Title: Student Transportation Systems Educator & Routing Analyst

Location: South Portland, Maine

Positions Available: 4

General Description:

The role involves working with school district transportation directors and routing personnel to develop efficient school bus routes, assigning students to bus stops.

This includes creating routes for safe student transportation to and from school and activities within established bell times and local standards of practice. The position also entails analyzing data for vehicle capacity, timing, road systems, and safety to develop efficient bus routes and schedules.

Essential Job Functions:

• Incredible attention to detail
• Amazing computer skills
• Analyzing vehicle, timing, and road system data to plan school bus routes and schedules.
• Adjusting routes as necessary, including for special programs, and field testing schedules and routes.
• Solving issues like overcrowding and load balancing to meet bell schedules.
• Working with staff on challenging assignments, including for special needs students and specialty programs.
• Reviewing and processing bus stop review requests.
• Using routing software for planning and adjusting routes and maintaining transportation information on the website.
• Preparing and maintaining necessary forms and reports.
• Communicating effectively with various stakeholders including public, school staff, and parents.
• Assisting with special projects related to bell schedules and school zone attendance boundaries.
• Comfortable with overnight travel for on-site work at schools

Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of transportation planning, scheduling, operations, and office procedures.
• Familiarity with state and local school bus operation laws and regulations.
• Proficiency in using computers, including word processing, spreadsheet, and routing software.
• Ability to operate a large vehicle safely in various conditions.
• Effective communication and problem-solving skills.

Salary: The salary range for this position is between $35,825 and $55,141

Overview: This description encapsulates the key responsibilities and requirements for the Transportation Systems Educator & Routing Analyst role, focusing on the planning, analysis, and education aspects related to school bus routing and transportation management.

Title: Director of Education and Routing - Student Transportation Systems

Location: South Portland, Maine

Positions Available: 1 (Leading a Team of 2 to 5)

General Description:

As the Director of Education and Routing at Student Transportation Systems, you will lead a team dedicated to collaborating with school district transportation directors and routing personnel. Your role is pivotal in developing and overseeing the implementation of efficient school bus routes and ensuring the safe transportation of students to and from school and various activities. This position demands a strategic approach to managing vehicle capacity, timing, road systems, and safety concerns to develop optimal bus routes and schedules.

Essential Job Functions:

• Leading and mentoring a team of routing analysts in the planning and adjustment of school bus routes and schedules.
• Analyzing data on vehicles, timing, road systems, and safety to optimize bus routes.
• Addressing challenges such as overcrowding, load balancing, and adhering to bell schedules.
• Overseeing the handling of special transportation requirements, including for special needs students and specialty programs.
• Managing the review and processing of bus stop review requests.
• Ensuring effective use of routing software for route planning and information maintenance on the website.
• Preparing and maintaining essential documentation, forms, and reports.
• Facilitating clear and effective communication with a variety of stakeholders, including the public, school staff, and parents.
• Overseeing special projects related to bell schedules and school zone attendance boundaries.
• Comfortable with overnight travel for on-site work at schools

Qualifications:

• Incredible attention to detail
• Amazing computer skills
• Proven experience in transportation planning, scheduling, and operations management.
• Familiarity with state and local regulations pertaining to school bus operations.
• High proficiency in computer usage, including word processing, spreadsheets, and routing software.
• Capability to safely operate large vehicles under various conditions.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Salary: The salary range for this position is between $45,491 and $62,273, commensurate with experience.

Overview: This role is designed for a leader who can effectively direct a team in the crucial aspects of planning, analysis, and education in school bus routing and transportation management. The Director of Education and Routing will play a key role in shaping the transportation experience for students, ensuring efficiency, safety, and compliance with all relevant standards.

Title: Data Manager - Student Transportation Systems

Location: South Portland, Maine

General Description: We are seeking a Data Manager who will be responsible for collaborating with school district IT departments to obtain SFTP data feeds of student information and integrate them into our advanced routing platform. This role is crucial in ensuring the security and integrity of sensitive data in compliance with FERPA guidelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Incredible attention to detail
• Establish and maintain secure SFTP connections with school district IT departments to receive student data feeds.
• Oversee the ingestion and integration of student data into our routing platform, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
• Diligently follow FERPA regulations to protect the confidentiality and security of student data.
• Proactively monitor the status of data feeds in real time, with a focus on identifying and resolving issues promptly to minimize impact on school district clients.
• Collaborate with IT and routing teams to ensure seamless data integration and optimization of routing processes.
• Develop and implement strategies to enhance data feed reliability and performance.
• Provide regular reports and insights on data feed status and issue resolution to key stakeholders.
• Stay updated with the latest data management practices and technologies to continually improve data handling processes.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in managing SFTP data feeds and handling sensitive information.
• Strong understanding of FERPA and other relevant data protection laws.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve data feed issues efficiently.
• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with IT departments and internal teams.
• Proficient in data management tools and technologies.
• Analytical mindset with a keen eye for detail.

Salary: The salary range for this position is between $43,491 and $57,273, commensurate with experience.

Overview: This position is essential for maintaining the integrity and reliability of our student transportation systems, ensuring that data handling is secure, compliant, and efficient. The Data Manager will play a key role in enhancing our service delivery to school districts.

Title: Applied Artificial Intelligence Developer

Location: South Portland, Maine

Overview:

Role Overview: We are seeking a dynamic Applied Artificial Intelligence Developer to join our team. In this pivotal role, you'll be charged with understanding our business and its processes, comprehensively grasping the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) and other AI technologies, and innovatively applying these AI capabilities to enhance our business processes.

Inspired by the efficiency principles of Frederick Taylor, known for his groundbreaking work in optimizing workplace productivity, your task will be to emulate these principles in a modern, AI-driven context. Your role is not just about applying technology, but about reinventing and streamlining our processes for the 21st century, much like Taylor did in his time with his scientific management approach.<

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze and reimagine business processes using AI, setting new benchmarks in efficiency and effectiveness.
• Continuously refine our in-house GPT model for customer service, ensuring it delivers world-class answers derived from real customer inquiries.
• Collaborate with the team to follow and evolve the AI roadmap tailored to our business needs, taking cues from historical efficiency experts like Taylor while forging new paths in AI application.

Example of Impact:

• Our team has already implemented an in-house GPT framework for customer service, transforming how we interact with clients. By analyzing real questions and crafting 'world-class answers', we have significantly enhanced the efficiency and quality of our customer service. Your role will be pivotal in further developing such innovative solutions.

Duties:

• Apply cutting-edge AI technologies to transform business processes, aiming for new heights in operational efficiency.
• Continuously explore and integrate advancements in AI to keep our processes at the forefront of innovation.

Job Requirements:

• A passionate interest in Artificial Intelligence, especially in its application for business process improvement, in the spirit of Taylor's efficiency principles.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Java, PHP, MySQL, essential for developing and implementing AI solutions.
• An innovative mindset, with an emphasis on rethinking and improving processes through AI.