Salary: £12.85 an hour
Hours: Approximately 6 hours a week – Mon-Fri
Contract Type: Permanent, Term-Time only
Location: Various Schools across the city
Are you interested in working part-time as a School Crossing Patrol? We now have vacancies throughout the City. School Crossing Patrols provide an important and invaluable road safety service, helping young children cross busy roads on their way to and from school.
Applicants must be reliable, punctual, and able to work unsupervised. You will be provided with a uniform, safety equipment and full training.
You will only need to work during school term time. The hours cover the beginning and end of the school day, approximately 6 hours a week. We will pay you an hourly rate of GBP £12.85 an hour.
Current vacancies exist at:
Elvaston Lane, Alvaston
Abbey Street, Derby
Monk Street, Derby
Perth Street, Chaddesden
St Andrews View, Chaddesden
Maple Drive, Chellaston
Swarkestone Road, Chellaston
Chain Lane, Mickleover
Devonshire Drive, Mickleover
Lime Grove/Sunny Grove, Chaddesden
Stanhope Street, Normanton
Purpose of job
To ensure control of and safe passage of pedestrians, including children, across the road at designated locations.
Physical Requirements
- To be physically able to move onto and off the road.
- To be able to operate in all weather conditions.
- To be physically fit and able to deal with emergency traffic situations as they relate to the crossing of pedestrians and themselves.
- Be able to raise both arms to shoulder height repeatedly.
- To be physically and mentally able to judge and foresee hazardous situations as they relate to traffic.
- Be able to look and see hazardous traffic situations in all directions.
- Be able to hear potential hazardous traffic situations that may be out of their immediate vision.
- To be able to raise and hold an SCP sign repeatedly over an hour minute period and in all weathers.
Working Conditions
- Working alone
- Required to stand throughout duty period (normally less than one hour)
- Exposure to all weather conditions
- Exposure to traffic fumes
If you are interested in becoming a School Crossing Patrol and would like further information, please ring the School Crossing Patrol Officer on (01332) 641769 or email
[email protected]
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:
- Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
- Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on contract)
- Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
- Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
- Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
- Employee Assistance Programmes & Support
- Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network
- Support for colleagues who are carers
Next Steps
If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website .
We will be reviewing and arranging interviews as and when applications come in.
If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to [email protected]. Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to [email protected], however this is optional and will not affect your application.
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at [email protected] https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
