Looking for a rewarding part-time role during school term time? You could make a real difference in your community by helping children and families travel safely to and from school.
Where are our Vacancies?
Page Hall Rd/Hinde House Lane
Bellhouse Road/ School Gate
Wincobank Ave/ Bracken Rd
Richmond Park Rd/ Athelstan Rd
Ecclesfield IJ -Tuesday and Wednesday Only
High St / Sycamore Rd / Next To Singletons Garage
If you've seen a position you'd like why should you apply?
- Part-time, term-time hours
- A chance to serve your local community
- Full training - no qualifications needed
- Uniform provided
- Paid monthly throughout the year (pro-rata)
- Typical salary for 5 hours per week = approx. £2,500 per year.
Still not sure if it’s for you?
Watch this short video to hear from our patrols about why they love the job!
We would love you to apply if you:
- Are friendly with good spoken communication skills
- Reliable, punctual, and can work without direct supervision
- Are able to remain calm and professional if incidents occur
- Are physically fit enough to to stand and walk with a crossing sign for the duration of the shift
- Can see and hear traffic hazards
- Are happy to work outdoors in all weather conditions
- Are willing to wear the provided uniform
Note that you will be working with children so an Enhanced DBS check is carried out.
Additionally, as you are required as a regular and intrinsic part of your role, to speak to members of the public in English, you must be able to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English as required by The Immigration Act 2016.
Application Tips
To give yourself the best chance of being shortlisted, use your personal statement to show how your experience — from work or everyday life — matches the person specification. You’ll find this on page 2 of the job description - click here to download it.
Do tell us which patrol location you’d prefer. This helps us understand whether our local advertising is reaching the right areas.
Interviews will take place in Late June 2026 with start dates in September.
Please note: For successful candidates due to DBS processing times, your start date is likely to be around six to eight weeks from the interview date.
Remember if you need help with your application, we’re here to support you—just get in touch!
Tess Warburton at [email protected]
or
Allison Cooper at [email protected]
or call us on 0114 273 5818.
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us, and we welcome your application.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide pay-slip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
