Salary: 16.00 - 16.00 Hourly
Job Category: Safety and Security
Location: Ventura County
Job Type: Temporary
Close Date: Continuous
We are seeking two outgoing and community-oriented individuals to join our Public Works department as temporary, part-time and/or substitute Crossing Guards. This rewarding and impactful position safely assists school children in crossing busy intersections by halting vehicles through the use of mechanical signals and/or hand-held stop signs; maintains order among children waiting to cross the street at street crossing points; permits street crossing only when safe to do so; reports the license numbers of vehicles violating school crosswalk-related traffic laws to Community Services management personnel or the Simi Valley Police Department; and, instills an awareness in school children of safety measures necessary for safe street crossing.
Pay rate for this position is $16.00 hourly
Our Minimum Qualifications for consideration are:
Any combination of education and experience, which would provide the necessary knowledge and abilities, along with the following special requirements:
- Must be 18 years of age or older, have open availability, and be willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
- Must be able to remain calm and use good judgment in emergency situations.
- Basic first aid knowledge is desirable.
- Must possess good hearing ability across a frequency range from 500 Hz to 3,000 Hz. Hearing levels meeting these requirements in the better ear either with or without a hearing aid will be acceptable. If an individual meets the criteria by using a hearing aid, then he/she must wear that hearing aid and be in possession of a spare power source for the hearing aid.
- Must possess corrected vision of 20/40 minimum, with no color blindness.
- A medical examination may be required prior to appointment and as a condition of continuing employment with the City.
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