Casual Crossing Guard

New Westminster Schools Career Opportunity

CASUAL/ON-CALL CROSSING GUARD

Job Function:

• Ensures students safety to and from school at specified public crosswalks
• Reports injuries and behavioural problems to the Principal or designate
• Other related duties as required

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 graduation preferred
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relations with staff and students
• Good interpersonal, decision making, behaviour management and communication skills
• Good general health
• Ability to work outdoors in adverse weather
• Knowledge of First Aid is an asset

Hours of Work & Salary:

• Casual/on-call shifts are 2 hours per day (a.m. & p.m.), Monday - Friday, while school is in session
• Short-term assignments may also be available
• Casual employment may lead to a regular position in the district
• Crossing Guard pay rate is $25.80/hour

Application process

To apply for this position, click on the APPLY ONLINE button on this page. Please include your resume, including copies of relevant certificates or diplomas and references.

Note: Faxed resumes will not be accepted. Successful applicants will be required to consent to a Criminal Records Search prior to employment. New Westminster Schools values the time you have taken to submit your application; however, only those applicants selected to move forward will be contacted. To all others, thank you for your interest.

About New Westminster Schools

Serving the community of New Westminster, the New Westminster School District provides high quality educational programs to over 7,000 students in a variety of learning environments. New Westminster is in the center of Metro Vancouver between the larger communities of Burnaby, Coquitlam, Surrey, and Richmond. Despite its location the city is relatively small and has retained a strong sense of history and community. The total population is approximately 82,000 and expected to grow to 104,000 by 2041. District schools are in general, fully subscribed, and a steady increase in student enrolment is expected over the next ten years.

New Westminster School District has a rich tapestry of cultures, backgrounds and needs. Together, we are a caring, inclusive, and committed learning community dedicated to supporting each of our unique learners.

The New Westminster School District recognizes and acknowledges the Qayqayt First Nation, as well as all Coast Salish peoples, on whose traditional and unceded territories we live, we learn, we play and we do our work.

New Westminster Schools welcomes and encourages applications from women, visible minorities, indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, any gender identity or gender expression. If you require an accommodation through our hiring process, please include your request in the application email to equity@sd40.bc.ca.

This job is classed under Student monitors, crossing guards and related occupations (NOC 45100) in Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC). Here’s how NOC describes the work in general; the posting above has the details for this job.

Student monitors, crossing guards and workers in related occupations supervise students to ensure their safety and monitor their behaviour during indoor or outdoor breaks and before and after school hours. School monitors are employed by public and private elementary and secondary schools. Crossing guards are employed by municipalities, public and private security agencies and schools.

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