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Transportation Specialist
REPORTS TO
Manager of Transportation.
PRIMARY FUNCTION
- Under direct supervision of the Manager of Transportation, performs administrative and responsible clerical work in the functional areas of transportation and pupil accounting.
- Responds to transportation and student record inquiries from the public and district staff.
CERTIFICATION / LICENSE
N/A
EDUCATION
High school diploma.
EXPERIENCE
- Two years increasingly responsible work in clerical, administrative, or secretarial work.
- Ability to speak Spanish desirable.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure.
- Effective speaking and listening skills.
- Ability to deal effectively with students, parents, staff members and the general public.
- Ability to compose clear and correct letters and memos.
- Proficient in Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Ability to learn various software in use in the district
ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assists in the coordination and implementation of the District’s student transportation plan.
- Establishes transportation for students who qualify for it.
- Informs parents of transportation arrangements and pick up times.
- Confirms pick up and drop off times and locations with the bus company and schools.
- Uses portable radio to resolve transportation problems.
- Provides information, assistance and answers phone calls from parents, district staff transportation problems, and informs supervisors of unresolved transportation problems.
- Copies and forwards student records to appropriate agencies.
- Verifies residency for Magnet School applications for New Britain students.
- Acts as a liaison between parents and schools regarding bussing issues.
- Monitors bussing for field trips.
- Coordinates bussing for students for Board of Education programs.
- Coordinates bussing for highly confidential cases and/or issues for students that are homeless, in shelters and/or foster care.
- Assists the general public by researching records and providing updates and copies needed by the public for Social Security or Disability purposes.
- Makes decisions regarding bussing issues as well as performs job duties with minimal supervision.
- Receives, processes, and enters student demographic information into an automated student information system including non-public students.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES
- Prepares reports relating to transportation and student accounting.
- Prepares and processes correspondence and notices for schools, parents, and community businesses and agencies.
- Forwards bus passes to schools.
- Types other correspondence as necessary.
- Performs related clerical and office administrative work as required and assigned by supervisors or other administrators.
- Assists in covering switchboard.
EQUIPMENT
- Computer
- Calculator
- Copier/printer
- Fax machine
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
None.
SALARY & BENEFITS
Salary and fringe benefits as set forth in the Local 1186 collective bargaining agreement, Grade 6B.
WORK SCHEDULE
37.5 hours per week and overtime as needed.
UNION AFFILIATION
Local 1186, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $27.10 - $30.75 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
