School Crossing Patrol

Join our School Crossing Patrol Service!

Are you punctual and reliable? Do you have good communication skills and a strong sense of community spirit? Do you have road sense? If you answered yes to these questions, we would love for you to join our School Crossing Patrol Service!

WHAT IS INVOLVED?

We have a vacancy for a permanent part-time School Crossing Patrol officer. Your role will be to ensure the safety of adult and child pedestrians crossing the road at designated crossing points during specified times. This vacancy is to work on Canterbury Road, outside Finchale Primary School.

Hours of Duty (Term-Time Only):

Morning: 8:35 - 9:10 am
Afternoon: 3:05 - 3:40 pm
Total: 1 hour 10 minutes daily / 5 hours 50 minutes weekly

Upon success you will receive full training, a uniform, and an appropriate retainer payment during school holidays.

You will also be required to attend medical assessments as part of the job role as required.

CASUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We also have opportunities on a casual, as-and-when-required basis across various locations. If you are interested in these opportunities, please indicate this on your application form.

WHAT WILL I NEED? 

You will need to be punctual, reliable, and have good communication skills. You will also require an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check.

Our commitment to safeguarding

Durham County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore if successful in your application, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be sought inclusive of a check of the Children’s Barred List, due to the position working in regulated activity. Applicants should be aware that the DBS check will disclose both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings, in line with current legislation and will confirm whether an individual is barred from working with children.

INTERVIEWS

Interviews are scheduled to be held on a date to be confirmed.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For further information, please contact Ian Craggs, School Crossing Patrol Co-ordinator, at View phone number on northeastjobs.org.uk or via email at View email address on northeastjobs.org.uk.

OUR OFFER TO YOU

We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years’ continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website

Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION

We are a proud equal opportunities employer and believe a diverse workforce brings fresh ideas and drives service improvement. We welcome applications from everyone and make employment decisions based on skills and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled people and offer support throughout the recruitment process.

HOW TO APPLY 

Please note, we do not accept CVs. All applications must be submitted online via the Northeast Jobs portal. Use the ‘Person Specification’ section of the form to clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential (and where possible, desirable) criteria. Applications that do not evidence the essential requirements will not be shortlisted.

Please visit our website to understand our position on using AI to support your application and for guidance on completing your application.

If you require assistance when applying for this role, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk on View phone number on northeastjobs.org.uk, or via email View email address on northeastjobs.org.uk

All correspondence relating to your application will be sent from View email address on northeastjobs.org.uk. Kindly check your spam/junk folder regularly to ensure you don’t miss any updates. 

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Standard term time only pay is calculated on the basis of the following: 

Number of ‘teaching’ weeks – 38 weeks; plus 

Public (bank) holidays – 1.6 weeks (8 days); plus
Individual leave entitlement - 5.4 weeks (27 days) or 6.4 weeks (32 days)

Individual leave entitlement is calculated on the length of continuous service.

Employees with less than 5 years’ service will receive 27 days annual leave. Employees with more than 5 years’ service will receive 32 days annual leave.

For example: Calculation for employees with less than 5 years’ service: 38 weeks (term time) + 27 days (annual leave) + 8 days (public holidays) = 45 weeks’ pay, to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments Calculation for employees with more than 5 years’ service: 38 weeks (term time) + 32 days (annual leave) + 8 days (public holidays) = 46 weeks’ pay, to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments