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School Crossing Patrol
Scale 1 (£24,413 - £ 24,796 pro rata) plus pension and laundry allowance. Uniform provided.
Part-Time (between 5-8 hours available per week), Term-Time
Permanent

Your Role

Working for Stockport Council’s School Crossing Patrol Service you will assist children and adults safely across the road at a designated location to and from school. You will promote Road Safety on behalf of Stockport Council and act as a representative of the Council. You will be required to adhere to health and safety requirements, reporting any defects at the crossing location to the School Crossing Patrol Supervisor.

Roles are available in the following School Crossing Patrol Locations:

HEALD GREEN
Cross Road/Bolshaw Primary School, Heald Green
Brown Lane/Prospect Vale, Heald Green
Outwood Road/Outwood Primary, Heald Green

HAZEL GROVE AND BRAMHALL
Bramhall Moor Lane/Dorchester Road, Hazel Grove
Lyndhurst Ave/Stoksey Drive, Hazel Grove
Seal Road/Dairyground Road, Bramhall
Ladythorn Road/Dairyground Road, Bramhall

OFFERTON, GREAT MOOR, HEAVILEY, EDGELEY
Mile End Lane/Lowndes Lane, Offerton

CHEADLE AND CHEADLE HULME
Yew Tree Park Road/Hursthead Road, Cheadle Hulme
School Lane, Cheadle Hulme
Hulme Hall Road near to School Lane, Cheadle Hulme

REDDISH and THE HEATONS
Thornfield Road/Balmoral Road, Heaton Moor
Mauldeth Road/Thornhill Road, Heaton Mersey
Clifton Road/ Mauldeth Road, Heaton Mersey

MARPLE, ROMILEY AND BREDBURY
Bowden Lane/back of Rose Hill Primary, Marple
Stockport Road/Hilltop Drive, Marple
Church Lane/Brickbridge Road, Marple

About You

The ideal candidate will have good communication skills and a friendly approachable manner. You will have experience of working with children and the ability to assist children and adults in crossing the road. You will need to be respectful towards drivers and pedestrians and have a basic knowledge of road safety and traffic awareness. You will need to be available morning and afternoon, term time only and be able to work outdoors in all weathers.

About Us

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Emma Sutton, School Crossing Patrol Supervisor via email emma.sutton@stockport.gov.uk or telephone 07800 618085.

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

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