City of Kitchener Careers

Supervisor, Crossing Guards

Competition Number

2024-451

Job Code

1065

Posting Date

October 10, 2024

Closing Date

October 23, 2024 (at 6:00pm)

Job Status

Permanent Full-Time

The City of Kitchener is a vibrant and dynamic city of approximately 292,000, 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:

Join a progressive, city-building team and play a vital role in keeping children safe on their way to school.

You will provide leadership to approximately 80 Crossing Guards. You will foster a safe and respectful workplace culture, including advancing health and safety issues. You will maintain daily schedules, manage a budget and complete other administrative aspect of the program. You will study, analyze and make recommendations for new crossing guard locations, and related pedestrian, cycling and traffic safety for school travel purposes.

If you are a caring and thoughtful leader – with a passion for active school travel – this is your opportunity to contribute to healthy, thriving neighbourhoods.

Responsibilities:

The Supervisor, Crossing Guards provides leadership to a robust crossing guard program that supports safe, healthy and sustainable trips to school for elementary-aged children.

• Supervises the work of over 80 part-time Crossing Guards, with full responsibility for interviewing and selection, orientation and training, assigning and monitoring work, and performance management up to and including recommending termination.
• Provides direction and recommendations to staff on health and safety issues.
• Prepares annual and daily schedules for approximately 72 locations.
• Processes timesheets for payroll purposes and oversees an Operating Budget for the program.
• Conducts or participates in traffic control device planning and recommendations to schools, parent councils, school boards and Council.
• Addresses complaints from schools, residents, parent councils, and school boards regarding on-site and neighbouring roadway traffic issues affecting children bussed, walked, cycled or driven to school.
• Responds to requests for permanent Crossing Guard location assignment installations. Conducts or assigns field studies as appropriate.
• Prepares and presents reports to Committee, Council, school boards, and parents with recommendations (e.g., installation of Crossing Guard, school bus loading zones, no stopping zones, etc.)
• Serves as a backfill crossing guard, as required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• 2 year diploma or 2-year specialized post-secondary program.
• Minimum of 2-4 years related experience in Transportation or a related field.
• Ability to plan, assign, train, inspect, evaluate, and supervise a large group of employees.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to connect with a wide variety of people.
• Effective organizational skills, with ability to manage multiple schedules, inquiries and competing priorities
• Knowledge of traffic regulations and principles, traffic control devices, and road design pertaining to school and pedestrian crossings
• Ability to investigate and respond to school travel complaints, up to and including conducting transportation studies and preparing recommendations to City Council
• Skilled in the use of computer software programs such as Microsoft Office Suite, payroll administration programs and scheduling tools.
• Must have a valid Class G driver’s license in good standing.

• Reliable with a good attitude and employment record.

Note: All interested applicants are encouraged to apply. In the event there is no successful applicant with the stated level of education and experience, other applicants will be considered if a combination of their education and experience meets the following pre-determined equivalency:

• 3-year diploma in related field with minimum 2 years related and relevant experience.

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 519-741-2200 ext. 7261 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

1

Hours of Work

35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Location

Initial Location

City Hall 

City

Kitchener

Compensation

Salary Range

$70,041 - $87,553 annually

effective Nov 1, 2024: $71,959 - $89,950 annually

Grade/Band

8