Position Goal

The Crossing Guard is responsible for safely assisting students across streets and appropriately controlling vehicular and pedestrian traffic at crossings.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty

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

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential

functions.

• Knowledge of traffic regulations pertaining to school and pedestrian crossings.
• Knowledge of traffic control devices.
• Ability to quickly assess and make a determination of safety with traffic and students.
• Ability to manage groups of children.
• Ability to clearly state directions in an outdoor environment, must often speak over noise of traffic.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with staff, students and the public.
• Reliable transportation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Direct or escort students across streets in a safe manner, stopping traffic as necessary.
2. Communicate traffic and crossing rules and other information to students and adults.
3. Place and remove crosswalk signs as needed.
4. Use proper hand and verbal commands as needed.
5. Adhere to regulations and guidelines governing school crossings.
6. Report any unsafe behavior of students immediately to the supervisor.
7. Record license and vehicle information of unsafe or speeding vehicles. Report unsafe drivers or problems
8. with traffic patterns immediately to the supervisor.
9. Maintain a constant awareness of surroundings – students possibly running to the crossing or unsafe drivers
10. approaching the area.
11. Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully

perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with

disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, speak clearly and

occasionally over the sound of traffic and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands and reach with

hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to recognize gaps in traffic and step safely into traffic. The

employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision

and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while

performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals

with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be working outdoors and will be exposed to outside

weather conditions including extreme heat or cold, wet and/or humid conditions and motor vehicle exhaust.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Salary Schedule: Support Staff Initial Salary Placement Range 101

Benefits: Per District Policy 

Evaluation: Annual

Contract: 9 Months, 186 Days

Hours per Day: Part-time position, 2 – 4 hours per day

Reports to: Principal or Dean

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

J.O. Combs Unified School District #44 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age or sexual orientation in admission and access to its programs, services, activities, or in any aspect of their operations and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. J.O. Combs Unified School District #44 also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. The following employees have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Compliance Officer for Title IX , Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, 43371 N Kenworthy Road, San Tan Valley, AZ 85140 or 480-987-5318 and Compliance Officer for Section 504/ADA, Director of Student Services, 43371 N Kenworthy Road, San Tan Valley, AZ 85140 or 480-987-5300

J.O. Combs Unified School District #44 no discrimina en base a la raza, el color, la religión, el origen nacional, el sexo, la discapacidad, la edad, o la orientación sexual para la admisión y su acceso a sus programas, servicios, actividades, o en cualquier aspecto de sus operaciones y proporciona un acceso igualitario a los Boys Scouts y otro grupos de jóvenes designados. J.O. Combs Unified School District #44 tampoco discrimina en sus prácticas de empleo y contratación. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para manejar las preguntas en cuanto a las polízas de no discriminación: Funcionario de Cumplimiento de Título IX, Asistente Superintendente, 43371 N Kenworthy Road, San Tan Valley, AZ 85140 or 480-987-5318 and Funcionario de Cumplimiento para la Sección 504/ADA, Director de Servicios Estudiantiles, 43371 N Kenworthy Road, San Tan Valley, AZ 85140 or 480-987-5300.