School Crossing Guard Substitute

Salary: $15.00 Hourly
Location : Flower Mound TX 75028, TX
Job Type: Part Time Seasonal
Job Number: 2022-061
Department: Police Services
Division:School Crossing Guard
Opening Date: 06/12/2023
Description
The Town of Flower Mound is accepting applications in preparation for the 2023-2024 school year.
**Please apply, ONLY if you are interested in a Part-Time Seasonal position**
Directs and assists school children to use crosswalks in streets and traffic intersections to ensure safe travel to and from school.
***New Starting Hourly Rate is $15.00***
Examples of Duties

• Assists children to cross the street during peak school traffic hours at designated school zone areas.
• Regulates vehicular traffic at designated crosswalks in such a manner that safety of school age children will be significantly enhanced when using crosswalks.
• Establishes rapport with children using crosswalks to obtain and garner support of safety efforts.
• Demonstrates proper signals and appropriately uses issued equipment to assist in traffic control.
• Monitors and directs children to ensure that they walk in designated crossing areas.
• Reports issues or malfunctions of school signals to supervisor.
• Directs inquiries, complaints, and concerns by the general public to supervisor.
• Reports conditions that may be unsafe, hazardous, and perilous to supervisor; contacts local authorities directly and timely in case of an emergency.
• Maintains a professional and effective working relationship with Town staff.
• Maintains a professional and appropriate demeanor, e.g., positive and friendly attitude, in dealing with the general public, to include children.
• Uses online application for tracking hours worked.
• Follows Town, department, and division policies and procedures.
• Keeps supervisor informed of work activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have a valid Texas driver's license and driving record must be in compliance with Town policy, or have reliable transportation.

EDUCATION:

• A High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) is preferred.

OTHER:

• Ability to work flexible hours, to include all shifts and sites necessary to accommodate School Crossing Guard schedule.

Must submit to and pass a post-offer, non-regulated drug test and thorough background checks (including criminal history).
Desired Qualifications
KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of safe Crossing Guard procedures.
• Ability to communicate well verbally.
• Ability to perceive and respond appropriately and timely to potential hazardous, uncertain, and emergency situations.
• Ability to bend from the waist and/or twist.
• Ability to work in extreme weather conditions, including exposure to extreme heat, cold, and inclement weather.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective communication with Town employees and the general public, to include children.
• Ability to travel to and from assigned School Crossing locations.
• Ability to track hours worked via online application.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES:
The physical abilities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.*

• Ability to read, see, hear, talk, write, and sit for long periods of time, in close proximity to approaching traffic.
• Ability to stand and walk continuously for up to one and a half (1 ½) hours.
• Ability to carry and raise an object over-the-head weighing up to five (5) pounds upright, continuously, and repeatedly for 1 to 2 minutes at a time.
• Ability to bend arms and push and/or pull a child weighing up to 100 pounds.

* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
There are no benefits available for this position.
01
Are you at least 18 years of age?

• Yes
• No

02
Do you possess a High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)?

• Yes
• No

03
Do you have a valid Texas driver's license with a driving record in compliance with Town policy? Or, do you have reliable transportation?
Please refer to Section 6.07H of the Town of Flower Mound Personnel Administrative Regulations Manual (PARM) for details on driving record requirements: http://www.flower-mound.com/DocumentCenter/View/7189.

• Yes
• No

04
Did any employee of the Town of Flower Mound "actively" recruit you? If yes, list the referring employee's information and if not, enter N/A.
Required Question