Job Description

Title: AREA SUPERVISOR - TRANSPORTATION

Primary Function:

Position is responsible for supervising bus drivers and assistants while providing support to assigned schools and geographic areas. Acts as the Transportation liaison with schools; responds to bus accidents, severe discipline issues, and enforces safety and Transportation best practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

Work requires a high school diploma or equivalent and experience in school transportation or any equivalent combination of training and experience which would provide the acceptable knowledge, abilities and skills, as evidenced in the following performance responsibilities.

Necessary and Special Qualifications:

Must hold a valid Virginia Commercial Driver’s License with a (B) class and (S) endorsement.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Must be proficient in school bus transportation and possess knowledge of VA DOE regulations governing pupil transportation.
Must be knowledgeable of the York County area and its roadways.
Must possess excellent organizational, human relation, customer service, leadership and communication skills.

Performance Responsibilities:

Helps to develop and manage a safe, efficient and cost-effective pupil transportation program.
Assists in the day-to-day operations of the transportation department by supervising a group of drivers, substitute drivers, bus assistants, substitute bus assistants and crossing guards.
Works as a liaison between school officials and transportation personnel.
Works to resolve service-related problems with parents.
Coordinates route coverage with the dispatcher in the event of employee absences and driver shortages.
Monitors routes to ensure safety, route times and reports findings to the Director of Transportation.
Reviews all bus stops on an annual basis with the Transportation Operations Specialist and recommends any necessary changes to the Director of Transportation.
Coordinates scheduling of sports team trips and field trips to help manage costs and meet school needs.
Reviews and verifies extra scheduled work hours for payroll purposes.
Assists Transportation Executive Assistant with employee timekeeping.
Mentors new employees so that they can develop to their utmost potential.
Assists the Transportation Training and Recruitment Specialist and the Director of Transportation in planning the various in-service training meetings throughout the school year.
Ensures that drivers do not go over the maximum amount of legal driving hours.
Evaluates employees within their tutelage on an annual basis.
Assists the Director of Transportation with investigating traffic accidents involving school buses.
Works with the Manager of Vehicle Maintenance to ensure all buses are kept in safe mechanical condition and that employees report all safety-related defects.
Ensures that all drivers report on designated inspection dates.
Ensures bus drivers’ compliance with all applicable VA state Laws regarding pupil transportation and verifies compliance of pre-trip inspections of vehicles to ensure their safe operation.
Assigned to a road assessment that is responsible for evaluating the road conditions in inclement weather.
Work with Emergency Operations Center to manage transportation assets in support of emergency situations.
Responds rapidly in the event of an after-hours transportation emergency at the direction of the Director of Transportation.
Assures the best customer service to schools and parents by addressing service concerns.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

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 accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer terminal; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds; and to bend, to stoop, to sit on the floor, to climb stairs, to walk and to reach overhead.

Position Type: Exempt

Reports to: Director of Transportation

Terms of Employment: Twelve months a year. Salary according to School Board Pay Plan.

Evaluation: Performance on this job will be evaluated in accordance with school board policies and administrative regulations on evaluation of administrative personnel.

Revised: 3/5/2026