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School Crossing Patrol Officer

Southwark Council
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 17 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • Southwark Council is hiring School Crossing Patrol Officers for various locations within the borough.
  • The role requires one hour of work in the morning and one hour in the afternoon during school term time, totaling 10 hours per week.
  • Candidates must have a good understanding of road safety and safeguarding vulnerable individuals, with five years of previous references required.
  • The salary for this position is £6,979.00 per annum, pro-rata for 10 hours per week over 45.24 weeks.
  • Applicants should be comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions and will receive full training and a uniform.

The role

Southwark Council currently has vacancies for School Crossing Patrol Officers at multiple locations throughout the borough. The role involves helping children and vulnerable people to cross the road around schools during drop off and pick up times in all weather conditions, at authorised crossing locations working to strict Southwark Council’s and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents guidelines.

You will need to work one(1) hour in the morning and one (1) hour in the afternoon during school term time (10 hours per week). Job share will be considered where practical.  

This role requires you to communicate well with all road users, demonstrating correct and safe behaviour when operating at the crossing.

About You:

  • Happy working outdoors in all weather conditions
  • Able to work with both adults and children
  • Good understanding of road safety
  • Good understanding of Safeguarding vulnerable people/children.
  • Holiday leave must be taken outside of term-time dates
  • You will be working outdoors in all weathers, standing for the duration of your shift, and will need to carry the crossing sign at intervals.
  • Full training and a uniform is provided.
  • The post holder will be expected to do some class room training during school holidays but would be notified in good time of this.
  • Permanent contract,  working term time only.
  • Enhanced DBS check is required.

Make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today!

This is a safeguarding role. Five years previous reference is needed.

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Emmerson Boyce at .uk

Additional salary details

Salary: £6,979.00 per annum, for 10 hours per week over 45.24 weeks over 12 equal monthly payments.

  • Monday to Friday 08:00 to 09:00 and 15:00 to 16:00 during school term. Total of 10 hours a week.- term time only
  • The salary displayed is pro-rata, plus 53.8 hours holiday pay. 
  • This means no worries about not being paid during the school holidays!

Recruitment timetable

Closing Date: Open until the role is filledInterview Date: two weeks after application acceptance

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We welcome applicants.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans

- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care

- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

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