Crossing Guard

• Education: high school graduate or training equivalent to a high school diploma.
• Must have an understanding of traffic signals and traffic patterns.
• Must know and understand basic safety procedures and practices relevant to the job.
• Must be able to handle emergency situations which might arise.
• Must possess the ability to use good judgement in the interactions with children and parents.
• Ability to communicate well with other persons.
• Must successfully pass a background check.
• Must be able to work outdoors in all weather conditions.

• School Crossing Guards monitor assigned street crossings during the appointed time when children go to school or come home from school.
• In performing this duty, Crossing Guards record the license plate number of any vehicle found disregarding traffic signs and signals and report violators to the police.
• Escort children as they cross the street in marked crosswalks.
• Manually hold traffic stop signs to control the traffic in the designated crosswalk area.
• Ensure the safety of children as they arrive to or leave from the school crosswalk.
• Report children with unsafe behavior to school officials.
• Watch for suspicious individuals in and around school areas and report to school officials and police if necessary.
• Notify school and police authorities about traffic risks and hazards, including school zones that are not adequately marked and monitored.
• Using appropriate signs and hand signals, direct vehicular and pedestrian traffic and warn them of existing dangers.

Physical Requirements/

• Requires prolonged standing and walking.
• Flexibility is important for moving out of the way of danger, etc.
• Mental alertness required for quick decisions of impending dangers.
• Work is outside in all weather conditions.