Salary: £13.28- £13.47 per hour
Grade: CD
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 6.15 Hours per week (Term Time Only)
Location: Thirsk, North Yorkshire - Topcliffe Road
Do you have half an hour to spare in the morning or afternoon?
If so, we’re looking for a School Crossing Patrol who wants to make a difference to the local community in Thirsk
What can we offer you?
- Term-time only schedule: Time off during school holidays.
- Short daily hours: Typically 30 minutes in the morning and/or afternoon, leaving most of the day free.
- Fitness Membership Discounts at your local gym.
Pension:- for your retirement with our generous local government pension scheme with a 15.1% contribution from NYC.
- Free enhanced DBS check.
- Salary sacrifice schemes such as: Car scheme, Salary Finance, Cycle to work, Technology. Spread the cost from your monthly salary.
The Role
Duty times: 8.05am-8.50am and 15.00-15.35 (6.15 hours per week) Monday-Friday
Our school crossing patrols provide a valuable service to the local community by ensuring that children and adults can cross the road safely on their route to and from school.
Your duties will include:
- Ensure safe road crossing for children and pedestrians during patrol times
- Stop traffic using the official ‘STOP’ sign
- Conduct pre-duty health and safety checks of the crossing site
- Report any hazards, equipment issues, or site concerns to the Patrol Officer
- Wear and maintain approved uniform and equipment
What you will bring
If you are customer focused and have good communication skills, then we would love to hear from you.
New recruits receive full training to ensure they feel confident and fully prepared to carry out this vital role safely and effectively.
A DBS is required for this role, the cost of which is met by North Yorkshire Council
Contact and apply
If you would like an informal conversation regarding the role, please contact Darren Barrott at
[email protected]
Key Dates:
Closing date: 2nd August 2026
Location of interview: Thirsk
Please note we will be interviewing whilst the role is live and reserve the right to close the advert should suitable candidates be appointed.
Key Documents:
Job Description
Total Rewards Brochure
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Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.
We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.
North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions, we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
