School Crossing Guard

City of Lewisville; Lewisville (TX); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

The City of Lewisville seeks a dedicated School Crossing Guard to ensure the safety of children during school hours. Responsibilities include directing traffic and safeguarding students during crossings. This part-time role requires morning and afternoon shifts, with a focus on punctuality and effective communication. Ideal candidates should be alert, adaptable to weather conditions, and able to handle children's safety expertly.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Ability to quickly retrieve children from traffic.
• Ability to work both morning and afternoon shifts.

Responsibilities

• Directs school children across traffic to ensure their safety.
• Observes traffic conditions and takes necessary actions.
• Reports to work as scheduled and performs duties despite inclement weather.

Skills

Communication

Alertness

Punctuality

Ability to work in inclement weather

Job description

We're excited about the opportunity to have you join our team as a School Crossing Guard. Your role in ensuring the safety of our school children is incredibly important to us.

We are currently accepting applications and encourage you to apply to be a part of our dedicated team.

Directs and assists school children across traffic intersections to ensure their safe arrival to and from school.

Starting pay:
1st year: $15.66
2nd year: $16.16
3rd year: $16.67
4th year: $17.17
5th year: $17.68
6th year: $18.18

• Assesses traffic conditions and advances into intersections at appropriate time; holds up "stop" sign to halt traffic and alert drivers to children's presence; calls to children and directs them to cross when intersection is safe; leads or directly assists children across street if necessary; remains in intersection until all children have crossed safely and returns to curb when crossing is complete.
• Observes traffic conditions and location of school children relative to potential danger; stays alert and takes action required to ensure safety of children; retrieves errant children from street or calls out to them to warn of danger; directs traffic away from children at all times.
• Advances to nearby school to summon paramedics or police if a child is injured or a traffic accident occurs.
• Reports to work as scheduled and performs all job functions as required despite inclement weather.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Ability to communicate orally with school children to effectively direct them across traffic intersections and to warn them of potential hazards.
• Ability to move into the street quickly and unexpectedly to retrieve errant children away from oncoming traffic.
• Ability to work both morning and afternoon shifts.
• Ability to work in inclement weather.
• Ability to hold up "stop" sign and to direct traffic away from children as needed.
• Ability to observe traffic conditions through seeing and hearing.
• Ability to perform essential job functions for periods of up to one hour and 45 minutes in inclement weather.
• Ability to be punctual and attend work regularly.

Other Requirements:

• Must submit to and pass a pre-employment drug test, pre-placement medical exam and job placement assessment (JPA).
• Applicants must pass a thorough background investigation to be considered.
• Must have transportation to and from different schools within the City of Lewisville.

15 hours a week,you must work both shifts;
Monday - Friday: Morning shift 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Afternoon shift 2:30 p.m. - 4: 45 p.m.