School Crossing Guard

Fairfax County • Mclean (Jf21), VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Fairfax County School crossing guards control traffic to ensure the safe and orderly movement of student pedestrians to and from school. Monitors operation of wink-o-matic school flashing lights during opening and closing times and reports any malfunctions. Reports hazardous traffic conditions at student crossing locations. SPECIAL NOTE: These are part-time positions with limited hours and no benefits when hired for one crossing (ten hours per week). Benefit eligible when two or more crossings (20+ hours per week). Please take into consideration your commute during peak hours when deciding on applying to a job announcement. Job announcements are completed on a police district-by-district basis. Open school crossing locations for each police district are listed in their respective job announcements. This announcement will be used to fill multiple positions at multiple locations.

Requirements

• Knowledge of traffic regulations
• Ability and willingness to work in inclement weather
• Ability to work with children
• Ability to read and write
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions
• Ability to maintain a high level of ethical standards
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of integrity and to be truthful at all times
• Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to: High school graduation or a GED issued by a state department of education
• The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, child protective services registry check, credit check, pre-employment medical evaluation and tuberculosis test to the satisfaction of the employer

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of traffic regulations
• Ability to work with children
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions
• Must possess tact and courtesy
• bilingual in English and another language

Responsibilities

• Controls traffic at crossing to allow children to cross safely
• Places school sentinel signs in the roadway at designated points near crossings and removes them before going off duty
• Maintains discipline over children to ensure conformance with traffic and crossing regulations
• Reports children who fail to cooperate
• Instructs children in the safe and correct way to cross streets and in ways to identify a potential traffic hazard
• Reports accidents, traffic violations and hazardous conditions
• Monitors operation of wink-o-matic school flashing lights during opening and closing times and reports any malfunctions
• Reports hazardous traffic conditions at student crossing locations

Benefits

• Benefit eligible when two or more crossings (20+ hours per week)

What This Job Offers

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