Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Grade G. Scale 23 - £34,434 to Scale 28 - £39,152

Hours Per Week: 36

Base Location: Tame Street Depot, Tame Street, Stalybridge, SK15 1ST

Assessment Date: To be arranged

The Role

Tameside council’s school crossing patrol team 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.

We are looking to recruit to the role of School Crossing Patrol Co-ordinator to manage the school crossing patrol team. Although this post is advertised as a 36 hour per week, term time only, we are willing to discuss a more flexible alternative if it will still meet the demands of the service.

The role will involve the recruitment, training and supervision of around 15 School Crossing Patrollers working across the borough. This will involve leading on all human resource processes in accordance with the council’s policies and procedures.

If appointed you will be required to carry out site visits, on a daily basis, working closely with individual School Crossing Patrollers, parents and the school community generally. You will carry out Health and Safety Risk Assessments of crossing locations in accordance with the required standards. This will involve analysing risk including accident data to determine and prioritise the allocation of resources to school locations.

The role will also involve office administration, involving the payment of invoices, management of the School Crossing Patrol team budget and maintain all accurate records relating to the School Crossing Patrol service. You will be competent in the use of Microsoft word and excel and have the ability to be trained in a range of other IT packages which will help you effectively identify road safety issues and propose and implement solutions.

In order to successfully fulfil this role you will also contribute to the delivery of a number of the council’s key priorities by proactively developing, promoting and delivering road safety and active travel initiatives.

About You

The ideal candidate will have relevant supervisory experience and some knowledge of the risk assessments and / or site surveys. As a skilled problem solver, who is able to work on their own, you will have excellent customer care skills and be able to communicate effectively.

We are looking for a flexible and enthusiastic person who is passionate about road safety and the importance of active travel.

You will hold a full current driving licence and possess good written and verbal communication skills. Previous experience of working in a road safety environment and supervisory experience would be desirable but is not essential.

About Us

Come shape the future of Tameside with us!

Message from Julian Jackson, Director of Housing, Environment & Estates at Tameside Council.

“Since joining Team Tameside in September 2022, I’ve been proud to work alongside a hardworking and passionate team that’s making a real difference to our borough.

“Our Place Directorate is at the heart of shaping Tameside, covering everything from planning and highways to parks, culture, arts, environmental services, and facilities management. Whether it’s keeping our streets clean, improving green spaces, or driving forward exciting regeneration projects, our work makes a direct impact on the lives of residents and businesses every day.

‘’We’ve already delivered some amazing projects, like Ashton Old Baths, and are currently working on master plans for our town centres in Stalybridge, Hyde, with projects like Ashton Mayoral Development Zone, and Godley Green Garden Village also set to create new homes, jobs and commercial spaces. But it’s not just about developments, day to day it’s about making sure our core services are modern, efficient, and able to support thriving communities and safeguard our heritage buildings and assets for the future.

To do that, we need passionate people to join us. If you want to be part of a team that’s driving real change, improving local services, and shaping the future of Tameside, we’d love to have you on board.

Come and be part of something great. Let’s build the future of Tameside together!’’

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.

Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

This post is designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specific level of spoken English.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here

For further information about this role please contact Deirdre Parsons Traffic Services Manager on 0161 342 2964 or email: deirdre.parsons@tameside.gov.uk