Position for the 2026-2027 school year

Position: Discipline Specialist

Department: Transportation

Reports to:  Transportation Director, Erich Anderson

Contract Days: 200 days, 7.5 hours daily

Status: Non-Exempt

Mandatory Requirements: OSBI Background Check and a valid Driver's License are required

Essential Functions: Responsible for overseeing and managing student discipline for all bus routes. This person plays a crucial role in establishing and maintaining a positive and safe learning environment by implementing and enforcing school policies related to student behavior. They help create and establish the school's code of conduct and other policies related to student discipline.

Duties to include, but not limited to:

1. Monitoring student behavior via video equipment, investigating incidents, and addressing disciplinary issues.
2. Communication with students, parents, and staff via phone and email
3. Maintain accurate records of disciplinary actions, and may be responsible for reporting data to relevant school personnel
4. Required to maintain confidentiality at all times regarding student and bus driver behaviors
5. Other duties as assigned

Experience preferred:

1. Must have a Class B CDL with Airbrakes, Passenger, and School Bus endorsements
2. Experience driving school buses and school routes
3. Must be able to substitute drive bus routes as needed
4. Proficient with technology, including: audio/visual equipment, Microsoft applications, computer knowledge, and emails

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Computer literate. Ability to follow all district policies and procedures. Ability to work independently, displaying initiative and enthusiasm for the tasks being done. Demonstrate strong communication skills, orally and in writing, with faculty, staff, team members, and administrators. Ability to work without supervision and work as a team player. Ability to document records accurately.  Ability to listen effectively.

Language Skills: Ability to speak clearly. Ability to read and interpret general written instructions in the English language. Ability to effectively communicate with supervisor, school personnel, and co-workers.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to perform basic math functions such as addition and subtraction.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written and oral instructions. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Physical Demands:

These Statements are intended to describe the responsibilities assigned to this position and are not intended to represent an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

Stand for extended periods; walk; twist at the neck and trunk; bend and reach with hands and arms overhead, above the shoulder, and horizontally; repetitive use of fingers and hands to grasp and/or operate equipment and demonstrate lessons to students; lift/move up to 50 pounds.

Occasional Requirements: Lift/move up to 50 pounds

Visual Requirements: Close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, ability to adjust focus

Hearing/Speaking Requirements: Adequate to exchange information

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Typical office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Sand Springs Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.