Crossing Guard

**Crossing Guard**

**Competition Number**

2024-362

**Job Code**

9251

**Posting Date**

August 20, 2024

**Closing Date**

August 28, 2024 (at 6:00pm)

**Job Status**

Continuous Part-Time

The **City of Kitchener** is a vibrant and dynamic city of approximately 270,000, in the heart of southwestern Ontario. As the largest municipality in Waterloo Region, Kitchener continues to be poised for development and growth, enhancing its reputation as a leader in city-building and innovation, with nationally recognized strategies to build its neighbourhoods, its digital infrastructure and its diverse economy.The **City of Kitchener** is WHERE you want to work Learn more about the top reasons to join us:
**Why work at the City of Kitchener**

Position Overview:
- As a Crossing Guard you will assist in the safe movement of school children in crossing roadways at designated points by observing gaps in traffic, assuming right-of-way and indicating when it is safe to cross.**Responsibilities**:
- Assists children on their way to and from school in safely crossing roadways and intersections by stopping vehicular traffic on roadways at designated points.
- Watches for gaps in traffic and walks children across the roadway or intersection while holding a "stop" sign in such a manner as to be visible to approaching vehicles.
- Advises children of unsafe behavior.
- Reports suspicious persons loitering near crossings.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

**Requirements**:
- Equivalent to partial secondary school education.
- Up to 1 month of related experience such as customer service or past experience working/volunteering with others.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Able to work in a variety of weather conditions in all seasons.
- Able to work with youth.
- Provide a satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check at your own expense as a condition of employment.
- Access to reliable transportation and be able to travel to various locations across the City may be required.
- Reliable with a good attitude and employment record.

**Hours of work **(**may vary**)**:Monday **to** Friday, 8:00am **to** 9:00am and 3:00pm **to** 4:00pm**Currently we are hiring for the following locations**:

- Driftwood Drive at Yellow Birch Drive
- Downtown Kitchener Locations
- Please note that as per Human Resources Policy _HUM-HIR-_110, "Employment of Relatives of Staff Members and Elected Officials":_
- "The immediate relatives of staff of the Human Resources Division, all _Directors,_ General Managers_, or the Chief Administrative Officer and Elected Officials shall not be employed by the City in any capacity._
- The immediate relatives of all other Management personnel shall not be employed where such employment would be:_
- 1. within the same Department in the case of permanent full-time, temporary full_-time and part-time classifications._
- 2. within the same Division in the case of students."_

**Department**

Development Services

**Division**

Transportation Services

**Union Affiliation**

Non-Union/Management

**Number of Positions**

**Hours of Work**

Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 9:00am and 3:00pm to 4:00pm (approximately)

**Location**

**Initial Location
- To be determined

**City**

Kitchener

**Compensation**

**Salary Range**

$20.33 - $21.04 per hour

**Grade/Band**

2