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School Crossing Guards Needed For 2022-2023 School Year: Polk County

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has openings for substitute school crossing guards throughout the county.

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Applicants should be available to work for one hour in the morning and for 30 minutes in the afternoon when scheduled to work a crossing.
Applicants should be available to work for one hour in the morning and for 30 minutes in the afternoon when scheduled to work a crossing. (Polk County Sheriff's Office )

POLK COUNTY, FL — Substitute school crossing guard positions are available for the 2022-2023 school year in Polk County.

Substitute school crossing guards are needed in the following areas: Lake Wales, Haines City, Winter Haven, Lakeland, and Highland City, a Polk County Sheriff's Office news release said.

Anyone interested in applying should contact Supervisor Courtney Branch at (863) 534-7300 ext. 109.

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Applicants should be available to work for one hour in the morning and for 30 minutes in the afternoon when scheduled to work a crossing, according to the sheriff's office.

This vital program provides adult crossing guards at selected hazardous school crossings to ensure the safety of our elementary school children walking to and from school, law enforcement officials said.

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