Crossing Guard (Part Time)

City of Westminster • Westminster, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The City of Westminster is recruiting for a part-time Crossing Guard to join our Team! Crossing Guards direct children going to and from school in crossing streets at assigned street corners during designated hours; maintain discipline among school children when they are approaching a street intersection or crossing the street; determine safest possible time to cross street; and stops and starts traffic to permit the crossing of school children at a street intersection. This is a part-time position with a morning and afternoon shift, with hours between 7 :00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., and 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Requirements

• Knowledge of traffic laws relating to pedestrian right-of-way and speed limits in various school locations, especially in a school-crossing area; and elements of traffic safety applying to motorists and pedestrians.
• Basic techniques for effectively dealing with school children.
• Basic techniques for effectively dealing with unusual or emergency situations.
• English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation.
• Techniques for providing customer service by effectively dealing with the public and City staff.
• Ability to establish and maintain respect and compliance of students.
• Ability to communicate in English, Vietnamese, or Spanish.
• Ability to work under inclement weather conditions.
• Ability to establish, foster and maintain positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Formal or informal education or training which ensures the ability to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance.

Nice To Haves

• Equivalent to a High School Diploma or GED is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Controls traffic at designated intersections either by mechanical or hand signal in order to permit students and other pedestrians to cross the street in safety.
• Controls students at intersections and restrains them from crossing until it is determined to be safe; when appropriate, escorts students through intersections.
• Reports the license number of motor vehicles whose drivers disobey the crossing guard's instructions or disregard safety rules in other respects; reports to school principal, or other designated authority, the names of students disobeying the instructions given by crossing guard.
• Calls supervisor or appropriate emergency response staff in the event of emergency situations and ensures that students are in a safe condition until emergency response staff arrives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED