School Crossing Guard

About the role

Provides assistance to children crossing the street, maintains children's' safety in traffic, and directs or expedites the flow of traffic at a crossing.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Stand for the duration of each shift (up to an hour) while at an assigned crossing.
• Remain aware of and alert to a variety of environmental factors such as moving vehicles and weather.
• Exercise good judgment and make rapid decisions relating to speed and distance of multiple vehicles, traffic signal cycles, and pedestrian traffic.
• Knowledge of traffic regulations pertaining to school and pedestrian crossings.
• Knowledge of traffic control devices and hand control signals used in directing traffic.
• Skill in interacting with the public, especially children.
• Perform tasks such as escorting pedestrians safely across streets, placing and removing signs marking the location of the crossing, signaling traffic to stop/resume using hand and/or electronic signal devices, advising pedestrians of violations, dangers, and possible fines of offense(s), recording pertinent information of violators, and reporting incidents to supervisor.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Policies

• Arrives on time for work, limits breaks and lunches to the allotted time, and leaves on time.
• Uses leave in accordance with General Orders; communicates and cooperates with management in providing proper notice of leave; patterns and amounts of leave usage (not including legitimate, properly scheduled and approved leave and protected leave).
• Works with other team members to achieve group goals by contributing ideas in group settings, accepting ideas contributed by others, operating within team rules, participating in team meetings, working with team members to improve job knowledge and skills, putting team goals over personal goals, and supporting team leaders once decisions are made.
• Follows standard office procedures, safety policies and procedures and agency General Orders.
• Maintains good interpersonal relations with the public, other employees, and supervisors.

Physical Abilities

• Stand for long periods, walk at a moderate/fast pace, step up/down 4-5 inch street curbs, bend/squat, and manual dexterity necessary to operate equipment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of a 10th grade education required.
• Current valid Florida driver license or valid Florida ID.
• Must be able to work specific hours in the morning and afternoon.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees that fosters, maintains and promotes equal employment opportunity for all without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, political affiliation, veteran’s status, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, to include transgender status, disability or status in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.