Part-time / from 6 to 8 hours per week / Permanent and Fixed Term
Join us to play a crucial role in ensuring the safety of children and adults travelling to and from school.
Working in the heart of our communities, this is a rewarding job, ensuring that the welfare of children, parents and members of the public is at the forefront. With the authority to stop traffic, you’ll instruct adults and children to cross the road safely. You’ll be provided with relevant training, a full waterproof uniform, and a Stop Sign, to enable you to carry out your duties in the safest manner. As the dedicated School Crossing Patrol, you’ll be committed to working each shift in all weathers.
We have part-time, permanent vacancies which range from 6 to 8 hours per week from Monday to Friday. And a fixed term position for 9 months. These are Term-Time positions working 38 weeks per year. On average you’ll work approx. 40 minutes in the morning and 40 minutes in the afternoon. Currently we have vacancies at:
The full-time salary for this post is £18,887 - £19,264 per year however this will be pro-rata for part-time hours.
What you’ll be doing
At your designated site, you’ll use a school crossing patrol sign (lollipop) to give clear signals to drivers to help pedestrians cross the road safely. You’ll control children who are waiting to cross the road and use appropriate action to avoid traffic accidents. Taking into consideration the speed of vehicles, nearby road junctions and adverse weather conditions, you’ll monitor traffic flow to ensure it is the safest time for children and adults to cross. You’ll report any problems or incidents to Team Leader in the first instance, and the Head Teacher where necessary.
What you’ll need
You’ll have a friendly attitude with a good level of verbal communication skills. With some knowledge of road safety, you’ll have a clear understanding of how distance and speed of vehicles could change with road conditions and prevailing weather. You’ll have a level of physical fitness and alertness, to stand and walk for set periods of time. Punctual, reliable, yet assertive, you’ll be committed to ensuring the safety of both pedestrians and drivers.
What we can offer you
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including childcare vouchers, discounts on city buses and trains and help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.
Join us
We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.
For an informal discussion please contact Martin Crockett on 0116 454 6214 or 07710148447.
This is an open advert therefore we will complete the short-listing soon after receiving your application. If short-listed you'll be called for an assessment and interview thereafter.