Crossing Guard and Parking Attendant

Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Welcome guests and provide friendly, clear directions as they arrive.
• Direct vehicles into designated parking areas in an organized and efficient manner.
• Maximize available parking space by guiding drivers into properly spaced rows.
• Monitor parking lots, entrances, exits, roadways, and pedestrian crossings.
• Assist guests crossing at designated crosswalks and high-traffic areas.
• Stop pedestrian traffic when necessary to allow vehicles, tractors, hayrides, trains, or other farm equipment to pass safely.
• Maintain a safe distance from moving vehicles and remain visible to drivers and pedestrians.
• Use approved hand signals, safety equipment, and traffic-control procedures.
• Communicate with other attendants and management by radio regarding parking availability, traffic concerns, guest needs, and unsafe conditions.
• Help keep fire lanes, emergency access routes, driveways, and operational areas clear.
• Provide guests with directions to Admissions, accessible parking, overflow parking, exits, and other farm locations.
• Assist guests who need additional time or support entering or leaving the property.
• Remain calm, courteous, and professional when interacting with drivers or guests who may be confused, frustrated, or impatient.
• Immediately report accidents, injuries, suspicious activity, or unsafe conditions to management.
• Assist with cones, signs, barricades, radios, safety vests, and other equipment at the beginning and end of each shift.
• Perform other parking, crossing, safety, and customer-service duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

• This position is performed outdoors in varying fall weather conditions, including sun, rain, wind, heat, and cold.
• Employees may be working near moving vehicles, tractors, wagons, and farm equipment.
• The role requires standing and walking for extended periods on pavement, grass, gravel, and uneven terrain.
• Weekend shifts may be busy, fast-paced, and physically demanding.
• Employees must wear required high-visibility clothing and use assigned safety equipment.

Benefits and Skills:

• If you can work on our farm, you can work anywhere! At times, your day may be very flexible and varied with indoor and outdoor tasks, physically demanding and less demanding, customer service roles and behind the scenes work. Our team is fantastic and we are looking for more wonderful people to join our forces.

Why Should You Apply?

• If you see yourself thriving at a unique, fast-paced, and growing attraction, you may be interested in applying for Parking Attendant role. This is a opportunity to be a part of a team creating cherished family memories and traditions for 80,000 - 100,000 guests from June through October. We pride ourselves on creating an engaging, and fun business atmosphere where we are always looking for opportunities to improve and innovate our operations.