School Crossing Guard

Smithfield City • Smithfield, UT

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Smithfield City Police Department School Crossing Guard is a non-sworn community member authorized to supervise, control, direct, manage, assist, and move pedestrians safely across designated school crosswalks. He or she has the primary responsibility to ensure safety at the school crosswalks. The SCPD School Crossing Guard works under the direct supervision of the Executive Assistant to the Chief of Police, and the general and specific supervision of the Chief of Police.

Requirements

• High school Diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
• Recommend participation advanced first-responder training
• Maintain all certifications required by state and federal guidelines.
• Attend advanced training courses.
• Knowledge of basic equipment used by SCPD such as phones, life saving devices, types of cones, and reflective vests.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with children, parents, school officials, law enforcement officers, agents of the court, and community members.
• Comprehend and follow complex written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to speak effectively using the English language.
• Write routine reports.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from attorneys and supervisors.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports.
• Ability to identify numbers and letters in sequence, add, subtract, multiply, and divide in simple units of measure using whole numbers.
• Ability to define and solve practical problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret a variety of concrete variables in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Responsibilities

• Acts as custodian of school crosswalks when and where assigned
• Exercise professional customer service through positive public interactions.
• Interacts with children.
• Observe traffic flow and determine best timing for crossing pedestrians.
• Establish a safe crossing within the confines of a school crosswalk for pedestrians.
• Use a handheld stop sign.
• Verbally communicate with pedestrians, other crossing guards, and police officers.
• Physically communicate with motorists.
• Prepare written reports
• Attend training and meetings as assigned.
• Provide safe crossing of school children and other pedestrians.
• Keep traffic flowing without long delays during school hours.
• Apply pedestrian traffic laws.
• Learn, display, and maintain all skills, knowledge, and abilities for the performance of all duties and responsibilities, as established by the Chief of Police.
• Act quickly, calmly, and decisively in certain situations involving the safety of others.
• Aid in reporting of any emergencies or vehicle code violations during school hours.
• Wear SCPD issued reflective vests.
• Place SCPD issued traffic cones at appropriate locations at the school crosswalk.
• Activate flashing lights when assigned a school crosswalk at a reduced speed school zone.
• Use appropriately the SCPD issued handheld stop sign.
• Keep all SCPD issued equipment and clothing clean and functional.
• Maintains all training and certification requirements.
• Arrive at the designated school crosswalk promptly on time.
• Remain at the designated school crosswalk as set by the Executive Assistant.
• Maintain professional composure when dealing with high-risk situations.
• Act as the SCPD representative at designated school crosswalks when those crosswalks are in operation for school crossings.
• Acts decisively as to when to enter the school crosswalk and stopping traffic.
• Answers questions from community members concerning the department’s emphasis on safety at crosswalks.
• Welcomes on-site visitors and determines the nature of their business.
• Assist police officers in furthering the investigative process by helping in identifying motorists violating school crosswalk laws.
• Be alert to and report any suspicious activity or persons at or near a school crosswalk.
• Passes information to officers through phone calls, text messages, and face-to-face communique.
• Assists the Executive Assistant to the Chief of Police in functions as assigned.
• Successfully pass a background check prior to each beginning school year.

What This Job Offers

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