Job Description

School Crossing Patrol | 10980 | Permanent Contract | 5 - 7.5 hours per week (term-time only) Hours may vary by location | £13.27 per hour) | Various locations across Norfolk

Make a difference in your local community

Are you looking for rewarding work close to home? Do you have a few hours to spare each week and enjoy working with people?

If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Norfolk County Council is recruiting School Crossing Patrols across a number of locations throughout the county. These roles provide a vital service to local communities by helping children, families and other pedestrians cross roads safely on their journey to and from school.

School Crossing Patrols have proudly served communities nationwide for more than 70 years, and in Norfolk we are proud to continue that tradition. By joining our team, you'll play an important role in keeping people safe while building positive relationships within your local community.

Current Vacancies

We currently have opportunities available at the following locations:

• Attleborough Junior- 5 hours
• Avenue Junior (Norwich)- 5 hours
• Catton Grove Primary (PM only)- 2.5 hours
• Clenchwarton Primary- 5 hours
• Cromer Junior (Two positions)- 5 hours per position
• Fakenham Infants- 5 hours
• Falcon Junior (Norwich)- 5 hours
• Firside Junior (Norwich)- 5 hours
• Great Ellingham Primary- 5.83 hours
• Heartsease Primary School (PM only)- 2.5 hours
• Mile Cross Primary- 6.25 hours
• Rollesby Primary- 5 hours
• Stoke Holy Cross Primary- 5 hours
• Spixworth Junior School (AM only) – 2.5 hours
• Wroughton Primary School- 6.25 hours

Please state clearly within your application which vacancy or vacancies you would like to be considered for.

About the role

As a School Crossing Patrol, you will:

• Help children, parents, carers and other pedestrians cross the road safely at designated crossing points.
• Stop traffic safely and courteously when required.
• Encourage pedestrians to use the patrol rather than crossing independently.
• Act as a positive and reassuring presence within the local community.
• Build strong working relationships with your designated school.
• Help promote road safety awareness amongst children and families.
• Report any incidents, concerns or hazards that may affect the safe operation of the crossing site.

This role involves working independently outdoors in all weather conditions during school opening and closing times.

What we're looking for

No previous experience is required as full training will be provided.

We're looking for people who:

• Enjoy helping others and engaging with their local community.
• Have good communication skills and can interact confidently with both adults and children.
• Are reliable with excellent timekeeping.
• Can remain calm, polite and professional in a variety of situations.
• Have a commitment to promoting safety and wellbeing.

This role is open to people of all ages and backgrounds, and we welcome applications from anyone interested in serving their local community.

The support you'll receive

As an employee of Norfolk County Council, you'll benefit from:

• Full induction and ongoing training
• Annual refresher training
• Dedicated management support
• Annual team meetings
• Full uniform and equipment
• Opportunities to build positive links with your local school community
• The satisfaction of making a genuine difference every day

Why work for Norfolk County Council?

Some of the benefits of joining us include:

• Competitive salary
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Health and wellbeing support services, including counselling and physiotherapy
• Access to Norfolk Rewards employee discount scheme
• Blue Light Card eligibility (where applicable)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Car lease scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Flexible working opportunities where appropriate
• Employee referral scheme for selected hard-to-fill roles

At Norfolk County Council, we want our people to feel valued, supported and empowered to make a positive difference to the communities we serve.

Before you apply

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification carefully before completing your application. This will help you demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role.

Applications should include either a CV and supporting statement, or a completed application form explaining why you are interested in becoming a School Crossing Patrol and what you would bring to the role.

Closing Date

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and vacancies may close once sufficient applications have been received.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
• ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job description and person specification to help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for all internal and external vacancies via myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.