Crossing Guard

Purpose Statement

The job of Crossing Guard was established for the purpose of providing support to the instructional process with specific responsibilities for ensuring for the safety and welfare of students in transit to and/or from school; and communicating observations and/or incidents that may impact the general well being of students.

This job reports to Transportation Supervisor

• Assists students, parents, staff and visitors for the purpose of providing safe access to and from assigned location.
• Communicates safety and security policies and enforcement procedures to students, staff and visitors for the purpose of ensuring their understanding of such information and the potential consequences of violation.
• Directs traffic for the purpose of ensuring the safety of students and other pedestrians.
• Maintains job related equipment (e.g. stop sign, vests, street signs, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring availability of required items.
• Participates in unit meetings, in-service training, workshops, etc. for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform job functions.
• Prepares written materials (e.g. incident reports, etc.) for the purpose of documenting activities, providing written reference, and/or conveying information.
• Refers incidents including personal injuries, altercations, suspicious activities, rule violations, etc. to appropriate site personnel for the purpose of ensuring follow-up in accordance with administrative, site security and student safety guidelines.
• Responds to a variety of situations (e.g. accidents, injuries, etc.) for the purpose of taking the appropriate action to resolve immediate safety and/or security concerns.
• Responds to inquiries from students and parents regarding crossing guard issues for the purpose of providing information, direction and/or referral for addressing inquiry.

• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.