Crossing Guard
: Job Details :

One Crossing guard needed for Buker Elementary School. A crossing guard plays an important role in the lives of children who walk or bicycle to school by helping them safely cross the street at key locations.Job Description and Requirements:* Discourage children from behaving unsafely near traffic, such as darting into the street without looking or crossing against a traffic signal.* Use existing gaps in traffic to help students cross safely. When the natural traffic flow does not allow enough time for children to safely cross a street, a guard may need to create gaps by stopping traffic temporarily. The guard stops traffic with hand signals or a STOP paddle, then verbally directs children to cross the street. A guard is always the first person in the street and the last person out of the street.* Alert motorists that pedestrians are in the process of using the school crossing.* Observe and report any incidents or conditions that present a potential safety hazard to the school children to the Superintendent's office.* An adult school crossing guard should not direct traffic.