Crossing Guards

CROSSING GUARD

Contract Period: Academic-year position

Supervisor: Director of Safety and Security/School Marshal

Qualifications: Ability to stand and hand signal traffic for 30-minute increments. It will involve working during inclement weather. Strong interpersonal skills are required. Must be reliable and punctual.

Work Schedule: The shifts are Monday through Friday in two blocks; 6:45 am-7:15 am and 1:45 pm-2:15 pm. Working hours may change based on the school year schedule, generally from September to June.

Job Objective: A Pinkerton Academy crossing guard is charged with safely crossing staff and students across public roadways in the morning and the afternoon.

• Stand along the roadway at a crosswalk.
• Identify when students/staff wish to cross the roadway.
• Before entering the roadway, look left and right to ensure it is safe to do so.
• Activate any/all signaling devices to alert traffic that they should stop.
• Escort students and staff into the roadway.
• Once it is safe to do so, release the traffic by signaling for them to proceed along the roadway.
• If assistance is required, notify the appropriate resource e.g. Pinkerton Security, Fire, or Police.

• Standing and walking unassisted for 30-minute increments.
• Lifting arms and hands to signal pedestrians and vehicles to cross or stop.
• Ability to communicate with emergency services if an issue occurs.
• Working along and temporarily within a public roadway.
• Hold and operate signaling devices.