Job Description

Posting number: FY2526-00076

Department: Police Department

Job classification: School Crossing Guard (Part-Time)

Posting type: Open

Categories: Public Safety

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: $17.67

Examples of duties

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Supplemental information

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.