School Crossing Patrol

We are recruiting a School Crossing Patrol at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 5.50 (1 hour 10 minutes – Monday – Friday)
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Term Time Only
Location: Cefn Fforest Primary School

Team: Transport Strategy and Road Safety

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.

We pay an attractive salary of £13.26 - £13.47 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the supervision of the safe crossing of pupils and other pedestrians going to and from school, ensuring their health and safety at all times.

The postholder will be responsible for providing information regarding changes of area patrolled which may require a risk assessment.

You will comply with our policies and ensure regulations are adhered to, within the School Crossing Patrol Guidelines and Handbook. You must be an effective communicator and will be expected to liaise with management, parents, learners and the school successfully.

As part of this role, you will be required to undertake training which will be accessed online.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A good understanding of road use and traffic awareness.
• Manual Handling skills where necessary (distribution of ‘Green Cones’)
• The ability to deal with challenging behaviour.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kerry Watkins on 01443 866538 or email watkikg@caerphilly.gov.uk

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.