School Crossing Patrol

Sandy Lane, Orrell

Salary: Grade 3, £5,181 - £5,355 per annum. £11.78 - £12.18 per hour

10 hours per week term time working 38 weeks per year plus 14 hours staff engagement

Marsh green primary

Salary: Grade 3, £5,181 - £5,355 per annum. £11.78 - £12.18 per hour

10 hours per week term time working 38 weeks per year plus 14 hours staff engagement

Your role:

You will see children safely across the road on their way to and from school and enable the safe passage of all pedestrians at designated places and times. You will also provide emergency school crossing patrol cover at other crossing points within the Wigan Council area as required by the needs of the Service.

About you:

You will give your best every day and will be enthusiastic with an eagerness to deliver an outstanding service. You will be committed to helping people with a caring, can do approach. You will be a good communicator who is enthusiastic about building and maintaining positive relationships with children and young people, their families, carers and schools.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The focus of the Road Safety Team is to reduce and minimise the number of road traffic casualties across the borough through a targeted programme of education, training and publicity campaigns. The school crossing service forms a key part of our Road Safety Strategy as the safety of our children is something we take very seriously, and we are committed to providing a first class service.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.

To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. If you are unsure, please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

For further information, please contact Maria Hawkins, Area Manager - M.hawkins@wigan.gov.uk

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