Facilities Assistant - School Crossing Patroller

North Ayrshire Council; Beith; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government organization is seeking a part-time School Crossing Patrol at Beith Primary School. This temporary role requires you to safely assist children and parents crossing the road during school hours. Working times are approximately 45 minutes in the morning and afternoon. Candidates should demonstrate reliability and the ability to work with children. This role is subject to PVG checks.

Qualifications

• Ability to safely cross children and parents at designated times.
• Reliable and punctual for scheduled shifts.

Responsibilities

• Safely manage the crossing of children and parents.
• Work approximately 45 minutes in the morning and afternoon.

Job description

Location: Beith Primary School and Nursery Glebe Road Beith, KA15 1AZ

Rate: £12.60 per hour

Contract Type: Temporary

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 7.5 hours per week

Job Summary

Temporary until 24th February 2026

We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.

This post is mainly performing School Crossing Patrol duties within the Facilities Management Team. The main duties are to safely cross children and parents to and from Beith Primary School. The working times are approximately 45 minutes, morning and afternoon at 8:30am and then returning at 14:30pm.

For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

North Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

For your information if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

PVG (Children)

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted from your salary following commencement of employment. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit https://www.mygov.scot/organisations/disclosure-scotland/ .For further details on North Ayrshire Council’s policy please visit Pre-employment checks (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) .

Please note if you are the successful candidate your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.

Our Workstyles

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:

In Building – More than 90% of time spent primarily at a single base or location.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: In Building

More information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide - Workstyles (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) . If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.