Traffic Guard (School Crossing Guard)

Posting number: 085570-26-1

Department: Louisville Metro Police Dept.

Job classification: Traffic Guard I

Posting type: Open

Categories: Public Safety, Miscellaneous

Summary

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

Examples of duties

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.

Qualifications

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.

Supplemental information

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.

This position is 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. There is also an increase in the rate of pay for Traffic Guards who take on more hours. Additionally, Traffic Guards who are in those positions with more hours are also eligible for medical, vision, dental, and additional Metro benefits. Traffic Guards also have the opportunity to work special event details, where they receive a higher rate of pay.


Test Weights:
Training & Experience: 100%

Please note that Training & Experience scores are based on the relevant (as determined by the hiring agency and Civil Service) training and experience from the last 10 years, as listed on your application and resume, as submitted. Any information that is unclear or that is not listed on your application and/or resume will not be considered in the calculation of the Training & Experience score. This also means that you should list your employment dates including the month and year (i.e. 02/2007 to 08/2010) of employment.