Transportation Inspector SY ; NBOE Jobs in Spokane, USA at Newark Board of Education
Title: Transportation Inspector SY ; NBOE
Company: Newark Board of Education
Location: Spokane, USA
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Position: Transportation Inspector SY 2025-26 (NBOE)
Transportation Inspector SY 2025-26 (NBOE)
- Position Type: Non Instructional – All Titles/ Transportation Inspector
- Date Posted: 4/17/2026
- Location: Pupil Transportation – 407
Transportation Inspector Office of Pupil Transportation
(Pending availability of funds and Board of Education approval)
The Superintendent invites qualified and interested persons to apply for the position of Transportation Inspector in the Office of Pupil Transportation.
This title is governed by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission; meaning that a candidate for this position will be placed as a provisional employee. Upon hire, the employee will be required to complete a 120‑Day Working test period during which the employee’s performance will be evaluated. Employee must successfully complete the designated probation period in order to remain in the position as a permanent employee.
Definition: Under direction does work involved in seeing that taxicabs, buses, limousines, and/or parking lot proprietors comply with various codes and regulations governing their operations; does other related duties as required.
Note: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
Qualifications and Requirements
Appointees will be required to possess a driver’s license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.
Five (5) years or more of School Bus Driving experience (preferred).
NOTE: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.
Basic Functions and Responsibilities
Makes field inspections on taxicabs, buses, limousines, and/or other passenger vehicles to ensure that they comply with prescribed codes/ordinances/regulations.
May license or register license applicants, taking background and driving histories.
Makes field inspections on parking lots to ensure that they comply with prescribed codes/regulations governing hours of operations, rates charged, and so forth.
Makes physical inspections of taxicabs, buses, limousines, and/or other passenger vehicles to ensure cleanliness and general safety of vehicles, and may report on areas of needed repairs.
Investigates complaints by the public against drivers who violate various codes/regulations governing the operation of vehicles.
Evaluates whether complaints warrant legal action or warning issuance.
Implements complaint record filing as well as copies of reports/summonses.
Issues summonses and may testify in court and/or at related hearings as to violations recorded.
Prepares clear, sound, accurate, and informative reports regarding various vehicle inspections.
Observes vehicles along route to ensure that service is provided according to schedule.
Makes recommendations for changes in service such as need for additional buses, route changes, and revised schedules to improve service to the public.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
Visits of various routes to monitor loading/unloading of children on and off of vendor school buses and NPS school buses.
Ensuring that vendor school buses meet state and federal required safety standard.
Ensuring that vendor personnel meet state and federal driving and training requirements.
Conducting scheduled and unscheduled stop visits to routes and other drop off locations and submit monthly reports of findings.
Conducting safety check of bus stops to determine if stop is hazardous.
Documenting deficiencies and non‑compliance to notify supervisor of violations so investigation and/or informant action can be executed.
Perform other duties and tasks assigned by supervisor.
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