Classified Position - 8908
2025-2026 School Year
Salary
Classified Category 3A
Days
260
Reports to:
Director of Transportation
SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Perform dispatching duties, schedule substitute for routes as needed, and provide clerical support duties for the Transportation Department.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES / ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Assign substitute drivers and monitors for routes as necessary
- Maintain an accurate daily attendance roster of drivers and monitors
- Operate a two-way radio base station and record radio communications as required
- Communicate with transportation staff, dispatching to needed locations to respond to routine requests or emergency situations
- Maintain or assist in maintaining assigned files and records; receive and process information according to established guidelines and procedures
- Maintain current knowledge of routes and locations to assure timely services and accurate information
- Communicate with parents, supervisors, school administrators and department staff; receive requests, questions, concerns and suggestions and provide routine information and assistance or route to appropriate personnel
- Perform a variety of clerical support duties as assigned; compile data from clearly defined sources and prepare reports; answer telephone, route calls or messages, prepare and process requisitions; distribute mail
- Maintain cordial working relationships with transportation staff
- Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of all facets of driver and monitor duties as outlined in state and district regulations
- Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of Hopkins County roads and streets
- Maintain regular and predictable attendance
- Adhere to the professional code of ethics
- Successfully utilize technology as appropriate in job function
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- High School Diploma or G.E.D.
- Valid Kentucky driver’s license and willing to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with school bus endorsement within a year.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
- Interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy
- Proficient recordkeeping and organizational skills
- Operation of a two-way radio and standard office equipment
- Ability to analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action