Crossing Guard

City of St. Cloud • City of St. Cloud, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The City is seeking a dependable and safety-minded individual to serve as a Crossing Guard within the Police Department’s Traffic Unit. This position plays an important role in protecting students, families, and the community by enforcing traffic regulations and promoting safe pedestrian movement at or near designated school crosswalks. The ideal candidate demonstrates a commitment to the City’s core values of Accountability, Empowerment, Innovation, and Ownership , while exercising sound judgment, professionalism, and a strong commitment to public safety. Work hours vary based on school schedules and operational needs. If you are looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the safety and well-being of the community, we encourage you to apply.

Requirements

• Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent supplemented by six (6) months of experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Must successfully complete a state certification course with a passing score of 75% or higher and recertify annually.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving history.
• Ability to keep calm under pressure.
• Demonstrates sound judgment, professionalism, and appropriate decision-making when interacting with the public, parents, and children.
• Patience with children and the ability to work with them.
• Ability to learn traffic control and vehicular direction.
• Ability to work with people of different ages and the ability to give instruction in an attempt to educate the public about safe traffic and safety practices.
• Ability to multitask and work in a high vehicular traffic environment.
• Ability to receive and carry out written and oral instructions.
• Ability to frequently walk or stand, both for extended periods of time without breaks, to run if required; to stoop, bend or carry up to 20 pounds.
• Ability to hear adequately and pass a mandatory hearing test.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, the ability to focus and not be color blind.
• Ability to physically move quickly enough to avoid hazardous situation such as vehicular traffic, bicyclists, motorized carts, or scooters or any other hazardous.
• Reliable transportation.
• Ability to be flexible with assigned duty locations and be on time, which may vary from time to time.
• Able to communicate in English.
• Able to pass an occupational health medical exam, drug test and background investigation.
• Must not have been convicted of a misdemeanor/felony involving moral character, false statements, perjury, any act that can classified under the enhancement statute of Domestic Violence, resisting a law enforcement officer, battery on a law enforcement officer, any offense committed upon or in the presence of a child or any other offense related to violence.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

• Reports suspicious and/or unusual activity.
• Stops traffic flow with sign and hand signals at or near school crosswalks and intersections to allow pedestrians to safely cross the roadway.
• Instructs pedestrians, primarily children, in elements of traffic safety.
• Directs pedestrians to remain on curb until traffic has stopped.
• Assists pedestrians with safely crossing the street or roadway.
• Performs related work as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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