Job Introduction
Are you a team player who is looking for a job that gives you the chance to work with our communities and really make a difference?
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed individual to join our busy School Crossing Patrol Service.
Staffordshire County Council has managed the School Crossing Patrol (SCP) Service since 1993 following its transfer from Staffordshire Police. The service operates at 250 sites across Staffordshire.
The aim of the service is to ensure that children and adults can travel easily and safely whilst on their journeys to and from school.
This role is Term Time.
Main Responsibility
No two days are the same in this exciting and challenging role.
As you assist in providing a safe and efficient school crossing patrol service, you will play a key role in the day to day management and co-ordination of a team of School Crossing Patrols across a designated geographical area.
You will be involved in:
- recruitment and training
- monitoring of performance standards
- health & safety and welfare / wellbeing of team members and the timely and effective management of absence.
- undertaking regular risk & site assessments at bespoke individual locations in accordance with national guidance
- ensure safeguarding guidance is followed by all patrols and deliver safeguarding training as required.
The Ideal Candidate
You’ll need to be able to work in a team, have good organisational and computer skills (including Microsoft Office).
You’ll also need:
- good communication skills because as you will be interacting with different people across the organisation and externally through phone, in person and by email.
- a flexible approach - as sometimes things can change, so you’ll need to be able to prioritise work and sometimes change tasks quickly, often thinking on your feet.
- an ability to work on your own initiative with minimum supervision.
- a passion to always give the best service.
You will be covering the south of Staffordshire, so you will ideally live within a commutable distance from any of the crossing points in this area. You will also need to be available from 7am and be at any given site from approximately 8am several times a week.
If you’re looking for a great development opportunity but are unsure whether your experience or skills are suitable please get in touch with the Claire Williams School Crossing Patrols Manager: claire.williams@staffordshire.gov.uk who can give you more information.
The interviews are planned to take place week commencing 11 November 2024.
Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.
