School Crossing Patrol

School Crossing Patrols (Various positions, and locations)

Salary:  Variable hours and rates dependent on location (see below for more details)

Are you looking for a part-time job that gives you the chance to serve your local community? If so, we might have the ideal opportunity for you.

Staffordshire County Council operates a School Crossing Patrol Service to assist school children and pedestrians on their journey to and from school. We regularly have vacancies for School Crossing Patrols throughout the County and would be pleased to hear from you if you may be interested in doing this essential work. The duties are term time only and are therefore ideally suited to anyone who prefers to take school holidays.

Post holders will receive full training and uniform, and payment throughout the year.

The successful candidate will be required to attend a Health Assessment carried out by Staffordshire County Councils’ Occupational Health Department.

We currently have vacancies for School Crossing Patrols, and Relief School Crossing Patrols such as: Local Relief Patrols - vehicle not essential, and Mobile Relief Patrols - vehicle and full driving licence essential.

School Crossing Patrols operate twice daily during term-time.  Duty times usually fall between the hours of: 8am - 9am and 3pm - 4pm, and each duty can last from 30mins up to 1 hours in length, but each crossing location is unique and has its own specific operating times (some locations may fall outside of these times, please check with the School Crossing Patrol team for individual crossing information).

Current Pay rates:

• School Crossing Patrols and Local Relief Patrols – Grade 3; hourly rate: £9.62 rising to £9.81.
• Mobile Relief Patrols – Grade 4; hourly rate: £10.01 rising to £10.21, plus mileage reimbursement and journey time.

Staffordshire County Council Current Mileage Rates

Casual Car User up to 10,000 miles per annum

45p per mile

Casual Car User above 10,000 miles per annum

25p per mile

Click APPLY to complete our short application form

For applications completed online:

Please be sure to indicate on your application form, which crossing location/s you are interested in by including the crossing location prefix.  

For enquiries via the recruitment hotline:

If you do not have access to the internet, or are unable to complete an online application form, please contact our recruitment hotline on 0300 111 8049, where you will be directed to an automated message system. Please follow the instructions as detailed within the message.

For enquiries via email, please use our recruitment mailbox:

Please email us at: scp@staffordshire.gov.uk

CURRENT VACANCIES:

Newcastle and Staffordshire Moorlands

A315a Pepper Street, Silverdale

A410 Priory Road / Abbot's Way Newcastle

A411 High Street, Wolstanton, Newcastle

A426 Old Rd/New Rd, Audley

A426a Bignall End

A435 Knutton Lane / Ashfields New Road, Newcastle

A437 - Church Lane by New Smithy PH Wolstanton

A438b Dimsdale Parade/Hassam Parade/Clare Ave

A470 Leek Road, Endon

A610 Chapel Lane, Harriseahead

A614a Alexandra Road, Wolstanton

A625 Gloucester Avenue, Kidsgrove

A625b Gloucester Rd o/s No. 138, Kidsgrove

A413 Galleys Bank, Kidsgrove

A606a Clayton Lane/Clayton High School, Newcastle

A613 Alexandra Road/Adam Street, Maybank, Newcastle u Lyme

Mobile Relief Patrol – Various locations, north Staffordshire (own vehicle required)

Cannock, Rugeley and South Staffordshire

B386 - Wolgarston Way, Penkridge x 2 posts

B369a The Avenue, Featherstone

B072 The Parkway/Gainsborough Dr, Perton

Stafford, Burntwood & Lichfield 

D508 - Uttoxeter Rd o/s School, Blythe Bridge

D527 Margaret Street, Stone

D505 – Cheadle Road Blythe Bridge

D502a Cheadle

D278 – St John’s Street, Lichfield

Mobile Relief – Stafford & Lichfield (own vehicle required)

Local Relief – Various roles: Stafford, Lichfield, Cheadle, Blythe Bridge, Burntwood, Stone.

Burton-upon-Trent, Uttoxeter & Tamworth

E1 Branston Road/All saints Road, Burton-upon-Trent

E3 Queen Street/ Uxbridge Street

E3a All Saints Road/Uxbridge Street, Burton-upon-Trent

E10 Waterloo Road/ Edward Street, Burton on Trent

E16a Queen Street, Burton on Trent

E048 Gilmore Lane/Efflinch Lane Barton under Needwood

E244 – Dosthill High Street, outside Dosthill School, Tamworth

E202x John Rolleston School/Chapel Lane Junction Burton on Trent

E205 Station Road Zebra Barton under Needwood

E206 Main St, Yoxall

E240 Coton Lane/Mariner Tamworth

Local Relief - Burton-upon-Trent

Local Relief – Uttoxeter

Local Relief – Tamworth

Please note: Applications are reviewed regularly.  If a successful candidate is appointed to a vacant position, it may be removed, or the job advert may be closed early.  The list of current vacancies will be updated on a regular basis and changes may apply.  Candidates may be considered for other suitable roles and will be notified accordingly. Interviews will be held locally, and other areas or vacant posts may take priority.  Candidates are welcome to apply for posts ‘under offer’, however if the current applicant is successful the vacancy will be withdrawn – candidate may then be considered for other posts.

To apply for any of these posts, click  APPLY

If you experience any technical issues accessing or completing the application form, please contact scp@staffordshire.gov.uk  

Closing Date: ongoing
Interview Date: To be confirmed

For more information about the role please contact: helen.barnes@staffordshire.gov.uk

This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.