Supervisor, Special Needs

Reports to: Director of Transportation

Wage/Hour Status: Nonexempt

Dept./School: Transportation

Pay Family: Auxiliary

PC Assignment: Director, Transportation

Pay Grade: 07

PC Assignment Code: 84002

Minimum Salary: $24.75

Insight: None

Duty Days: 230 days per school year

PRIMARY PURPOSE: Under general supervision of Director, Transportation Department or his designee, coordinates special education transportation programs in public school system to transport students with mental or physical disabilities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Certification:

High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED)

Possess or must obtain within 6 months of employment: CDL Class B License with passenger and air brake endorsement. TEA Bus Driver Certification.

Must be certified as paraprofessional by the State Board of Educator Certification.

Special Knowledge/Skills:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.

Ability to write simple correspondence.

Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Experience:

One to three months related experience

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Assists in formulating policies and procedures for new or revised transportation programs or activities such as screening, route placement, behavior education, and discipline management of special program students.
• Evaluates special education transportation programs to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations and objectives for student transportation.
• Coordinate driver training for special programs and schedule and route assignment.
• Interprets laws, rules, and regulations to students, parents, and staff and attends ARDs as necessary.
• Provides liaison between students' home, school campuses and transportation department.
• Assists in preparation of budget to provide financial support for special programs and equipment.
• Determines need for and researches, orders and maintains special program equipment.
• Maintains special student database.
• Maintains training and reference resources.
• Prepares reports for federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.
• Other duties that may be assigned by Supervisor.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Mental Demands:

Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written); interprets policy, procedures and data; coordinates district functions; maintains emotional control under stress.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed in an office environment where there is climate control, sufficient lighting and low noise level. Occasionally, incumbent will be required to ride bus routes with special program drivers to evaluate program. Conditions will vary but will be in controlled environment.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit or talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception.

This document describes the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.