School Crossing Guard

Job Title

Seasonal Position at Police Department

Job Description

Under the general supervision of the Community Services Sergeant, this position performs duties related to the safety of school aged children enroute to and from school within the City.

Essential Duties

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This list is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by the incumbent. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Directs and controls children at designated crossings, crossing in groups, and utilizing traffic signals and gaps in traffic where no signal exists.
2. Prevents children from committing unsafe and unlawful acts.
3. Encourages patterns of safe behavior by children when crossing streets.
4. Informs motorists, through prescribed signals, that children are using the crosswalk and have the right to proceed; Report motorists who violate guard's directions within 24 hours.
5. Responds to and interacts with the general public, school children, employees, and/or others within and outside of the organization in a courteous, professional, and effective manner.
6. Follows all safety regulations, policies, and procedures; reports all unsafe conditions and acts to supervisor; reports all accidents to the supervisor immediately whenever possible; follows recognized safe work practices.
7. Performs other special projects and other job duties as assigned or required during regular and non-business hours.

Minimum Position Requirements/Qualifications

The requirements listed below are necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

1. High school diploma or equivalent is required.
2. Maturity and sense of responsibility towards children who use school travel routes that fall within the assigned locations.

A combination of equivalent experience and/or education as determined by the Human Resources Office may be considered in lieu of minimum requirements.

Supplemental Information

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in an outdoor environment and may, on occasion, be exposed to adverse weather conditions, including wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold, and extreme heat. An individual in this position is frequently required to see/observe, talk/speak and listen/hear. The employee works near vehicular traffic; and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, dust, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is generally quiet to moderately noisy. This position frequently stands and walks and may occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, grasp, feel or operate objects, tools or controls; repetitive arm, hand and eye movements are included. There is occasional twisting, squatting, crawling, reaching and wrist turning. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

A typically, Monday – Friday, during the school year (September – June) with mornings from 7:50 AM until 8:20 AM, and afternoons from 3:08 PM until 3:30 PM work schedule is required for this position.