SUMMARY

Responsible for the safety of students crossing at the location he/she is assigned.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

Keep students on the curb until CG is in the middle of the roadway and all cars are stopped; then signal student to cross.
Remain in position until the last child has safely stepped onto the curb on the other side.
Always use a hand sign when stopping traffic and while students are crossing the street.
Try to make eye tot eye contact with motorist while making the crossing safe for students.
Make sure students walk their bicycles and skateboards across the street in a safe manner.
Always watch and be prepared for unique problems at crossings.
Never stop traffic suddenly; wait for a reasonable break in traffic flow. Keep movements smooth, slow and deliberate to avoid confusing motorists or students.
Never leave assigned duty area before assigned quitting time.
Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Superintendent.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High School Graduate or GED

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

Ability to manage student behavior, friendly but firm in dealing with students, parents, and the public, emotionally stable, dependable and punctual, posses good communication skills, including the ability to read and write English, posses ability to deal with emergency situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Crossing Guard