Crossing Guard jobs in Monterey, CA

Examples of Duties

• Guards, controls and supervises the activities of inmates from the rehabilitation facility, and individuals from court work alternate programs and alcohol rehabilitation programs in litter control activities and other unskilled manual tasks;
• Drives a truck to pick up and transport crew to work site; returns crews to the rehabilitation facility; maintains and exercises verbal security and custodial control over inmates;
• Observes the work area and conditions throughout the day to ensure a safe job site; maintains radio contact with the Public Works Department;
• May perform some unskilled manual labor;
• Completes time cards, labor and equipment records; maintains daily work logs which document work completed and other records; and
• Solve minor problems among inmates; returns uncooperative inmates to the rehabilitation facility.

• Basic math sufficient to keep timecards and work records.

• Skill to safely drive a truck, pickup or van with a manual transmission while pulling a trailer;
• Supervise and control a group of inmates and maintain security and discipline;
• Develop and maintain an effective relationship with departmental personnel, law enforcement, individuals assigned to the crew and the general public;
• Think quickly and clearly to adopt an effective and reasonable course of action under adverse and/or emergency conditions;
• Understand and follow oral directions;
• Write English at a level sufficient to complete basic time and equipment records;
• Read English at a level sufficient to follow written instructions, read maps and forms;
• Communicate orally with all age, social, educational level and ethnic groups.

Examples of Experience/Education/Training

Any combination of training, education and/or experience which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities and required conditions of employment listed above is qualifying. An example of a way these requirements might be acquired is:

Experience

Additional Information

The selection process is tentative, and applicants will be notified if changes are made. To assess applicants' possession of required qualifications, the examination process may include an oral examination, pre-examination exercises, performance examination, and/or written examination. The competitive examination process includes submittal of required application materials. A complete application package will include:

• A completed County of Monterey Employment Application
• Responses to all of the Supplemental Questions