School Crossing Patrol

Portsmouth City Council; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Portsmouth City Council is seeking a vigilant Crossing Patrol role to help ensure children and pedestrians cross roads safely at designated points. You will operate in all weather conditions and must wear the supplied uniform and safety equipment.

The role requires safeguarding awareness, reliability, and sound judgement while supervising near traffic. Portsmouth City Council emphasizes safeguarding, professional conduct, and the ability to work term-time only.

Qualifications

• You will need to be aware of hazards when working on or near roads.
• You must have good communication skills to liaise with children and adults.
• You should demonstrate reliable timekeeping and punctuality.
• You need to use your own initiative and think on your feet when unsupervised.
• You must remain professional and mindful of safeguarding requirements.
• You should be able to work in all weather conditions and stand for up to an hour at a time.

Responsibilities

• Ensure pedestrians cross the road safely at designated crossing points.
• Work in all weather conditions including cold, wet, snow and heat.
• Wear a uniform and use equipment provided for personal safety as required.
• Be able to hold and operate the SCP sign as part of crossing duties.
• Work terms aligned with school term times and manage time effectively.

Skills

Hazard awareness

Communication skills

Time-keeping

Initiative

Professionalism

Safeguarding awareness

Job description

Portsmouth Local Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children’s Board safer recruitment procedures.

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Portsmouth City Council

At Portsmouth City Council we’re all about developing our staff, because we want to build a bigger and better city but we need the best employees to do so. With a little over 207,000 residents and 7,000 businesses throughout this city, this unitary authority’s main goal is to ensure the best care and development of all those within the city. From customer service to Multi-million pound projects, our residents are at the heart of everything we do.

Your New Role

You will ensure that children and other pedestrians cross the road safely at the designated crossing point. You will be working in all weather conditions which can include the cold, wet, snow and heat. It is a legal requirement to wear a uniform and use equipment provided for your own safety.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Have an awareness of potential hazards when working on or near roads.
• Have good communication skills as you will be liaising with children and adults of all levels.
• Ability to demonstrate good time keeping.
• Have the ability to use your own initiative and think on your feet as you will be unsupervised for the majority of the time.
• Have the ability to remain professional within the role.
• Have an awareness of safeguarding.
• Have the ability to work in all weather conditions and be on your feet for up to an hour at a time (twice a day) and be able to move on to and off the road.
• Must be able to hold in one hand a SCP sign weighing up to 2 kilos up to arm's length and above.
• Be committed to term time only working (no leave to be taken during these periods)

About Portsmouth City Council

What we can offer you:

Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children's Partnership safer recruitment procedures.