Crossing Guard-Cherokee

Crossing Guard Grade 1 FLSA: Non-Exempt

Supports the school district in protecting students by ensuring that children arrive and depart the school grounds and adjoining streets in a safe manner while maintaining confidentiality.

These duties and responsibilities are judged to be "essential functions" in terms of the Americans With Disabilities Act or ADA.

• Supervises and monitors students as they cross streets and school grounds while walking to and from school.
• Stops traffic when necessary.
• Ensures that students comply with school rules and communicates with students to monitor behavior while crossing streets.
• Maintain a safe flow of traffic on and off school grounds where students are present.
• Must be on time at your job post.
• Communicate with community, staff, and students to answer questions, disseminate or explain information.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person in this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed by such a person.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education:

This position requires high school diploma or equivalent.

Certificates, Licenses, or Registrations: Required to attend and be trained yearly by the Traffic Safety Association.

Experience:

• Experience working with children preferred.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of school policies and safety regulations, required.

Skills :

• Good communication skills, required.

Abilities:

• Ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, staff and community, required.
• Ability to read and interpret school policies and handbook, required.
• Ability to write simple routine reports, required.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English to perform essential job duties, including but not limited to understanding and following safety instructions, responding appropriately to emergency situations, completing documentation, and interacting with English-speaking staff, students, community and supervisors, required.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required. The employee is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud

The qualifications listed above are guidelines for selection purposes; alternative qualifications may be substituted if sufficient to perform the duties of the job.

Reports to: Principal Updated: January 2010

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