School Crossing Patrol
School Crossing Patrol
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Job Description
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Various positions available throughout Leicestershire
Worker Category: Field Based Worker
Salary: 12.26Per hour
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
Closing Date: Sunday 25th July 2025
Interview Date(s): Ongoing interview dates
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:
- Anstey Woolden Hill Primary School
- Ashby Willesley Primary School
- Barrow Hall Orchard C.E. Primary School
- Barwell Infant School
- Barwell Junior School
- Birstall Highcliffe Primary School
- Broughton Astley Old Mill Primary School
- Broughton Astley Old Mill Primary School
- Broughton Astley Orchard C.E. Primary School
- Cosby Primary School
- Desford Community Primary School
- Earl Shilton Weavers Close Primary School
- Fleckney C.E. Primary School
- Hugglescote Community Primary School
- Kegworth Primary School
- Kilby St Marys C.E. Primary School
- Kirby Muxloe Primary School
- Little Bowden Primary School
- Loughborough Sacred heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Market Bosworth St Peters C.E. Primary Academy
- Market Harborough C.E. Primary Academy
- Market Harborough Ridgeway Primary Academy
- Narborough The Pastures Primary School
- Oadby Brookside Primary School
- Queniborough C.E. Primary School
- Ratby Primary School
- Ravenstone Woodstone Community Primary School
- Sapcote All Saints C.E. Primary School
- Shepshed Newcroft Primary Academy
- Shepshed St. Botolphs C.E. Primary School
- Stoney Stanton Manorfield Primary School
- Syston St Peter & St Pauls C.E. Academy
- Thurmaston Eastfield Primary School
- Whetstone Badgerbrook Primary School
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
For information on our approach to the recruitment of exoffenders please see our policy statement.
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
You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.
In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
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 individuals 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 termtime working parttime 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 Stylespage on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:
Simon Wilson Sustainable Travel Officer
Tel: 0
Terry Laywood Sustainable Travel Officer
Tel: 0
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. Please identify in your supporting statement (from the list above) which school and site number you are applying for. For more information see the How to Applysection 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 or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning0(select option 2 or raising a ticket via our online portal: applying for this post you agree to ourTerms and Conditions.
Employment Type
Full Time
