School Crossing Guard
School Crossing Guard
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Job Description
ABOUT CPS
Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) serves nearly 38000 students preschool to 12th grade in 66 school communities across a 90squaremile district in Southwest Ohio. Cincinnati Public Schools is the bestperforming large urban district in Ohio and ranks among the top 2 percent of Ohio districts for students learning and growth and offers families highquality school choices and academic programs.
The districts innovative approach to education its investment in effective and caring educators and employees and vast array of collaborative partnerships have accelerated school performance to the highest level in decades ensuring that students in preschool to 12th grade thrive and graduate prepared for successful lives in the 21st century.
Our Vision: Cincinnati Public Schools will be a community that ensures equitable access to a worldclass education unleashing the potential of every student.
Our Mission: We educate all students with rigor and care in a culture of excellence to develop engaged citizens who are prepared for life.
Who We Seek: Cincinnati Public is looking for innovative passionate culturally competent problemsolvers to join our team. We strive to have a positive impact on our children and families every day and are looking for staff members who want to not only do an excellent job with their career field but also serve as a role model for the children in CPS. If this is you we invite you to become a member of our CPS work family.
ROLE SUMMARY
A School Crossing Guard at Cincinnati Public Schools is responsible for ensuring the safety of students and pedestrians during school arrival and dismissal times. The guard manages traffic flow assists students in safely crossing streets and monitors behavior at crosswalks. They maintain effective communication with school officials local law enforcement and the community to uphold a safe environment. This role requires vigilance reliability and a strong commitment to student safety.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Direct pedestrians across streets after assessing traffic flow to identify breaks to allow for visibility and safe crossing.
- Guide motorists through traffic patterns designed to keep pedestrians safe and inform drivers of detours if required.
- Understand the traffic laws signs and speed limits posted within a designated jurisdiction to effectively guide vehicles and people.
- Communicate crossing rules and regulations to students and ensure their understanding for optimal safety.
- Collaborate with other school and district personnel assigned police officers representatives of local agencies etcetera for the purpose of providing information and or taking action regarding investigations.
- Collaborate with officials to develop traffic patterns that are conducive to safety efficiency and convenience.
- Maintain a crossing area that is free of hazards and employ the appropriate tools and equipment including lights flags and hand signals.
- Identify drivers who are speeding or driving carelessly and notify authorities by documenting their license plate number.
- Watch for impending dangers to develop effective solutions before an accident occurs.
- Report the unsafe behavior of students to school officials to reduce the risk of someone getting hurt while crossing or waiting to cross the street.
- Promote good social relationships among students.
- Respond to students in a kind fair and interested manner.
- Attend all required inservice and safety meetings.
- Perform all other duties assigned or requested.
- Uphold district policies and procedures.
- Demonstrate professionalism exhibit a professional attitude and model appropriate behavior.
Salary: $15.00/hour
Employment Status: Parttime hourly/171 Days
Qualifications
- Experience working with or around K12 children and/or families
- At least 18 years old
- State and Federal background check free of infractions
- Demonstrate a sincere desire to work with youth and/or families
- Strong eyesight and hearing
- Abilities to work with diverse populations
Employment Type
Part-Time
