TITLE: Director of Transportation
Position Summary
The Camdenton R-III Schools transportation plays a vital role in our students' education experience and safety. We are looking for a dedicated individual to manage all aspects of student transportation, ensuring safe and efficient operations, including routing, scheduling, fleet maintenance, staff supervision, and compliance with state regulations.
Qualifications
- High School diploma (college degree preferred)
- Valid Missouri driver's license, often required to have or obtain a CDL with 'S' (school bus) and 'P' (passenger) endorsements.
- Previous experience preferred but not required in school district transportation management.
- Certified for Underground Storage Tank Operator or willing to become certified.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Board Policy for Staff Conduct
REPORTS TO: Assistant Superintendent, Finance and Operations
Essential Functions And Key Responsibilities
Supervises all personnel assigned to the Transportation department.
- Hires and evaluates bus drivers and monitors licensing (CDL) and physicals.
- Plans and implements daily transportation routes for students, including special education routes and extracurricular bus trips.
- Work with parents, administrators, and bus drivers to correct student disciplinary problems.
- Plan and direct all training and inservice programs for bus drivers.
- Direct the maintenance of all transportation equipment within the department and keep continuing records of all maintenance.
- Oversees preventive maintenance, repairs, and safety inspections for all district vehicles.
- Manages the transportation department budget.
- Develop recommendations for future transportation needs based on an annual survey of resident students.
- Advise and collaborates with administrators on emergency situations (e.g., inclement weather)
- Create and maintain a vehicle log on each district-owned vehicle. Over-see log will include all repairs and maintenance.
- Responsible for all reports related to the transportation program, e.g., State Transportation reports.
- Supervise the preparation of all buses for the annual state school inspection.
- Ensures compliance with Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) regulations, DESE standards, and school board policies.
- Be certified as an instructor and as a third party tester for school bus operator permits.
- Attend appropriate committee, state meetings, and staff meetings.
- Does not include a 30 minute lunch.
Additional Duties
- Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Assistant Superintendent or Superintendent.
EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's Policy on Evaluation of Support Staff.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
- 12 Month Contract: 259 days, 8 hrs Does not include a 30 minute lunch.
- Salary is commensurate with experience.
- Benefits include Board paid health insurance, paid sick leave, retirement and other.
