Crossing Supervisor
What the work is
Assists children, people with disability, and other pedestrians to cross roads by stopping traffic and ensuring all pedestrians have crossed safely before allowing traffic to flow through the crossing.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Assists children, people with disability, or other pedestrians to cross roads safely by escorting them
- Monitors traffic flow and the number of pedestrians at designated crossings
- Halts traffic when appropriate, to enable pedestrians to cross roads safely
- Ensures all pedestrians have crossed safely before traffic is allowed to flow through the designated crossing
- Ensures appropriate signage and warning signals are displayed and observable to traffic and crossing pedestrians
- Reports hazards, incidents and signage issues to immediate supervisor or local authorities
- Provides direction to pedestrians to advocate for road safety
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a small local contractor that services pools, restocks vending machines and installs signs for schools, clubs and shops. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A cloudy pool turns clear and the family jumps in before you have packed the van
- A sign goes up straight and level on the first try, and the shop owner smiles
- A varied day where no two jobs are the same and the van is full of your tools
Hard days
- A customer who wants a job done now when it can't be done safely
- Heat and heavy lifting on a pool deck or a ladder in a strong wind
- A machine that keeps jamming and a queue of people waiting for a drink
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 899932, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.