Life can be this good!
if you are seeking a career in government where you can make a difference in the community every day and be part of a positive work culture that supports professional development, the City of Moorpark is the place for you.
 
About the City of Moorpark 
 
The City of Moorpark was incorporated in 1983 as a general law city and operates under the Council-Manager form of government. We are conveniently located in the southeastern part of Ventura County near the cities of Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley, within an hour’s drive to Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, and close to the Southern California beaches. Moorpark is nestled in a flourishing valley with spacious mountain views, a perpetual vacation climate, beautiful residential neighborhoods, cultural arts, shopping, a variety of restaurants, outstanding schools, and the exceptional Moorpark Community College. Moorpark also has 19 city parks with sport courts and fields, open grass, picnic areas, hiking, and viewpoints.
 
Be a part of the exciting things happening in Moorpark. Some of our current projects include: the revitalization of our historic High Street in downtown Moorpark, a large Public Works project to improve Princeton Avenue, planning for a new library, and the developing of over 2,000 new housing units in the City.
 Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to
 
“Strive to preserve and improve the quality of life in Moorpark.”
 
 We are looking for a Crossing Guard to work one hour a week every other Friday during the school year. This involves one half hour in the morning and one half hour in the afternoon. The Crossing Guard will escort school children across the street in a safe manner after verifying visually and audibly that that it is safe to enter the intersection. They will halt vehicles through the use of a hand-held stop sign held in a raised position above the head, while walking across an intersection; maintain order among children waiting to cross the street at street crossing points; report the license numbers of vehicles violating school crosswalk-related traffic laws to designated supervisor; and instill an awareness in school children of safety measures necessary for safe street crossing.
This is a continuous recruitment and may close at any time. Prompt application submission is encouraged. First review of applications: Monday, August 14th.
 What will you do:: 

• Perform crossing guard duties to escort children and adults across the street in a safe manner after verifying visually and audibly that it is safe to enter the intersection. 
• May set up, monitor, and take down traffic warning devices and barricades for traffic control. 
• May perform regular sidewalk inspections and measure and report sidewalk and street maintenance and repair needs. 
• May perform street light inspections to verify proper function.

 Marginal Functions: 

• Respond to public inquires in a courteous manner. 
• Perform clerical support duties. 
• Serve as emergency response worker as necessary. 
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

 What we would like you to have:
Knowledge of:

•  Equipment and tools used in the area of work assigned.
• Occupational hazards and standard safety practices.
• Safety principles and practices including safety rules when crossing streets.
• Basic first aid methods and techniques.
• Principles of measurement.

Ability to:

• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Fluently speak the English language and understand both written and oral English usage.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, including working effectively with school children.
• Remain calm and use good judgment in emergency situations.
• Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Maintain mental capacity, which allows for effective interaction and communication with others.
• Maintain effective audio/visual discrimination and perception to the degree necessary for the successful performance of assigned duties.

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

 Experience: Prior experience working with children is desirable.

 Training: Equivalent to completion of twelfth grade.

 License or Certificate: Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain an appropriate, valid California driver's license.

 Working Conditions:

Environmental Conditions: Field environment; frequent exposure to outside atmospheric conditions; exposure to noise, dust, grease, smoke, fumes, gases or other atmospheric conditions that may affect the respiratory system, eyes or skin; work in exposed places; work on slippery or uneven surfaces.

 Physical Conditions: Essential functions include repetitive light lifting of a “Stop” sign in a raised position above the head with either arm; clear vision of 20/40 minimum with no color blindness; hearing sufficient to discern approaching vehicles, children, adults, or other moving objects across a frequency range from 500 hertz (Hz) to 3,000 Hz with or without a hearing aid; frequent stepping up and down from a curb; ability to walk a minimum of 70 feet within 12 seconds; ability to grasp and restrain children from moving into an unsafe area; maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting, standing or walking for prolonged periods of time; travel to various locations; operating motorized vehicles; medium to heavy lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling; climbing; balancing; stooping; kneeling; crouching; crawling; reaching; handling; use of fingers; talking; hearing; near and far acuity; depth perception.