P/T School Crossing Guard (Police):MM:92:T2

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• This position is NOT eligible for Veteran's Preference as NO benefits are offered for this position
• This is a part-time position that works approximately 1 hours in the morning and afternoon assisting school children in crossing major traffic throughfares in a designed school zone.

Reports to the school crossing guard lead.

Examples of Duties:

SCHOOL CROSSING DUTIES

• Assists children at street crossing zones.
• Directs children to crossing zones and insures traffic is stopped in order to allow children to cross the street.
• Assists in maintaining a safe atmosphere for school children in and around school crossing zones.
• Instructs the children on safe conduct when crossing in a school zone.
• Records and reports vehicles driving recklessly and at high rates of speed.
• Visually and audibly detects hazards for safety concerns.
• Stands and uses both arms and hands to direct traffic for extended periods of time in various weather conditions.
• Visually and audibly alert to detect traffic hazards for personal and public safety.

ATTENDANCE & PERFORMANCE

• Required to report to work at the appointed hour, as scheduled, and to work the entire assigned shift. May at times require flexibility in work hours.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIECE

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Job requires no previous training in this area.
• Periodic classes are given to enhance job knowledge and skills.
• Must be able to read, write and follow oral and written instructions.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Must possess a valid Florida Driver's License
• Employer conducts motor vehicle record check

Supplemental Information:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Must have the ability to analyze situations quickly and objectively and to determine the proper course of action.
• Ability to deal with others firmly, courteously, tactfully and with respect.
• Ability to follow and understand oral and written instructions.
• Must have knowledge of safety rules which can be taught to young pedestrians.
• Must have knowledge of school procedures when dealing with uncooperative students.
• Ability to establish friendly relationships with youth and parents.
• Ability to remain calm and professional in stressful situations.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This position will directly supervise 0 employees.
• This position may indirectly supervise 0 employees.

If applicable, supervisory responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING

REPETITIVE.

Activities or duties using a pre-determined set of processes or directions coupled with nearby supervision.

PLANNING

• With regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner and/or sequence of performance of own work.

Limited Responsibility.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Ability to read a limited number of words and recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers.
• Ability to perform these mathematical skills using money and other forms of measurement.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

• Ability to use common sense understanding in order to carry out simple multi-step instructions.
• Ability to deal with standardized situations with limited variables.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

• Under immediate supervision, with

SHORT ASSIGNMENTS

of work at frequent interval with

REGULAR CHECK

of work.

MENTAL DEMAND

• MINIMUM; Operations requiring little attention and repeated successively at short intervals or non-repetitive, but of such a nature as to

REQUIRE LITTLE DIRECTED THINKING. PUBLIC CONTACT

• Frequent contacts with general public, patrons, or other outside representatives, wherein the manner of handling these contacts has a bearing on the organizations position and operation.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT

• Contacts of little importance and usually with immediate associates only.
• Requires only ordinary courtesy to avoid friction in relationship incidental to working with others.
• Activities or duties using a pre-determined set of processes or directions coupled with nearby supervision.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

While performing the functions of this job, the employee may be required to:

• Stand/ Frequently
• Walk/ Frequently
• Sit/ Occasionally
• Use hands to handle or feel/ Occasionally
• Reach with hands and arms/ Frequently
• Climb or balance/ Never
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl/ Frequently
• Talk or hear/ Frequently
• Taste or smell/ Never

WEIGHT LIFT REQUIREMENTS

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move: Up to 10 pounds

VISION REQUIREMENT

• Specific vision abilities required by this job may include:
• Close vision (use of a computer, equipment, or any other work duties that require clear vision within two (2) feet or less).

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

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• The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work near moving mechanical parts (spinning shafts, engines, lifts, etc.) Never
• Work in high, precarious places (tall structures, bucket lifts, extension ladders, etc.) Never
• Fumes or airborne particles (painting, sanding, solvents, flying lint or dust particles, etc.) Occasionally
• Toxic or caustic chemicals (including potential for chemical spills, etc.) Never
• Outdoor weather conditions (exposure to outdoor heat, cold or inclement weather) Regularly
• Wet or humid conditions (not weather-related, such as greenhouse, carwash, etc.) Never
• Extreme cold (not weather-related, such as freezer, cold storage, etc.) Never
• Extreme heat not weather-related, such as furnace, kitchen, ovens, etc. where temp is regularly above 100 degrees F) Never
• Risk of electrical shock (live electrical wires, equipment that retains power after shutoff) Never
• Work with explosives (TNT, dynamite, nitroglycerine or other related explosives) Never
• Risk of radiation (x-ray equipment, nuclear radiation, electromagnetic radiation, etc.) Never
• Vibration (jack hammer, soil compactor, equipment that creates high vibration, etc.) Never
• The noise level in the work environment is usually Moderate (business office with computers/printers, light traffic, etc.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, change in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments).

Work Schedule:

Part time/ Approximately 15-20 hours per week

Salary:

$16.06 per hour. For instructions on how to apply, please click on the green Apply button.