Substitute Crossing Guards (SY 26-27)

Job Descriptions

Starting Pay: $16.00 per hour.

Flexible, school-based schedule.

Opportunity to serve and support your local community.

Benefits

• Eligible employees have access to:
• Health Insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield.
• Union Benefits (at No Cost To Members), Including Delta Dental.
• Prescription Plan.
• Vision Plan.
• Legal Services.

About the Role

The Substitute Crossing Guard works under the supervision of the Support Service Supervisor of Providence Public Schools. This position provides child pedestrian safety by facilitating safe passage of school children across high traffic streets and intersections.

This position requires serious commitment to be at the Crossing Guard post/corner on each school day, before and after school hours.

Qualifications

• A High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Minimum Qualifications Standards: Must possess stamina to stand for long periods of time, mobility to escort pedestrians across streets; ability to work out of doors in all weather conditions and with exposure to traffic; vision to read printed materials and license plates, and hearing and speech to communicate in person.
• Knowledge of basic safety rules; basic safe driving rules and procedures; and techniques for communicating with children and adults.
• Ability to obtain the attention and cooperation of school children and other pedestrians; observing and recording license numbers and incident details accurately; following oral and written directions; and communicating and acting effectively with co-workers, the supervisor, and the general public.
• Must be able to read, write and speak English.

Responsibilities

• Assembles children and other pedestrians behind curb lines awaiting traffic lines or signal changes.
• Interrupts traffic and escorts pedestrians into the street allowing them to cross safely.
• Instructs children in proper procedures for safe street crossing.
• Observes vehicle movements and, safety permitting, records license numbers of vehicles whose drivers are jeopardizing safe street crossing by operating their vehicles in an unsafe manner and reports them to the Police Department.
• Reports students who do not adhere to safe street crossing procedures to appropriate school officials.
• Must have a viable means of transportation.
• Must have the ability to work independently.

About Providence Public Schools

The Providence Public School District (PPSD) serves approximately 22,000 students attending our 37 schools. PPSD employs more than 3,200 professionals who work in and provide support to our schools, which include 21 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, 9 high schools and 2 public district charter schools.

Of our employees, approximately 2,000 are educators, and more than 600 others directly support students and families in our schools. Approximately 55% of students come from homes where English is not the primary language spoken. Combined, our students and families speak 55 different languages and hail from 91 countries of origin.

In PPSD, the teachers and leaders set high expectations for academic achievement, provide equal access to differentiated instruction, and endeavor to close the achievement and opportunity gap among historically marginalized subgroups within the schools. PPSD is a great place for those who desire an environment that supports their creativity and ingenuity, and respects their credentials and abilities as a teacher.