School Crossing Guard I

Arlington County VA•Arlington, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Arlington County's Police Department (ACPD) is seeking to hire multiple School Crossing Guards for Arlington Public Schools (APS) located around the County to provide vehicular and pedestrian traffic control and to promote maximum safety efforts in the movement of children to and from schools. The work is normally limited to hours during which school is open, recessing, or closing, but may change at short notice due to bad weather or other emergencies.

Requirements

No experience required
Applicant must possess, or obtain by time of appointment, a valid driver’s license, and must provide or authorize Arlington County to obtain a copy of official driving record.
Alternatively, the applicant must have the ability and willingness to use alternative methods of transportation to perform assigned duties and responsibilities at locations other than the primary worksite.

Nice To Haves

Working as a crossing guard
Providing customer service to the public

Responsibilities

Directing traffic at school crossings and assisting school children and other pedestrians crossing the street
Reporting accidents and directing traffic until officers arrive
Promoting safety awareness and advising officers of safety problems at school crossings
Performing bi-annual pedestrian and vehicle counts at crossings
Report promptly either with personal or public transportation
Be accessible during school hours by telephone in order to respond to emergency schedule changes
Exercise mature and alert judgement
Direct vehicular and pedestrian traffic
Deal firmly and courteously with the public, particularly school age children
Be willing to work in all types of weather