Bethlehem Area School District Director of Student Transportation - TransPar

Bethlehem Area School District Director of Student Transportation

• TransPar TransPar Group Bethlehem, PA Job Details Full-time $73,000
• $80,000 a year 5 days ago Benefits Health savings account Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Flexible spending account Paid time off Vision insurance 401(k) matching Professional development assistance Life insurance Retirement plan Qualifications Computer operation Microsoft Excel Microsoft Outlook Writing skills Basic math Logistics Math Organizational skills Presentation creation Grammar Experience Full Job Description Job Description•Are you looking for a fast-paced job?

Looking for a growing company with plenty of opportunities for personal and career growth? At TransPar, we are currently looking for a motivated individual to join our team serving as a Director of Student Transportation in Bethlehem, PA and Bethlehem Area School District (BASD). Our ideal candidate brings enthusiasm, is goal oriented, and isn't afraid to dive right in. Who is TransPar? The TransPar Group of Companies is a partnership of leading organizations from across the transportation industry that offer an array of products and services representing the most comprehensive and responsible services in the industry. Our experience with transportation systems of all sizes includes federal, state, municipal, commercial, and school systems (including K-12 and colleges/universities). Our depth and breadth of knowledge and experience allow us to provide innovative solutions to the entire spectrum of the transportation industry. For more than 30 years, we have served our clients and their customers by making their transportation programs safe, reliable, efficient and cost effective. With operations from Hawaii to Rhode Island and many places in between and having provided advisory services across North and South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australia, we are constantly growing and always searching for our next talented team member.

JOB OBJECTIVES

Provide leadership in managing, directing, and coordinating safe, effective, efficient, and economical operation of the student transportation system of the client to which you are assigned.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Coordinates with school officials to ensure safe, efficient, and timely pupil transportation service delivery.

Develops and maintains responsible routes for all transportation eligible students in accordance with client policies and procedures and as required by the client and contract. Ensures the client receives full value for their transportation expenditures by ensuring that vehicles are assigned and routed to achieve maximum use of their time and capacity.

• Coordinates extracurricular and activity trips for the client.
• Observes weather conditions and makes recommendations concerning safety of bus transportation during inclement weather. Coordinates emergency response network when required.
• Communicates with employees and staff concerning District goals, objectives, and policies. Establishes and maintains effective communication with those contacted in the course of work.
• Maintains a cooperative, harmonious relationship with professionals and others within the school setting which fosters recognition and respect for every individual.
• Coordinates with the appropriate client department and personnel to select, assign, supervise, and evaluate the client's transportation employees. Oversees compliance with labor standards and resolve labor/employee grievances. Tracks driver and monitor recruiting and training pipelines to ensure appropriate staffing levels are maintained.
• Supervises the work of all employees assigned to the transportation department and develops an in-service training program for all transportation department employees.

Interacts daily with drivers, monitors, maintenance, safety, contractors, administrators, parents, etc. to ensure service requirements and obligations are met. Recommends assignments, promotions, transfers, and/or termination of all employees in the transportation department.

• Ensures that transportation related complaints and inquiries from parents, school administrators and bus companies are timely and properly addressed and recorded in TransPar's Incident Management System (IMS). Cooperates with school administrators in the discipline of students while on school buses.
• Develops and monitors the transportation budget of the client in coordination with appropriate client personnel, policy, and procedures. Responsible for records necessary for pupil and cost accounting. Ensures the transportation department processes payables and receivables accurately and efficiently.
• Works with purchasing and/or other departments of the client to ensure contracts related to school bus operations are bid and awarded in accordance with the client's policies and procedures, and state/federal law as required.
• Prepares required state, client, and TransPar reports and that all required reports and deliverables are provided to the client as required.
• Serves as a liaison officer between the client and general public in matters of pupil transportation. Attends meetings of school board and act as client liaison with various governing bodies.
• Displays professional behavior when working with students, families, co-workers, and others in the community.
• Conducts periodic inspections of equipment and works with appropriate maintenance personnel to schedule necessary repairs in accordance with national and state guidelines.
• Ensures all maintenance programs meet client and OEM guidelines.
• Has knowledge of common safety hazards and necessary safety precautions for self and others, sufficient to be able to establish a safe work environment.
• Develops and maintains a safety program for the transportation department and implements new procedures as necessary to increase the safety and effectiveness of the client's transportation services.
• Performs duties according to the client's safety and health policies.
• Coordinates frequently with TransPar's corporate staff to maintain continuity in policies and procedures.
• Assumes such other related duties as may be assigned by the appropriate client contract representative in accordance with our contract and/or by the Director of Client Services. Must be neat, clean, and dress appropriately.
• Ensures that all provisions of the contracts between the client and TransPar are met, and abides by all client and company policies.

Required Skills/Abilities-Essential Functions :

• Demonstrates well-developed communication skills, both verbal and written, necessary to interact in a professional manner to project a positive image that is consistent with TransPar/client expectations.
• Possesses a calm demeanor when dealing with students, parents, and school personnel.
• Respects students, teachers, parents, support staff, and administration.

Possesses strong computer, math, language, and grammar skills in order to compose or update various correspondence and/or office reports as required.

• Possesses the ability to work efficiently and patiently under pressure and stressful conditions.
• Possesses the ability to quickly analyze a situation and provide timely solutions.
• Manages time well and has the ability to multi-task, prioritize work and has exceptional attention to detail.
• Possesses strong presentation skills in order to make public, group, and board presentations.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may work in outside weather conditions and be exposed to heat, cold, wet and/or humid weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is moderately loud.
• Attends work at the assigned location on a regular and dependable basis.
• Ability to successfully pass state and/or federal required background checks.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Ability to comply with all policies and procedures established by company.
• Frequent vehicle driving to attend meetings, to/from work, visits to school, garages, meetings, etc.
• Occasional long-distance travel to conferences, meetings, trainings, etc.
• Able to conduct, participate, and assist with meetings, focus groups, etc. This would require the ability to communicate and demonstrate responsiveness.
• While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, hear, walk, stand, reach, bend, stoop, crouch, squat and kneel. Normal lifting such as documents, briefcases, chairs, etc.
• Work non-traditional hours which may include evenings and weekends and meet the physical demands of handling a variety of needs.

Education and Experience :

• Bachelor's degree from accredited college or university
• Preferred
• Prior work with organized labor unions
• Preferred
• Previous experience conducting and executing Pennsylvania annual reports
• Previous experience in a related field may be substituted for college degree at the discretion of TransPar.
• Five years of management experience in transportation, logistics, or a related field is preferred.
• Strong background/knowledge in the use of Microsoft Office products, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Knowledge of school bus routing software is a plus.
• Ability to develop and monitor budgets, KPI (Key Performance Indicators) reports, etc.
• Experience in school transportation or other related areas of transportation/logistics.
• Able to quickly analyze a situation and provide timely solutions.
• Excellent work habits, attendance record and must successfully complete and pass all criminal history and child abuse clearances.
• High level of aptitude for logistical problem solving.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability and willingness to work longer than scheduled hours including early mornings, late evenings, and weekends when required.

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$73,000.00

• $80,000.

00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Professional development assistance Retirement plan Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person