Location:
Deerfield High School & Highland Park High School Position Title: School Traffic Safety Guard
Department: Safety and Security
Reports To: Building Security Director
Building: Deerfield High School and Highland Park High School
Start Date: Immediately
Pay Rate: Stipend of $3,250 for the remainder of the 2023-24 School Year
Calendar/Hours: 45 minutes per day before school on all student attendance days
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SUMMARY:
District 113 is seeking School Traffic Safety Guards to ensure the safe crossing of students at designated crosswalks before school by alleviating safety risks and unsafe traffic conditions for students crossing intersections and busy streets. The School Safety Guard will also direct traffic in streets, driveways and parking lots. This position reports to the Building Security Director.
Positions are available to the general public and to all existing District staff whose regular work schedule does not conflict with the time the Traffic Safety Guard will need to be on duty.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
N/A
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
High School diploma or equivalent.
LICENSES, ENDORSEMENT, and REGISTRATIONS:
N/A
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The School Traffic Safety Guard’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Escorts students across designated school crossing zones, verbally instructs students how to safely cross the street properly.
• Creates the appropriate gap depending upon traffic location and ensures pedestrians cross in an efficient and orderly manner in all weather conditions.
• Assures the safety of children and motorists, communicates effectively with children, parents and the general public.
• Reports license number of vehicles that fail to slow down in school crossing zones, or fail to stop for children attempting to cross streets.
• Reports unsafe traffic conditions and /or safety hazards in school crossing zones and suspicious vehicles or persons noticed hanging around the school area.
• Communicates safety instructions and directions to students, parents and motorists traveling through the school safety zone.
• Required to have prompt, regular attendance in-person and be available to work on-site, in-person and as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned by an appropriate administrator or their representative.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Able to work with students and adults in a positive manner.
• Able to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Knowledge of safety procedures, protective devices, telephones and two-way radios.
• Previous experience working with children, volunteering experience in community service or have experience in an autonomous position where quick thinking and objective decision making skills were required.
• Requires excellent vision
• Ability to talk and/or hear, communicate via telephone and two-way radio and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to use one hand for twisting or turning motion while coordinating the other hand with different minimal levels of eye, hand and foot coordination.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
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 is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, bend, speak, and listen. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, peripheral, and distant vision. The employee will work outdoors in all weather conditions.
The noise level in the work environment ranges from quiet/moderate to loud. The employee is frequently required to interact with the public and other staff. The employee is directly responsible for the safety and well-being of students.
The statements in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work to be performed by (an) individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities related to the position. This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity and School Board Policy and procedures. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.