School Safety Specialist/School Bus Driver Coordinator Funchal

Applications will be accepted beginning Wednesday, October 8, 2025 12:00 AM (Central Standard Time).

School Safety Specialist/School Bus Driver Coordinator

Job Description

Primary Purpose

To support the vision, mission, and strategic priorities of ESC Region 12. The person will coordinate all bus training and trainers in ESC Region 12.

Qualifications

Education/Certification

• Preferred: 5 years in a supervisory position in school transportation

Special Knowledge/Skills

Experience in public education

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to facilitate, communicate, organize, and
  - solve
• Ability to interpret policy, procedures, and data
• Research capability
• Able to implement QMS initiatives
• Ability to use software to develop spreadsheets, perform data analysis, and word processing
• Ability to manage budgets and personnel
• Excellent public relations, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees

General Responsibilities

• Collaborate with and provide professional development to assist and support school districts in understanding the school safety requirements and meet those requirements
• Provide training and coordination in areas noted above
• Keep Region 12 districts abreast of relevant current trends, issues, and legislation related to school safety
• Coordinate and create off‑site sessions for School Bus Driver certification and re‑certification training.
• Process, verify, and return training session rosters to ESC Region 12
• Manage the processing of online Re‑certification training
• Communicate with state officials for school transportation as required
• Research and provide information for school districts to maintain standards
• Issue and invoice participants/school districts for School Bus Driver Certification cards
• Maintain the school Bus Driver certification database
• Host and work at the TAPT Regional and/or State Texas School Bus Safety Speech Contest
• Attend state and national conferences as required to maintain skills and knowledge.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervise the operation and personnel of the School Bus Driver Certification training.

Security Requirements

All positions at ESC 12 are defined as security‑sensitive. Security‑sensitive positions are those that require employees to be entrusted with certain types of data, whether electronic or in paper form. Those data elements, as defined by the ESC 12 Data Classification and Handling Policy may include, but are not limited to:

• Sensitive Personal Information (SPI)
• Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
• Protected Health Information (PHI)
• Family Educational Records (FERPA Data)

It is the employee’s ongoing responsibility to safeguard this type of data and report any lost or stolen data.

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors

Travel

Frequent travel within the region, state when appropriate

Tools/Equipment Used

Standard office equipment, including personal computers and peripherals

Posture

Prolonged sitting, occasional bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting

Motion

Repetitive hand motions, including frequent keyboarding and use of a mouse; occasional reaching

Lifting

Occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds)

Work Schedule

May work prolonged or irregular hours; frequent regional travel, occasional statewide travel, occasional nationwide travel.

Mental Demands

Manage multiple tasks and work cooperatively with others,

Maintain a calm attitude in demanding situations,

Make changes and adapt to various responsibilities on an ongoing basis,

Work with frequent interruptions, tight deadlines, and limited office space.

Benefits

ESC Region 12 provides a monetary contribution up to $575 per month to use for employee/family healthcare and supplemental benefits

Employee earns state personal, sick, and vacation leave

All employees contribute to both: Teachers Retirement System (TRS) and Social Security retirements