Regional Transportation Coord Job Listing at Charter Schools USA in Baton Rouge, LA (Job ID 16209)

Description

JOB PURPOSE

The role of a Regional Transportation Coordinator is to support the work of transportation services for a region of schools or set of schools. The employee assists the Principals and Deputy Director in the management of the daily operations of the school transportation program within an assigned area. The job was established for the purpose/s of communicating with school administrators, parents, other stakeholders, transportation personnel and the schools to establish bus routes and stops; resolving transportation issues; arranging transportation for special events; investigation of transportation concerns relative to students pick up locations and routing. The employee is expected to resolve most problems and to confer with the Deputy Director and principals on problems of policy.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaboratively plans, organizes, and supervises the work of school bus service provider and others responsible for the safe transportation of students.
• Maintains active knowledge of compliance with DOT, FMCSA, state, and other federal regulations; to include implementation and oversight of FMCSA compliant drug and alcohol program.
• Coordinates procedures, standards and safety practices, and monitors operations of busing company for compliance with safety standards.
• Works with school leadership and administrators to develop and implement policies and procedures meeting service needs and in compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Coordinates with school personnel, site administrators, and program coordinators on route, field trip, and extracurricular scheduling, including communicating those request to the bus company.
• Collaboratively develops or oversees the development of routes, student assignment to routes, and driver assignment to routes.
• First contact during and after investigations or reviews reports of the investigation of bus accidents, near accidents, and incidents to determine causes and prevent recurrences, reports accidents to FMCSA standards.
• Develops, implements, and trains processes to ensure overall compliance with all state and federal statutes related to student transportation.
• Establishes and tracks Key Performance Indicators to monitor departmental performance.

Contracted Transportation Services

• Acts as project manager for start-ups, vendor transitions, and corrective action plans for contracted transportation services.
• Supports transportation related projects from defining requirements through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and project implementation plans.
• Coordinates between contractors and schools to identify personnel and resources, ensuring project remains within scope, schedule, and defined budgets, collaborate with project staff from various functional departments.
• Analyzes project progress and adapt scope, timelines, and budget when necessary to ensure teams adhere to project requirements.
• Facilitates positive, effective, working relationship between schools and contractors.
• Under the leadership of the state director, establishes and tracks Key Performance Indicators to monitor contractor performance.
• Tracks contractor's service failures and assesses liquidated damages when applicable.

**MAY PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED**

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in appropriate discipline or suitable combination of formal education and occupational experience requisite to complete the required duties.
• Professional Certification in Educational Leadership for Applicable State.
• 2 - 5 years relevant experience (in school administration preferred) and/or training.
• Experience in transportation instruction.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team.
• Computer literacy skills; proficient in Windows, MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint;
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Such alternatives to the above requirements as CSUSA may find appropriate and acceptable.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

1. Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment toward the position and the mission of the company; supports company's goals and strategic
2. Works and interacts with staff and relates to individuals at all levels of the organization; relates to individuals at all levels. As unique situations present themselves, the incumbent must be sensitive to corporate needs, employee goodwill, and the public image.
3. Thorough knowledge of transportation routing and scheduling methods; thorough knowledge of Motor Vehicle law as it pertains to driver qualifications, bus operations, traffic safety requirements and precautions.
4. Knowledge of State Education law as it pertains to transportation of the people with disabilities, bus operator training and medical standards for operators.
5. Knowledge of the district transportation policy; good knowledge of budget preparation and control; good knowledge of basic practices and techniques used in employee training programs.
6. Demonstrates ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple
7. Prepares and analyzes complex financial reports, including writing report sections, integrating content, and formatting business
8. Establishes a set of operating principles and routines, driving projects to completion, while insisting on highest level of
9. Ability to consistently be at work, to arrive on time, to follow instructions, to respond to management direction and solicit feedback to improve
10. Looks for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and Strives to research, evaluate and implement best practices.
11. Establishes excellent interpersonal skills between all constituents: being courteous, professional, and helpful; demonstrates high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential Position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy.
12. Good knowledge of company and departmental policies and
13. Demonstrates knowledge of federal, state, and local requirements for K-12 schools and charter school law.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the environment the employee will encounter:

• Usual office working conditions but must be able to go outside during peak times to assist schools as school based level.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• No physical exertion required.
• Travel within or outside of state.
• Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with CSUSA salary and benefit policy. Length of the work year and hours of employment shall be those established by Charter Schools USA.

FLSA OVERTIME CATEGORY

Job is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

EVALUATION

Performance will be evaluated in accordance with Charter Schools USA's policy.

DECLARATION

The Charter Schools USA Human Resources Department retains the sole right and discretion to make changes to this job description. Any employee making changes unauthorized by Human Resources Department will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.