Crossing Guard; Part-Time

Position Summary

Responsible for ensuring the safe crossing of pedestrians, particularly schoolchildren, at designated crosswalks and intersections. This role involves directing traffic, maintaining order, and promoting road safety in collaboration with local authorities and the community.

• Observe pedestrian and vehicular traffic near assigned location to determine best timing for road crossings.
• Guide children and pedestrians into designated crossing locations.
• Escort children and pedestrians as needed to assure safe crossings.
• Monitors behavior of children and educates children regarding traffic safety as appropriate.
• Count pedestrians at assigned locations on schedule.
• Place safety cones and turn on school zone flashing lights as appropriate and on schedule.
• Observe general activity while on duty to detect suspicious behaviors.
• Report such observations; may prepare various reports related to work time and work activities.
• Maintain a productive working environment which includes, but is not limited to, a spirit of cooperation with co-workers, peers, and the public.
• Demonstrate reliability in attendance, punctuality, and performance.
• Help with city-sponsored events such as Heritage Days and the Public Safety Jamboree, and other duties as assigned by the Crossing Guard Supervisor, Police Sergeant, or Police Chief.

• Knowledge of traffic flows, rules and regulations.
• Skill in dealing effectively with children.
• Ability to enter roadway and stop flow of traffic.
• Ability to communicate instructions clearly and effectively to students, parents, and drivers.
• Ability to consistently arrive on time and reliably fulfill assigned responsibilities, ensuring a safe and orderly environment for students and pedestrians during critical school crossing times.

Frequent requirement to stand, talk, see, and walk for extended periods. Capability to lift and display a handheld stop sign weighing between 5 to 10 pounds, repetitively, and for short periods of time.

• Sufficient education to demonstrate an aptitude or ability to perform above and related duties.
• Sufficient experience to demonstrate a working knowledge of practices and procedures associated with above duties.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Qualified applicants must complete a Syracuse City employment application online acuseut.gov. If you do not have access to a computer, or if you need further information regarding the position or assistance due to a disability, please contact Sarah Piercy  to the confidential nature of this position, the ability to pass and maintain a background check with the Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) is required for essential functions of the position.

Salary: $16.14 - $21.98 per hour.

Entry level

Part-time

Management and Manufacturing

Government Administration

Salt Lake City, UT

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