School Crossing Guard - Part-Time

 **** This part-time position requires a commitment of 10 hours per week, with shifts scheduled Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM and 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM. ****

PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION
The purpose of this classification is to ensure the safety and welfare of children when crossing roadways at designated school crossing sites.

• Stops roadway traffic at a designated school crossing site for the purpose of providing safe crossing for school children.
• Maintains awareness of safety conditions at school crossing site for the purpose of ensuring safety and welfare of school children at all times.
• Directs both children and parents in safe crossing.
• Communicates with police personnel for the purpose of reporting any current or potential problem areas or concerns.
• Communicates with school personnel for the purpose of acquiring school related information, and/or providing information concerning issues with students/parents at school crossing site.

1. Data Utilization: Requires the ability to compile, assemble, copy, record and/or transcribe data according to a prescribed schema or plan. Includes judging whether readily observable functional, structural or compositional characteristics are similar to or divergent from prescribed standards, procedures or routines.
2. Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others regarding the application of procedures and standards to specific situations.
3. Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to start, stop, operate and monitor the functioning of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
4. Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference data and information.
5. Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition and subtraction. May include counting, recording of counts, and basic measuring.
6. Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to carry out detailed but routine written or oral instructions. Involves routine work according to clearly prescribed standard practices, with some latitude for independent judgment.
7. Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: 

• High school diploma or GED preferred
• Supplemented by any previous experience demonstrating with a level of maturity and judgment to provide safe roadway crossing for school age children
• Or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

• Good Physical condition, including sight, hearing , and the ability to move and maneuver quickly in order to avoid danger from errant vehicles;
• Ability to control a stop paddle effectively to provide approaching road users with a clear, fully direct view of the paddle’s STOP message during the entire crossing movement;
• Ability to communicate specific instructions clearly, firmly, and courteously; 
• Ability to stand for a minimum of one hour uninterrupted while at an assigned crossing.

ADA REQUIREMENTS:
Physical Ability: Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds).
Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds. Some tasks require visual perception and discrimination.
Environmental Factors: Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dust, wetness, humidity, rain, and/or temperature extremes.