Transportation Manager - Houston, United States - YES Prep Public Schools

YES Prep Public Schools
YES Prep Public Schools
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Houston, United States

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Description

POSITION:
Transportation Manager


REPORTS TO:
Director of Transportation


POSITION TYPE:12-month


START DATE:
July 8, 2024


COMPENSATION:
$60,818 - $72,981

At YES Prep, work for a mission that impacts the life trajectory of students and their families. YES Prep creates pathways to extraordinary opportunity through best-in-class development, competitive compensation and benefits, and recognition for your impact. Grow as an authentic leader and be part of an equity driven, team-oriented culture.

  • Our campuses are advancing educational equity.

Some quick stats about us:

  • 19,500 Students
  • 2,100+ Team Members
  • 15 Secondary Campuses
  • 9 Elementary Campuses
  • 92% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
  • 96% Hispanic & African-American Students
  • 90% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4Year University
  • 88% First-Generation College Students
  • Ranked in the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation, _U.S. News & World Report_
We serve the students of Houston, Texas, the 4th largest city across the United States.

There are over 20 public-school districts and other great public charter school options within Houston's city limits serving our increasing population.

We are a rapidly growing organization, committed to creating life-changing opportunities for over 23,000 students by 2025.


THE OPPORTUNITY
YES Prep needs a dynamic Transportation Manager with a diverse set of experiences, to make our mission a reality.

As a YES Prep employee, you will achieve jaw-dropping results, create pathways to opportunity for our students, build transformative relationships, and eliminate educational inequities to advance social justice.


To put it simply, under the direction of the Director of Transportation, you will supervise and coordinate all aspects of Yes Prep student transportation bus operations.

Overseeing the establishment and revision of bus routes; ensuring safe and timely transportation is being provided; ensuring compliance with time schedules and related rules, laws, and regulations of student transportation, ensuring the budget is accurate and up to date


THE ROLE**- When you join the YES Prep team, some of the work and responsibilities will include:
  • Managing and overseeing the Transportation Coordinators and vendors;
  • Verifying and approving bus routes;
  • Understanding basic vehicle maintenance needs in order to communicate those needs to appropriate stakeholders;
  • Conducting onsite inspections of all vehicle maintenance operations to ensure vehicle compliance;
  • Managing the transportation budget;
  • Implementing YES Prep's transportation policy and procedures;
  • Monitoring data via GPS, video footage, and route information to ensure efficient operations;
  • Investigating, analyzing, and resolving complex issues as they relate to bus operations with administrators, DCO's, parents, students, and the community;
  • Managing and monitoring the performance of bus routes for a specific service area through verification and analysis of both computerized programs and customer feedback;
  • Working in partnership with vendors to provide feedback on how to resolve student management issues and coordinate with campus staff to resolve and address student behavior concerns;
  • Assessing and diffusing regularly complex, and escalated customer issues;
  • Taking personal responsibility and accountability for solving systemic customer service problems. Regularly exploring alternative and creative solutions to meet the needs of the customer within Yes Prep's policies and guidelines;
  • Additional duties as assigned.

THE PERSON

  • We seek staff with diverse backgrounds, talents, interests, and ideas.
Certain traits consistently shine through for our most successful employees:
passion for the mission, drive for results, care for students, and resilience.

Other traits needed and desired for this role are:


  • THE MUST HAVES
  • At least 5 years' experience with pupil transportation
  • Strong ability to navigate Excel, Word, PowerPoint
  • Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work outside of normal hours and on weekends
  • Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback
  • Ability to maintain emotional control under stress
  • Ability to work urgently in a fastpaced and resultsoriented environment
  • Creates and maintains positive working relationships on a team and/or in a highly collaborative environment
  • A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional

THE MUST HAVE BELIEFS

  • Belief in and commitment to the mission and core value of YES Prep Public Schools
  • Desire to disrupt systemic status quos in education
  • Willingness to go above and beyond to disrupt said status quos
  • Passion to develop resiliency through a relentless pursuit of jawdropping results
  • Conviction that high expectations + high accountability = high performance and high growth

THE NICE TO HAVES

  • 10+ years' experience in pupil transportation
  • Student Transportation TEA regu
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