Transportation Director

JobID: 2710

**Position Type**:
Transportation**Date Posted**:
4/25/2024**Location**:
Biddeford Transportation Department

Biddeford & Dayton Schools are seeking**:Transportation Director**
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- **Specific Job Details**:
Starting July 1
- **Brief Job Duties**:
**Transportation Director in overseeing and coordinating transportation services for students. Serves as a backup to the Director.**
- 1. Maintain safety standards in conformance with State and insurance regulations and develop a program of preventive safety.
- 2. Dispatches drivers and monitors routes using GPS and routing software.
- 3. Recruit, train, and supervise all transportation personnel, and make recommendations on their employment, transfer, promotion, and release.
- 4. Advise Superintendent of Schools on road hazards for decision on school closing.
- 5. Cooperate with Building Leaders and others responsible for planning special school trips.
- 6. Develop recommendations for future transportation needs based on the needs of the school department.
- 7. Schedule all routes for all students.
- 8. Coordinates with the Athletic Director to schedule all athletic trips.
- 9. Maintain all records, including assignment rosters, spare driver lists, and all reports pertinent to the operation of the
- department.
- 10. Prepare budget for Superintendent of Schools on a yearly basis.
- 11. Maintain a system for the receipt and use of repair parts.
- 12. Handle student, parent, and driver public relations.
- Full Job Description

**Certification/License**:

- Valid commercial driver's license with passenger endorsement.
- Supervisory experience managing transportation staff.
- Criminal History Record Check (CHRC), which includes Fingerprints on file with the Maine Department of Education

**Education & Experience**:

- Bachelor's degree preferred; high school diploma or equivalent required.
- 3-5 years experience in transportation operations, including dispatching, routing, and scheduling
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management abilities.
- Proficient with transportation software and GPS mapping.
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations for student transportation.**Live and Work in the Biddeford, Maine Community**
- Located along the Atlantic coastline with miles of beaches
- Views of the Saco River to its west
- Less than 20 minutes south of the Greater Portland Area
- Less than two hours north of Boston.
- Home to a growing population of diverse residents
- Picturesque downtown
- Maine's youngest city with a median age of 29 in the historic downtown
- Thriving economy
- Many recreational opportunities, including fishing, hiking, biking, public parks, and kayaking

**Equal Opportunity**
The School Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district shall actively work to have the teacher and administrator workforce reflect the student body's diversity.
- The School Department's selection will be based on those with the highest capabilities, the strongest commitment to quality education, and the greatest probability of effectively implementing the learning program. Selections will be made without consideration on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, marital status, disability or genetic information, and any other state or federal prohibitions. For the purpose of this policy, "sexual orientation" means a person's actual or perceived heterosexuality, bisexuality, homosexuality, or gender identity or expression.
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- Biddeford Schools
- Dayton School
- Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative
- JobID: 2710

**Position Type**:
Transportation**Date Posted**:
4/25/2024**Location**:
Biddeford Transportation Department

Biddeford & Dayton Schools are seeking**:Transportation Director**
Check out why we are a different experience
- **Specific Job Details**:
Starting July 1
- **Brief Job Duties**:
**Transportation Director in overseeing and coordinating transportation services for students. Serves as a backup to the Director.**
- 1. Maintain safety standards in conformance with State and insurance regulations and develop a program of preventive safety.
- 2. Dispatches drivers and monitors routes using GPS and routing software.
- 3. Recruit, train, and supervise all transportation personnel, and make recommendations on their employment, transfer, promotion, and release.
- 4. Advise Superintendent of Schools on road hazards for decision on school closing.
- 5. Cooperate with Building Leaders and others responsible for planning special school trips.
- 6. Develop recommendations for future transportation needs based on the needs of the school department.
- 7. Schedule all routes for all students.
- 8. Coordinates with the Athletic Director to schedule all athletic trips.
- 9. Maintain all re