School Crossing Patrol

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Various positions available throughout Leicestershire

Worker Category: Field Based Worker 

Salary: £11.59 per hour 

Closing date: 13th June 2024

Working Hours:  5 hours 50 mins per week term time.  Required to work two shifts per day generally 35 mins (morning and afternoon)

Contract Type:  Permanent 

Stop and think how you could make a positive difference in your community.  Are you interested in a valuable and rewarding role? If so we are looking for School Crossing Patrols at various locations throughout the county.

About the Role

You will be required to work two shifts per day generally 35 mins (morning and afternoon) to ensure the safety of children crossing the road at school journey times. Main duties are to stop the traffic and operate the crossing for children and adults wishing to use the service using the stop sign and wearing the full uniform (hat and coat).  You will carry out the councils policy with regard to the service which includes Health & Safety procedures and reporting of incidents and accidents.

Current vacancies:

• Cosby Primary School
• Newcroft Primary, Shepshed
• Fleckney Primary School 
• Woolden Hill Primary, Anstey
• St Peter & St Pauls Primary , Syston
• Ridgeway, Market Harborough
• Market Harborough CofE
• Ratby Primary School 
• Queniborough Primary 
• Sacred Heart, Loughborough
• St Botolph's, Shepshed
• Highcliffe Primary, Birstall
• Kirby Muxloe Primary
• St Mary's, Kilby
• Old Mill, Broughton Astley
• Ashby Willesley Primary 
• Fleckney CofE Primary
• Manorfield, Stoney Stanton
• Little Bowden Primary
• The Meadow Community Primary, Wigston
• The Pastures, Narborough
• New Lubbesthorpe Primary 
• Oadby Brookside
• Weavers Close, Earl Shilton
• Greenfield Primary School, Countesthorpe
• Sheepy Magna CoE Primary
• Bottesford CofE Primary School 
• St Bartolomew’s Primary School, Quorn
•  Badgerbrook, Whetstone
• Kegworth Primary School
• St Peters Primary School, Market Bosworth
• Barwell Juniors
• Richmond Primary School

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Be able to comprehend written and verbal instructions
• Have a good understanding of road use and traffic awareness, road safety awareness and how stopping distance of vehicles will change with speed and road conditions
• Able to use/ handle equipment necessary for this role (lollipop)
• Have knowledge of Safeguarding and child protection issues
• Be an excellent time keeper, be reliable and have the ability to work without supervision
• Ability to communicate effectively with adults & children; be calm, friendly, helpful approach; ability to be assertive when appropriate; an empathy with and an understanding of Children
• Have good eyesight and hearing with good health and general fitness to work outdoors and in all weathers

Please apply sending us your CV as well a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post. The supporting statement should be no longer than 250 words and be incorporated into your CV, to form a single document.

Alternatively you can request a paper application via the contact details at the bottom of this advert.

We also expect you to share our commitment to our values  and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles  page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Daniel Philps 0116 305 7636

Simon Wilson 0116 305 0521

Terry Laywood 0116 305 4874

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the  section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Employee Service Centre: . 

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions .