What are the responsibilities and job description for the Seasonal Crossing Guard position at City of Madison, Alabama?
General Position Summary
The Crossing Guard is responsible for the safety of school children crossing streets at designated intersections and directing traffic.
Examples of Responsibilities
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Do you have a high school diploma or GED?
A Strong background record is required, due to accessibility to city property and interaction with public and children. Do you have a good background record?
Job requires turning on school crossing signs at designated intersections, or turning on/off school zone lights. Can you perform this task?
Job function requires dexterity of limbs, hands and fingers to direct vehicular activity. Will this activity cause problems for you?
Can you maintain discipline among school children when they are approaching a street intersection or crossing the street?
Can you stop and start traffic to permit the crossing of school children at a street intersection?
Do you have the ability to communicate with and control groups of school children?
Do you see well enough to observe vehicular activity?
Are you able to stand and direct traffic?
Do you have the ability to work in a variety of weather conditions?
The Crossing Guard is responsible for the safety of school children crossing streets at designated intersections and directing traffic.
Examples of Responsibilities
- Escorts children across streets at designated hours during the school term.
- Turns on school crossing signs at designated intersections or turns on/off school zone lights.
- Monitors and directs vehicular traffic.
- Maintains discipline among school children when they are approaching a street intersection or crossing the street.
- Stops and starts traffic to permit the crossing of school children at a street intersection.
- Reports vehicles failing to obey traffic regulations at school crossings.
- Makes reports to proper authorities of accidents to school children or to vehicles occurring at a school crossing.
- Strong background record required, due to accessibility to city property and interaction with public and children.
- Ability to work in a variety of weather conditions.
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Ability to gain cooperation of children and motorists.
- Knowledge of laws and ordinances governing traffic and vehicular control.
- Ability to control groups of school children;
- Ability to effectively direct light traffic;
- Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions;
- Ability to get along well with the general public.
- This position’s physical requirements involve light work exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
- See well enough to observe vehicular activity.
- Hear well enough to communicate by radio, telephone or any other transmitting device and to detect strange noises while on duty.
- Speak well enough to communicate your meaning.
- Dexterity of limbs, hands and fingers to direct vehicular activity.
- Physical tolerance to adapt and perform under adverse conditions.
- Ability to stand and direct traffic.
01
Do you have a high school diploma or GED?
- Yes
- No
A Strong background record is required, due to accessibility to city property and interaction with public and children. Do you have a good background record?
- Yes
- No
Job requires turning on school crossing signs at designated intersections, or turning on/off school zone lights. Can you perform this task?
- Yes
- No
Job function requires dexterity of limbs, hands and fingers to direct vehicular activity. Will this activity cause problems for you?
- Yes
- No
Can you maintain discipline among school children when they are approaching a street intersection or crossing the street?
- Yes
- No
Can you stop and start traffic to permit the crossing of school children at a street intersection?
- Yes
- No
Do you have the ability to communicate with and control groups of school children?
- Yes
- No
Do you see well enough to observe vehicular activity?
- Yes
- No
Are you able to stand and direct traffic?
- Yes
- No
Do you have the ability to work in a variety of weather conditions?
- Yes
- No
- Required Question
