Position Type:
Security/ Crossing Guard

Date Posted:
5/22/2024

Location:
Brooke Elementary School

Closing Date:
07/17/2024

Arrives on time for work.

Stops traffic at designated school crossings to allow children to cross the street safely.

Ensures the children cross the street safely using the cross walk.

Assures the children are waiting safely away from the roadway.

Enters the street before children.

Wears and uses issued safety equipment (vest & stop sign) to enhance visibility while in on duty.

While traffic is stopped and the children are crossing the street, stands with outstretched arms making sure all traffic is stopped.

After children are completely across the street and out of danger, walks back to the sidewalk.

Watches for suspicious behavior of motorists or adult pedestrians.

Provides safety guidance to children using the crossing.

Reports unsafe/suspicious activity to the Police Department.

School Crossing Guard
Location: Brooke Elementary School
Hours: Monday-Friday (10 months), 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Hourly Rate: $22.50

Reports To: Coordinator of Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness

Position Goal/Summary:

To provide assistance to children crossing the street, maintain children’s safety in traffic, and direct or expedite the flow of traffic at a crossing.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Arrives on time for work.
Stops traffic at designated school crossings to allow children to cross the street safely.
Ensures the children cross the street safely using the cross walk.
Assures the children are waiting safely away from the roadway.
Enters the street before children.
Wears and uses issued safety equipment (vest & stop sign) to enhance visibility while in on duty.
While traffic is stopped and the children are crossing the street, stands with outstretched arms making sure all traffic is stopped.
After children are completely across the street and out of danger, walks back to the sidewalk.
Watches for suspicious behavior of motorists or adult pedestrians.
Provides safety guidance to children using the crossing.
Reports unsafe/suspicious activity to the Police Department.

This Job Description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. The employee will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform other job-related duties requested by the Coordinator of Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness.

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS – School Crossing Guard (Non-Exempt)

Work Year: Part-time – August - June

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of school crossing safety concerns
Knowledge of traffic patterns and volume during school days
Knowledge of actions that are often considered to be suspicious behavior on the part of pedestrians in the school crossing area
Knowledge of children’s habits and motions while waiting for permission to cross the street
Skill in maintaining order and control at school crossings
Skill in interacting well with children
Skill in observation and identification of pedestrian traffic
Ability to exercise good judgment and make rapid decisions relating to speed and distance of multiple vehicles, traffic signal cycles, and pedestrian traffic.

Physical Demands:
Stand for duration of each shift
Walk at a moderate pace
Step up/down street curbs
Hold arms outstretched
Hear, see, move, and maneuver quickly in order to cross children safely and avoid danger from errant vehicles
Exposure to heat, cold, adverse weather, traffic, loud noises, fumes, and moving objects

Work Environment: Outside

Clearances:
Act 34 Clearance
Act 151 Clearance
Act 114 Clearance

The position holder must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. It is the responsibility of the employee to inform the Director of Human Resources of any and all reasonable accommodation that will be required.

School Crossing Guard

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