School Crossing Patroller

Bolton Council; Bolton; On-site; GBP 5,600 - 5,700; Full time

Job summary

Bolton Council is seeking a School Crossing Patroller to support road safety across Bolton. The role involves supervising children crossing the road, monitoring traffic gaps, and ensuring pedestrians reach the pavement safely. A valid UK driving licence is essential, and the ability to travel to various locations at short notice is required.

Salary ranges from £5,603.66 to £5,691.57 per pay period, with a permanent contract. Interview date: To Be Confirmed.

Qualifications

• Essential: current valid UK driving licence.
• Age 18 or over.
• Willingness to travel to Bolton locations at short notice.
• Must be punctual and able to work alone with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Carry out patrol duties in accordance with the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
• Observe children approaching the crossing and assist them to cross safely.
• Monitor traffic gaps and display the prescribed sign when safe.
• Ensure children and adults cross and return to the pavement, promoting road safety.

Job description

Grade B £5,603.66

Contract Permanent

Essential Requirements, Current Valid UK Driving Licence, Age 18 or over

Interview date: To Be Confirmed

For further information about this role, contact [e-mail]

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role:

Salary £5,603.66 to £5,691.57 pay award pending

As a School Crossing Patroller, your role will involve carrying out patrol duties in accordance with the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This will include observing children approaching the crossing, identifying if they wish to cross the road and keeping children in a safe position away from the kerb edge.

Monitoring and assessing the movement of traffic to ascertain a safe opportunity to display the prescribed sign is a key part of the role.

You will ensure children and adults have crossed the road before returning to the pavement, all whilst promoting road safety and good customer care.

About You:

You will need to have access to a vehicle and be able to travel at short notice to various locations within Bolton.

An ability to react appropriately with varied traffic situations, as well as good eyesight, hearing and physical ability are key to this role.

Good communication and interpersonal skills especially dealing with children, as well as the ability to remain calm when dealing with difficult situations is essential.

You must be punctual for duty times and be able to work on your own with minimum supervision.

The role will involve working in inclement weather.

About Us:

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance -

this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Employment offers are conditional subject to satisfactory clearances. For roles where a criminal records check from the DBS is required, this includes satisfactory clearance of this check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of an individual’s offence/s.

Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. Bolton Council’s policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders is available here.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact [e-mail]

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