Posting number: 202500119
Department: Law Enforcement
Division: POLICE PART TIME CIVILIANS
Job classification: School Crossing Guard
Posting type: Open
Categories: Law Enforcement
This is a part-time position in the Police Department responsible for providing safety and assistance to pedestrians at official cross walks and other traffic areas in the City.
Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as streets and schools
Direct or escort pedestrians across streets, stopping traffic as necessary
Communicate traffic and crossing rules and other information to students and adults
Direct traffic movement or warn of hazards, using signs, flags, and hand signals
Inform drivers of detour routes
Learn the location and purpose of street traffic signs within assigned patrol areas
Monitor traffic flow to locate safe gaps through which pedestrians can cross streets
Discuss traffic routing plans and control point locations with superiors
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Ability to work with others; some knowledge of laws and ordinances relating to traffic and pedestrian safety; average social and general intelligence; ability to get along well with others; good judgment; good powers of observation; good physical condition. Ability to read and write; fill out reports as requested; ability to operate motor vehicle; able to exercise sound judgment; basic knowledge of area to give directions; knowledge of city code and transportation articles with regard to pedestrian crossing; ability to interact with the public, good penmanship; ability to manage their workload.
ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: Some work experience and completion of a standard high school course; some customer service work experience; possession of a valid driver’s license; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
Physical ability: Ability to lift and/or move small objects; ability to withstand working outside in all extreme weather conditions. Able to walk or stand for extended periods, able to withstand extremes of weather.
Visual ability: Sufficient to observe children, adults and vehicles, to observe traffic and safety violations taking place, to read and write reports, correspondence, etc.
Hearing ability: Sufficient to understand radio transmissions and conversation with other individuals in person and over a telephone and/or radio.
Speaking ability: Sufficient to communicate effectively with other individuals in person and over the phone or radio. Freedom from mental disorders which would interfere with performance of duties as described.
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Annapolis is a municipal corporation of the State of Maryland, possessing home rule powers since 1954. First settled in 1649 by Puritans fleeing Virginia, the City was chartered in 1708 and served as the capital of the United States when the Congress met there in 1783-1784. The City serves as both the State capital and the county seat for Anne Arundel County.
Annapolis is situated on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River. The City has been the home of St. John's College since 1696 and the United States Naval Academy since 1845.
The City covers an area of approximately eight square miles. The population in 2020 was approximately 40,000. The Naval Academy constitutes a Federal enclave within the City, but is not within the corporate limits of Annapolis.
The handsome buildings of historic Annapolis, including the Maryland State House and the Naval Academy, dominate the appearance of the City. Additionally, there are a number of contemporary state and county office buildings that have been designed in keeping with the prevailing Georgian architecture of the community. Because of the number of residential structures of significant historic and architectural value for which Annapolis is famous, private and public groups have joined together to retain the historic atmosphere of the community in keeping with modern urban requirements.
The City is governed by a City Council that comprises the Mayor and eight Alderpersons. The Mayor is elected citywide and may serve no more than two consecutive four–year terms. The Alderpersons are elected by ward and have no term limits.
The City has independent jurisdiction over streets, street lighting, refuse collection, police, recreation and parks, harbor, parking, public transportation, fire suppression and emergency services, planning and zoning, water production and distribution, and wastewater collection.
