City of Kitchener Careers

Crossing Guard

Competition Number

2024-362

Job Code

9251

Posting Date

January 7, 2025

Closing Date

January 17, 2025 (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:

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Position Overview:

As a Crossing Guard you will assist in the safe movement of all pedestrians including school children crossing roadways at designated points by observing gaps in traffic, assuming right-of-way and indicating when it is safe to cross.

Responsibilities:

• Assists all pedestrians, including children as they commute 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 issues or incidents to supervisor.
• 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 experience working/volunteering with others.
• A strong understanding of pedestrian road safety skills.
• 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.
• Willing to undergo a medical check to ensure that the potential candidate is fit for duty as a condition of employment.
• Access to reliable transportation and be able to travel to various locations across the city.
• Reliable with a good attitude and employment record.

Hours of work (may vary): Monday to Friday, approximately 1 hour shift between 8:00am to 9:30am and approximately 1 hour shift between 2:45 – 4:00 pm

We continue to review applications for various locations within Kitchener on an as needed basis. Please note that your application may be part of an applicant pool.  

Currently we are hiring for the following locations:

• Eastforest @Victoria

The City of Kitchener is committed to an equity-driven, inclusive, accessible, and barrier-free recruitment and selection process, and to ensuring our workforce reflects the full diversity of the community we serve. We welcome applications from Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ persons, as well as other equity deserving groups.

We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please contact Human Resources at [email protected], or 519-783-8086 to make your needs known, so that we can support your full and equal participation throughout the hiring process.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants. Only candidates whose skills, experience and qualifications meet the requirements of the position will be contacted.

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

2

Hours of Work

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

Location

Initial Location

Various

City

Kitchener

Compensation

Salary Range

$20.33 - $21.04 per hour

Grade/Band

2