School Crossing Guard - Lead
About The Position
The School Crossing Guard Lead assists the Crossing Guard Supervisor with oversight and monitoring of school crossing guards and provides pedestrian and vehicular control at designated crosswalks during school traffic hours. The position supports guards with job-related problems, monitors attendance and schedules, and performs the duties of a school crossing guard, including stopping traffic and safely escorting students across streets. It also helps identify and deliver safety supplies and equipment, monitors equipment condition and care, maintains community relationships with residents, school districts, and PTA organizations, and reports program activities to the supervisor. Flexible hours are required to accommodate crossing guard schedules at any necessary site or shift. Applicants must pass a post-offer, non-regulated drug test and thorough background checks, including criminal history.
Requirements
- Valid Texas Driver's License; driving record must comply with Town policy.
- High school diploma or GED.
- Knowledge of safe crossing guard procedures and basic child behavior.
- Verbal communication skills.
- Ability to perceive and respond to potential hazardous or uncertain situations and respond quickly to potential emergencies.
- Ability to bend from the waist and/or twist.
- Ability to work in extreme weather, including extreme heat, cold, and inclement weather.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships with Town employees and the public.
- Ability to use a personal vehicle to travel to assigned school crossing locations.
- Personal mobile phone required to monitor school crossing guard attendance.
- Must be able to read, see, hear, talk, write, and sit for long periods.
- Ability to stand and walk continuously for up to 1.5 hours.
- Ability to repeatedly lift and carry objects weighing up to 5 pounds upright continuously for 1 to 2 minutes at a time.
- Ability to hear and see approaching traffic.
- Ability to bend arms and push or pull a child weighing up to 100 pounds.
- Must work flexible hours, including all shifts and at any sites necessary to accommodate crossing guard schedules.
- Must pass a post-offer, non-regulated drug test and thorough background checks, including criminal history.
Nice To Haves
- School Crossing Guard experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide oversight of school crossing guards at job sites and assist them with job-related problems.
- Enforce Flower Mound School Crossing Guard Policies and Procedures.
- Monitor daily attendance of guards and substitutes, and monitor weekly schedules, including validating time sheets.
- Perform crossing guard duties, including stopping traffic, escorting students across streets, and communicating with and instructing students and parents.
- Identify needed supplies and equipment, coordinate with guards and the supervisor, and deliver equipment to improve the safety of guards and children.
- Monitor the condition of safety equipment and how guards care for it.
- Develop and maintain relationships with residents, school districts, and PTA organizations concerning the school crossing guard program.
- Coordinate with and report all school crossing guard activities to the supervisor.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
