Substitute Crossing Guard

Looking for a flexible, part-time opportunity to make a difference in your community? The Town of Windsor is seeking a dependable and safety-minded Backup Crossing Guard to help students travel safely to and from school.

This part-time, as-needed position provides backup coverage for regularly scheduled crossing guards.

Crossing Guards play an important role in our community by preparing designated school crossing areas, monitoring traffic conditions, and helping students and families cross streets safely.

HIRING RANGE:$22.00/hour, non-exempt

Monday through Friday while school is in session, hours may vary

As a member of the Community Services Team, Individuals in this position prepare crossing zones and assist children in crossing streets safely on a regular basis while children attend school.

Individuals in the position are required to perform work in a manner consistent with and exemplary of the town’s PRIDE philosophy and the town’s Equal Opportunity Employment policy.

Individuals work under the direct supervision of the Community Services Supervisor to carry out assigned duties.

No supervisory responsibilities or control exercised.

The Individual in the Crossing Guard role is assigned to a specific work location(s) and provided with specific job duties, scope, authority, and responsibility. Individuals in this position must be able to successfully perform, be responsible for, and/or assist in the fulfillment of the job functions and duties listed below with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Applies appropriate knowledge of traffic laws and uses clear and proper traffic management signals to both pedestrians and vehicular traffic to safely cross any person within the designated school crossing zones.
• Communicates with the Community Services Supervisor to report any information, problems, or concerns regarding the school zone where crossing guard services are performed.
• Adheres to program policies, procedures and safe work practices.
• Acts as a professional representative of the Town of Windsor with students, parents, faculty, staff, and community members in the affiliated assigned school and neighborhood.
• Performs work safely, reports safety concerns to management and supports safe work practices.

• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned that are within the scope of the essential job functions of this assignment.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

• Must have a current Colorado Driver’s License or the ability to obtain one upon hire, that meets the Town of Windsor’s standards.
• CPR/1st Aid certification within three (3) months of employment

• Ability to communicate effectively when motivating pedestrians through assigned crosswalks.
• Ability to deal tactfully, but firmly with pedestrians when enforcing traffic control.
• Ability to handle conflict and confrontation calmly and reasonably.
• Ability to hold a stop sign in such a manner to be visible to approaching vehicles.
• Ability to perform required duties and responsibilities in extreme weather conditions.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and react quickly in emergency situations.
• Ability to perform the duties of the position without direct supervision.
• Ability to perform the duties of the position in a safe manner.

Materials and equipment used include, but may not be limited to the following:

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.

The physical activities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following: climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing and repetitive motions.

The physical requirements of this position…