate about ensuring safe and efficient transportation for students? Join our team as the Transportation Coordinator! You'll lead our transportation department, ensuring the smooth and economical operation of our fleet, and the safety of our students.

QUALIFYING CHARACTERISTICS

The ideal candidate for the Transportation Coordinator position will be a highly organized and detail-oriented professional with a strong commitment to safety and efficiency. They should possess excellent leadership and communication skills, enabling them to effectively manage a diverse team and coordinate with various stakeholders. A thorough understanding of transportation regulations and compliance is essential, along with the ability to handle accident investigations and ensure proper maintenance of the fleet. The candidate should be proactive, with strong problem-solving abilities, and capable of making timely decisions, especially during inclement weather. Additionally, they should demonstrate fiscal responsibility, be adept at budgeting, and maintain accurate cost records. A passion for student safety and a dedication to continuous improvement in transportation services are key traits for success in this role.

• Supervise the general maintenance program for a fleet of 12 buses, with specific attention to safety inspections.

• Implement procedures to ensure the adequacy of the maintenance phase of the safety programs.

• Establish performance standards and supervise operational care, service, and maintenance of all vehicles within the department.

• Provide information about the fleet leading to the purchase of new vehicles and declare vehicles surplus.

• Conduct accident investigations and supervise accident report delivery to appropriate law enforcement and insurance agencies.

• Ensure compliance with the codes and pertinent policies regarding training, licensing, registration, and operational permits.

• Keep abreast of laws and State of Georgia policies regarding bus transportation and the safe transport of students.

• Recruit, recommend for employment, and evaluate transportation department personnel.

• Manage bus drivers, including scheduling drivers for all regular routes, athletic events, field trips, and summer camps.

• Ensure substitute coverage for all emergency driver absences.

• Arrange for special transportation for special events, including arrangements through a charter bus company.

• Evaluate and monitor charter bus vendors.

• Provide for safety at all bus stops.

• Other duties as assigned 

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

The candidate must possess a high school diploma or GED and hold a current CDL license with the School endorsement. The candidate must meet school bus driver certification requirements. Ideally, the candidate will have knowledge of auto mechanics and 5-plus years of experience managing a fleet of buses or similarly sized vehicles. The candidate must have proficiency with technology including word processing, spreadsheets, email, and calendaring systems.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical requirements listed here are typical of those that an employee must meet in order to successfully carry out the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste, or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently list and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

About The Walker School

The Walker School is a leader among independent schools in the metro Atlanta area and has long been recognized for its first-rate academic program, close relationships between students and faculty, and abundant opportunities for students to engage in meaningful experiences in and outside of the classroom. Walker enrolls students from Pre-K3 through Grade 12 and is open to all faiths. Our commitment to diversity provides a welcoming and safe atmosphere for students to discover who they are and to successfully navigate an ever-changing world. The Walker School is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. The best candidates will be able to demonstrate a proven commitment to working in diverse, multicultural settings.

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