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Louisville Metro Government
Traffic Guard (School Crossing Guard)
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What they do
A Crossing Patrol Guard is a vehicle traffic manager normally stationed on busy roadways to aid pedestrians or manage the movement of vehicles. They are often employed to assist around schools, events, or construction work.
$33,272 / year median in Kentucky
+16% projected growth
Job Description
Escorts children across streets and highways before and after school hours Directs traffic at street intersections near county school drive entrances to assist buses arriving and departing Directs the flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic
UNDER GENERAL SUPERVISION
- Records license plate numbers of vehicles disregarding traffic laws and reports infractions.
- Monitors and directs the actions of children to ensure safe crossings.
- Escorts children across streets, roads and highways.
- Directs traffic at street intersections near county school drive entrances.
- Expedites traffic flow at county school locations to assist buses arriving and departing.
- Directs the flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic during emergencies, special events and general congestion.
- Performs related work.
Physical Requirement & Working Conditions:
- Meets regular and punctual attendance standards and any special needs of the position as determined by management, including mandatory overtime and performing related work.
- Must be able to maneuver in and out of heavily travelled roadways/intersections.
- Must be able to handle or grasp a stop sign overhead while directing pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
- Must be able to handle and move barricades and cones into and out of roadways/intersections.
- Will be exposed to environmental elements such as heat, cold, rain, and snow.
Other Minimums:
- Must not have been convicted of a felony or have any criminal action pending against them.
- Misdemeanor convictions will be considered on an individual basis.
- Must submit to a pre-employment drug screening.
- Must submit to a pre-employment polygraph test.
- Must wear safety equipment as mandated by OSHA.
- Applicants who have illegally bought or used marijuana, including medicinal cannabis, within six months of application will be disqualified.
- Applicants who have illegally sold marijuana, including medicinal cannabis, within one year of application will be disqualified.
- Applicants who have illegally bought, sold, or used any controlled substance or narcotic drug, other than marijuana, without a prescription within six years of application will be disqualified.
Salary Grade:
U01/001 Equal Opportunity Employer Please note that candidates must be available to work between 6:00 AM- 9:55 AM and/or 1:30 PM
- 4:55 PM.
Part Time and Seasonal:
20 hours per week- Nine (9) Months Per Year Please note: After being in the position for some time, Traffic Guards are able to bid into positions that offer more hours, as those positions come available, in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement.