# School Crossing Guard

*/JobTypes/School_Crossing_Guard*

Departments: Traffic Safety Division, Student Transportation Department, Department of Public Safety, Community Services Bureau, Pedestrian Safety Division, Office of School Safety.

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Crossing Guards and Flaggers](/Occupations/Crossing_Guards_and_Flaggers) — parent · Occupations

### Siblings

- [AFAD (Automated Flagger Assistance Device) Operator](/JobTypes/AFAD_(Automated_Flagger_Assistance_Device)_Operator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Highway Heavy Construction Flagger](/JobTypes/Highway_Heavy_Construction_Flagger) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Mobile Utility Crew Flagger](/JobTypes/Mobile_Utility_Crew_Flagger) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Pilot Car Escort Driver](/JobTypes/Pilot_Car_Escort_Driver) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Railroad Flagman](/JobTypes/Railroad_Flagman) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Special Event Traffic Director](/JobTypes/Special_Event_Traffic_Director) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Traffic Control Supervisor (TCS)](/JobTypes/Traffic_Control_Supervisor_(TCS)) — siblings · JobTypes

### Required knowledge

- [Pedestrian Safety Practices](/Knowledge/Pedestrian_Safety_Practices) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Local Traffic Ordinances](/Knowledge/Local_Traffic_Ordinances) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Child Supervision](/Knowledge/Child_Supervision) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Uses tool

- [Stop And Slow Sign Paddle](/Products/Stop_And_Slow_Sign_Paddle) — uses tool · Products
- [Safety vests](/Products/Safety_vests) — uses tool · Products
- [Traffic Signal Flags](/Products/Traffic_Signal_Flags) — uses tool · Products
- [Handheld Whistle](/Products/Handheld_Whistle) — uses tool · Products

### Problems this exposes

- [sustaining 360° hazard vigilance on red-light and turning-on-red runners while attention is committed to children mid-crossing](/Problems/sustaining_360°_hazard_vigilance_on_red-light_and_turning-on-red_runners_while_attention_is_committed_to_children_mid-crossing) — exposes problem · Problems
- [conspicuity in rain, snow, and pre-dawn low light at the post, where high-vis gear and signage degrade just as crossing risk peaks](/Problems/conspicuity_in_rain,_snow,_and_pre-dawn_low_light_at_the_post,_where_high-vis_gear_and_signage_degrade_just_as_crossing_risk_peaks) — exposes problem · Problems
- [no citation authority — reliance on voluntary driver compliance with the hand-held stop paddle, distracted or aggressive drivers ignoring it](/Problems/no_citation_authority_—_reliance_on_voluntary_driver_compliance_with_the_hand-held_stop_paddle,_distracted_or_aggressive_drivers_ignoring_it) — exposes problem · Problems
- [judging safe gaps in traffic to halt vehicles and escort children across at arrival/dismissal peaks](/Problems/judging_safe_gaps_in_traffic_to_halt_vehicles_and_escort_children_across_at_arrival%2Fdismissal_peaks) — exposes problem · Problems
- [documenting near-miss incidents and aggressive-driver plates for the school resource officer](/Problems/documenting_near-miss_incidents_and_aggressive-driver_plates_for_the_school_resource_officer) — exposes problem · Problems

### Requires ability

- [Stamina](/Ability/Stamina) — requires ability · Ability
- [Selective Attention](/Ability/Selective_Attention) — requires ability · Ability
- [Peripheral Vision](/Ability/Peripheral_Vision) — requires ability · Ability
- [Reaction Time](/Ability/Reaction_Time) — requires ability · Ability
- [Far Vision](/Ability/Far_Vision) — requires ability · Ability

### Required skills

- [Pedestrian Safety Management](/Skills/Pedestrian_Safety_Management) — requires skill · Skills
- [Hazard Monitoring](/Skills/Hazard_Monitoring) — requires skill · Skills
- [Traffic Direction](/Skills/Traffic_Direction) — requires skill · Skills

### Engage in

- [Escort Students Across Roadways](/Activities/Escort_Students_Across_Roadways) — engage in · Activities
- [Direct Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic at Crossings](/Activities/Direct_Pedestrian_and_Vehicle_Traffic_at_Crossings) — engage in · Activities

### Perform

- [Maintain Visibility During Inclement Weather](/Tasks/Maintain_Visibility_During_Inclement_Weather) — perform · Tasks
- [Report Traffic Safety Concerns](/Tasks/Report_Traffic_Safety_Concerns) — perform · Tasks
- [Enforce Pedestrian Right-of-Way](/Tasks/Enforce_Pedestrian_Right-of-Way) — perform · Tasks
- [Signal Drivers to Stop](/Tasks/Signal_Drivers_to_Stop) — perform · Tasks
- [Monitor the Intersection for Hazards](/Tasks/Monitor_the_Intersection_for_Hazards) — perform · Tasks
- [Escort Students Across Roadways](/Tasks/Escort_Students_Across_Roadways) — perform · Tasks
- [Direct Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic at Crossings](/Tasks/Direct_Pedestrian_and_Vehicle_Traffic_at_Crossings) — perform · Tasks