Compensation

Salary Schedule

Overview

To assist in providing safe, efficient, and professional transportation services for OCPS students.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or any equivalent combination of related education, training and/or experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions.

Five (5) years of successful licensed driving experience required, to include three (3) years of experience in training, facilitating, and delivering professional development to adult learners.

One (1) year of management or leadership experience preferred.

One (1) year of experience working in Exceptional Student Education (ESE) preferred.

One (1) year of experience in transportation operations, safety, and training or related transportation field preferred.

Active driver’s license required. Valid commercial driver’s license class “B” with passenger and school bus endorsements preferred or must be able to obtain within 120 days of employment.

Crisis Prevention Program certification through CPI preferred or must be able to obtain within the first year of employment (subject to change based on training availability).

CPR/First Aid Instructor certification preferred or must be able to obtain within the first six (6) months of employment (subject to change based on training availability).

The incumbent is considered to be “essential personnel” during an emergency and can be subject to being held over or called back to a district location at all times.

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

 

Knowledge of all facets of transportation operations management, special needs and safety preferred; demonstrated leadership and management ability; skill in the application of principles of personnel supervision; effective oral and written communication skills; knowledge of computer systems; ability to apply principles of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) in daily activities; knowledge of applicable county, state and federal transportation regulations; ability to conduct accident investigations; skill in preparation of routine correspondence in support of transportation services. Must possess the ability to obtain and maintain a valid commercial driver’s license class “B” with passenger and school bus endorsements.

 

REPORTS TO:

 

Senior Administrator, Safety, Training & Technology, Transportation Administration

 

SUPERVISES:

 

Section Leader, Training Representative, Driver Trainers, CDL Examiners

 

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT:

 

Machines, tools, equipment, electronic devices, vehicles, etc., are used in this position. Telephone, Computer, (Personal Computer and Mainframe), Automobile, Copier

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

 

Describes physical conditions of this position.

 

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up-to 10 pounds of force frequently. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated as Light Work.

 

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:

 

Physical activities of this position. Percent of a typical day involved in each applicable activity is noted.

 

Percentage

70       Sitting:  Resting with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs.

 

10       Standing:  Assuming an upright position on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.

 

10       Walking:  Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.

 

5         Bending:  Lowering the body forward from the waist.

 

5         Reaching:  Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

 

5         Lifting:  Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position through the use of the upper extremities and back muscles exerting up to 10 pounds of force.

 

80       Finger Dexterity:  Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.

 

70       Grasping:  Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

 

90       Talking:  Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.  Those activities in which detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately, loudly, or quickly.

 

90       Hearing Acuity:  The ability to perceive speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.

 

90       Visual Acuity:  The power to see at a level which allow