Central Office_Clerk III, Dispatch (Operations) 2026-2027
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Job overview
DeKalb County School District is hiring a Central Office_Clerk III, Dispatch (Operations) 2026-2027. The DeKalb County School District seeks an experienced Dispatch Clerk III to communicate with school bus drivers, handle emergency situations, respond to calls and emails, monitor traffic, update delay information, and maintain daily logs, working under supervision of the Dispatch Supervisor and coordinating with district managers and administrators.
Key focus areas include Provide communications among school bus drivers, district managers, and administrators, and report each transmission verbatim on daily dispatch log., Receive and respond to telephone calls, emails, and voicemails regarding transportation services and notify appropriate personnel of priority situations., and Respond to emergency situations on and off buses, contact schools, staff, and agencies such as 911, and document each event..
Important skills include Two‑Way Radio Communication, Telephone Call Handling, Email and Voicemail Management, Emergency Response Coordination, Dispatch Log Documentation, and Traffic Information Monitoring.
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Full job description
The DeKalb County School District is seeking an experienced and professional Dispatch Clerk III.
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The material contained herein is subject to change. All open positions offered by the DeKalb County School District are subject to specific job requirements. The DeKalb County School District is an equal opportunity employer, and all hiring decisions are subject to federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
Title: Clerk III, Dispatch
Under direct supervision, communicates with school bus drivers to receive and provide instructions and information on a daily basis and handles and responds to emergency situations (i.e. accidents, customer complaints/concerns, and traffic/weather conditions) with some guidance from the Superintendent or another designee. Job duties also include working closely with the Dispatch Supervisor on various assignments, projects, and staff development.
Essential Functions:
The following duties are representative of this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
- Provides communications (e.g. two-way radio communication) among school bus drivers, district managers, and administrators; and reports each radio transmission verbatim on a daily dispatch log for documentation purposes.
- Receives and responds to telephone calls, emails, and voicemails regarding Transportation department services and notifies appropriate personnel (e.g. Dispatch Supervisor) regarding priority situations from parents, students, and bus drivers.
- Responds to all emergency situations on and off buses and contacts appropriate schools and staff, and agencies such as 911 or Emergency Medical Services; and maintains documentation of each specific situation or event.
- Monitors traffic information and updates the bus delay web page and phone lines for the school system.
- Informs bus drivers/assistants and other appropriate authorities (e.g. staff and administrators) on upcoming events and procedural changes via two-way communication.
- Maintains dispatch daily log.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education and/or Experience:
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Minimum of three (3) years experience as a school bus driver required.
02/24/2023
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