School Crossing Patrol Officer

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Permanent, Term Time

£13.00 per hour

Location:

Essex

Come and support your local community by joining Essex County Council's School Crossing Patrol Team as a School Crossing Patrol Officer. Support schools every morning and every afternoon, ensuring the safety of all pedestrians crossing the road to and from school and its surrounding locations. We are looking for a punctual and reliable individual, who is approachable and enjoys engaging with the public.

Each position is for 7.5 hours per week approximately, with a holiday pay element included. You will need to be available to work during the 39 weeks of the academic year, for 45 minutes between 08:00 - 09:00 in the morning and 45 minutes between 14:45 - 15:45 in the afternoon approximately, depending on individual site requirements. Uniform, equipment, and training will be provided.

• Benfleet - Kingston Primary School
• Bishops Stortford - Elsenham Primary School
• Brentwood - St Helen's Catholic Junior School
• Buckhurst Hill - St Johns CE School
• Chelmsford - St Michael's & Galleywood Infants Schools
• Chelmsford - Cathedral Primary School, (Victoria Road South entrance)
• Chelmsford - Lawford Mead County Infant & Junior School
• Colchester - Langenhoe Primary School
• Colchester - St John's Green Primary School
• Danbury - Danbury Park Community Primary School
• Epping - Ivy Chimneys Primary School
• Hadleigh - Hadleigh Infant and Junior School
• Hawkwell - Lift Westerings School
• Hullbridge - Riverside Primary Academy School
• Maldon - St Francis Primary School
• Thundersley - Thundersley School
• Wickford - Wickford County Infant School

• To have regard for the needs of people with disabilities, especially mobility impaired people wishing to use the crossing point.
• Maintain regular contact with the schools attended by children using the crossing.
• Regularly assess the risks associated with operating at the crossing site in order to identify any problems. Report problems and defects to supervisor.
• Assist in the preparation of reports on accidents and failure to stop incidents and other incidents occurring at the crossing site.
• Ensure that all uniform and equipment provided is maintained in good condition and replacements requested when needed.
• Give clear signals to drivers when stopping traffic and ensuring that the traffic remains at rest until the road at the crossing point is clear of pedestrians.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) your role may require a DBS check. If required, you will be required to register with the DBS update service and maintain it annually.

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and encourages all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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