Seasonal Crossing Guard

Salary : $25,041.12 - $28,181.92 Annually

Location : Madison, AL

Job Type: Seasonal Full-Time

Job Number: 23-00064

Department: Police Department

Opening Date: 07/06/2023

General Position Summary

The Crossing Guard is responsible for the safety of school children crossing streets at designated intersections and directing traffic.

Examples of Responsibilities

• Escorts children across streets at designated hours during the school term.
• Responsible for turning on school crossing signs at designated intersections, or turning on/off school zone lights.
• Monitors and directs vehicular traffic
• Maintains discipline among school children when they are approaching a street intersection or crossing the street;
• Stops and starts traffic to permit the crossing of school children at a street intersection;
• Reports vehicles failing to obey traffic regulations at school crossings;
• Makes reports to proper authorities of accidents to school children or to vehicles occurring at a school crossing.

Job Conditions:

• Strong background record required, due to accessibility to city property and interaction with public and children.
• Ability to work in a variety of weather conditions.

Minimal Qualifications

• Sufficient education to read, write and follow orders.

Supplemental Information

• Ability to gain cooperation of children and motorists.
• Knowledge of laws and ordinances governing traffic and vehicular control.
• Ability to control groups of school children;
• Ability to effectively direct light traffic;
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions;
• Ability to get along well with the general public.

Physical Capabilities:

• See well enough to observe vehicular activity.
• Hear well enough to communicate by radio, telephone or any other transmitting device and to detect strange noises while on duty.
• Speak well enough to communicate your meaning.
• Dexterity of limbs, hands and fingers to direct vehicular activity.
• Physical tolerance to adapt and perform under adverse conditions.
• Ability to stand and direct traffic.

Temporary employees are not eligible for benefits or leave time.

01

Job requires turning on school crossing signs at designated intersections, or turning on/off school zone lights. Can you perform this task?

• Yes
• No

02

Can you maintain discipline among school children when they are approaching a street intersection or crossing the street?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you have the ability to work in a variety of weather conditions?

• Yes
• No

04

Do you have sufficient education to read, write and follow orders?

• Yes
• No

05

Strong background record required, due to accessibility to city property and citizens. Do you have a good background record?

• Yes
• No

06

Do you have knowledge of laws and ordinances governing traffic and vehicular control?

• Yes
• No

07

Do you see well enough to observe vehicular activity?

• Yes
• No

08

Do you have the ability to communicate with and control groups of school children?

• Yes
• No

09

Job function requires dexterity of limbs, hands and fingers to direct vehicular activity. Will this activity cause problems for you?

• Yes
• No

10

Are you able to stand and direct traffic?

• Yes
• No

11

You will be required to escort children across streets at designated hours during the school term. Are you able to do this?

• Yes
• No

12

Can you stop and start traffic to permit the crossing of school children at a street intersection?

• Yes
• No

Required Question