SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD
Applications will be received until August 21, 2026.
About the role
The School Crossing Guard program is designed to supervise the safe crossing of elementary-age school children when crossing streets on their way to and from schools.
Responsibilities
- Ensure that turning motorists yield the right of way to pedestrian school children.
- Ensure that children obey the traffic signals.
- Instruct children in good safety habits, such as walking only with the green or walk light, using crosswalks, checking traffic before starting across the street, walking rather than running, and using the pedestrian push button where installed.
- Identify and respond to emergency situations.
- Use accurate judgment of traffic flow, speed and direction of travel, prioritize activities, and regularly use hand-held stop signs, reflector vest, cones, and 20 MPH flashing lights.
Requirements
- Be at least 18 years of age with a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high-quality education.
- Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
- Have the ability, with or without accommodations, to meet the physical demands of the position.
Pay
Competitive starting hourly rate of $20.00 per hour.
Benefits
- Time off.
- Health and wellness benefits.
- PERA Retirement.
About Us
Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter, and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students. DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.