JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The Jacksonville Police Department is currently hiring school crossing guards for various elementary schools around the city.
“It is a job where you have to be very alert because kids don’t look and they don’t think about traffic,” said Jeffrey Walters, a Crossing Guard at Parkwood Elementary. “They will start running from halfway out of the school and want to keep running right across the crosswalk, and I have to stop them and get them in groups and take them across.”
Civilian traffic crossing guards play an important role not onl keeping students safe, but also in building trust.
“Most of the time is the first contact that people have or young kids have with the police department because they do work for the police department,” said Sgt. James Smallwood III, Jacksonville Police Department. “Also, it’s a way for the kids to learn to respect the police and learn to go to them when they need help.”
If you’re thinking about applying, it’s important to remember it’s a position that requires a lot of dedication to what you’re doing, as you’re potentially saving lives.
To apply, visit governmentjobs.com/careers/jacksonvillenc/jobs/5124886/school-crossing-guard.
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