Transportation Clerk/Dispatcher
Nova Scotia School Boards (NSSB) —Bridgewater, NS
- $23.41–$28.49 an hour
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
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Transportation Clerk/Dispatcher

Nova Scotia School Boards (NSSB)
Bridgewater, NS

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3 days ago

Skills

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Access
Word processing
Microsoft Office
Administrative experience
High school diploma or GED
Analysis skills
Records management
Driving Licence
Time management

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Transportation Clerk/Dispatcher

South Shore Regional Centre for Education

The South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE) practices the culturally responsive pedagogy approach in providing an inclusive, diverse, equitable, safe and healthy education that supports learning and success both personally and academically to the 59,000 residents of Lunenburg and Queens Counties, an area of 5,250 square kilometres and a total of 23 schools.

Regional Centres for Education have Employment Equity Policies and/or processes and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry. Please ensure that you complete the self-identification portion on the position application.

Position Title:

Employee Group:

NSGEU

Position Type:

Permanent

Hours Per Day:

8 hrs/day

Start Date:

August 17, 2026

Hourly Wage:

$23.41 to 28.49/hr

Qualifications:

Completion of Grade 12 and a Community College Administrative Program
Three years related experience in a public office (preferably in education or transportation).
Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Access, and Word software)
Strong interpersonal and time management skills.

Characteristics:

Excellent administrative skills, records management, word processing, reception.
Highly motivated self starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently, and prioritize to maintain effective flow of information.
Ability to work under pressure with deadlines.
Pays close attention to detail
Persistence, assertiveness, and have the ability to maintain confidentiality.
Team player, committed to promoting quality service.
Ability to communicate effectively, with professionalism and diplomacy

Task Dimensions:

Maintains accurate and up to date transportation files, for example:

Maintaining bus drivers’ and spare drivers’ record books.
Entering bus drivers’ additional time forms, absentee forms, extra-curricular bus trips, spare drivers pay and entering absences in AESOP and SAP as per payroll deadlines.
Maintaining substitute bus driver roster, constrained by route systems and collective agreement provisions
Maintaining up to date national safety code files.

Provides efficient bus dispatch services, for example:

Answering incoming calls from drivers on the mobile radio, assesses urgency of requests and explains operation and emergency procedures.
Responding to public inquiries and requests for information from parents, students, public and teachers.
Responding to bus stop requests, using software provided and communicating policies relevant to their request
Dealing with parents, students, principals, teachers, etc in a professional, confidential manner at all times.
Maintaining back road closures plans and updates SSRCE website.
Preparing pre-primary & primary packages.
Explaining departmental policies and procedures as necessary.
Scheduling extra-curricular trips, following related procedures and contacting spare drivers as needed.
Liaising with school administration to ensure extra-curricular forms are completed timely and accurately.
Maintaining substitute bus driver spare roster and rotation list for extra-curricular trips.
Professionally communicating school closure announcements, late routes, route alternations via email to school administrators and the media and other driver broadcasts that effect schools and students.
Maintaining and updating Transportation’s Facebook page with relevant information
Ensuring regular school bus driver absences are covered as required in AESOP, disseminating regular driver route sheets to spare drivers, notifying the Transportation Department of spare coverage.

Provides administrative support for the computerized bus routes, for example:

Assisting Transportation Analyst with school bus route sheet updates.
Gathering student location, bus loading and related route information.
Conducting database searches, prepares routing reports as required.
Maintaining and updating student transportation information and generating reports as required.
Composing routine correspondence and drafting correspondence for signature.
Providing clerical support to the Transportation Department.
Assisting with meeting and in-service/workshop preparation, including memos, lists of participants, photocopying of materials, preparing agendas, picking up and preparation of food, ordering food, etc.

Complies with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations.
Performs other related duties as required.

BACKGROUND/SECURITY CHECKS:

The South Shore Regional Centre for Education requires all newly hired employees to provide a satisfactory Criminal Record / Vulnerable Sector Check and a Nova Scotia Child Abuse Register Check. We will accept checks completed within the last 3 months.

Regional Office based positions require travel and candidates may be required to provide a valid driver's license. Some school based positions also require travel and candidates may be required to provide a valid driver's license.

Thank you for your interest in the South Shore Regional Centre for Education, however, only those shortlisted for an interview will be contacted.

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