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La Joya Independent School District is seeking an experienced, visionary, and results-driven leader to serve as the Director of Student Transportation, Operations, and Logistics. This individual will provide strategic leadership and oversight of the district's transportation logistics operations, ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable transportation of students while supporting the district's mission of providing exceptional educational opportunities.
The Director is responsible for planning, coordinating, scheduling, routing, fleet utilization, and overseeing all logistical operations of the Transportation Department. This role provides executive oversight for the implementation, administration, optimization, and continuous improvement of the district's Transfinder transportation management system and all associated modules, including Stopfinder, Infofinder i, Wayfinder, and Tripfinder, ensuring these systems are fully leveraged to enhance routing efficiency, communication with families, field operations, trip management, and overall transportation performance.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree Public Administration, Logistics, Educational Administration, or a related field.
- Valid Texas Driver License with an acceptable driving record.
- Ability to obtain and maintain all certifications required by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
- Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in school transportation, logistics, fleet management, or operations management.
- Minimum of three (3) years in a supervisory or management capacity.
- Experience managing transportation routing software, fleet operations, GPS systems, and transportation technology.
- Experience developing transportation budgets and managing departmental expenditures.
- Experience coordinating transportation for regular education, special education, extracurricular activities, field trips, and emergency operations.
- Experience working in a public-school environment is preferred.
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Job Type: Full-time
Application Question(s):
- Is your degree in Public Administration, Logistics, Educational Administration, or a related field?
- Do you have experience coordinating transportation for regular education, special education, extracurricular activities, field trips, and emergency operations?
- Do you have experience managing transportation routing software, fleet operations, GPS systems, and transportation technology?
- Do you have a minimum of five (5) years experience in school transportation, logistics, fleet management, or operations management?
- Do you understand that, to be fully considered for this opportunity, you will need to submit your application through the JG Consulting Careers portal? (Link in the job description)
Education:
Experience:
- supervisory or management: 3 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Texas Drivers License (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- La Joya, TX 78560 (Required)
Work Location: In person
