School Crossing Guard

School Crossing Guard

Salt Lake City has openings for our Street Crossing Guards! This is a great part-time position to earn extra income. The Street Crossing Guard is at school crossings during hours when children are going to or coming from school. Directs actions of children and traffic at street intersections to ensure safe crossing. Records license numbers of vehicles disregarding traffic signals and reports infractions to Crossing Guard Coordinator. May escort children across street. Place traffic cones at designated points before going on duty and remove signs at end of shift. Crossing guards will be paid per shift worked.

The Public Services Compliance Division enhances the safety and accessibility for residents and visitors of Salt Lake City by ensuring ordinances and laws are observed to keep people safe. Applicants for roles within the Compliance Division can expect to maintain a high level of personal and professional integrity while providing customer service to the public and internal customers.

Position Hourly Rate : $17.85 / hr.

Key Responsibilities

• Working at an assigned cross walk, as children arrive, take them safely across the street, watching traffic closely and stopping cars if necessary.
• Observe road traffic to determine best timing for road crossing; admit children into designated crossing locations; escort and assist children and pedestrians as needed to ensure safe crossing.
• Controlling a STOP paddle effectively to provide approaching road users with a clear, fully direct view of the paddle's stop message during the entire crossing movement.
• Prepare school crossing zone by placing warning cones in the street and turning on the flashing lights to ensure safety. When children are finished crossing, remove cones from street and turn off lights.
• Inspect all crossing signage and street conditions for damage and notify proper authorities so the problem can be addressed immediately.
• Monitor behavior of children and educate children regarding traffic safety procedures.
• Process is repeated twice daily when children travel to and from school.
• Communicate all safety hazards to the Crossing Guard Coordinator.

Minimum Qualifications

Physical Demands

Physical Requirements

Working Conditions

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Department : Public Services

Full Time / Part Time : Part time

Scheduled Hours : 10