Mobile Relief School Crossing Patrol Attendant

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 7.5hrs

Salary: NJC Grade C £25,583 - £25,989 (£13.26 per hour - £13.47 per hour) pro rata for hours and term time only

Closing Date:  10th June 2026 at 23.59pm

This post is open to employees currently On Notice/At Risk and Internal.  Please note applications from employees currently On Notice/At Risk will be given priority. On Notice/At Risk employees should complete the application form as normal, upon submission you must email the Recruitment Team – recruitment@blackpool.gov.uk to ensure that your application form is marked as priority.

 The School Crossing Patrol Service are looking for Community Superheroes to join our team of Crossing Patrol Attendants

You will be committed to keeping the children of Blackpool and their mums and dads safe on the journey to and from school. This role requires someone who can be available at short notice to stand in for sickness and other absences for School Crossing patrols in 36 locations across the town. 

The applicant must be prepared to travel using their own vehicle & Travel Expenses will be paid.

We are looking for enthusiastic, committed, reliable and organised people who enjoy meeting children and their carers to join our team and help pedestrians in Blackpool to cross busy roads.

A retainer payment equivalent to 7.5 hours per week is paid and Mobile Reliefs are then paid for the additional work that they undertake.

Full uniform and training is supplied and holidays are to be taken during the school holiday periods.

For further information about this post please ring  01253 476174 to Sophie Bell. 

to view the Job Description.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)