School Crossing Patrol

Various locations across the Wigan & Leigh Borough

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Salary: Grade 3 , £4,703 - £4,875 per annum. £ 10.78- £11.18 per hour

10 hours per week - Working Monday to Friday ( One hour AM, One hour PM ) , term time working 38 hours per week plus 14 hours staff engagement

1 Position - Castle Hill, Sandy Lane, Hindley

1 Position - Mossley Common , Near St Johns   

1 Position - Princess Avenue , near Manchester Road  

1 Position - Heath St, Silcock Street Golborne Corner of Atherton Rd

1 Position - Organ street Hindley

1 Position - Wigan Rd Near Tennyson Ave 

1 Position - Bickershaw Primary School

1 Position - Leigh Road

1 Position - Thomas Road

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:

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.

Through our “BeWigan” behaviours, Be Courageous, Be Accountable and Be Positive, we actively encourage innovation, strive to deliver outstanding services and celebrate our successes.

As part of The Deal set out by the Council, we agreed to listen, be open, honest and friendly. You will get the opportunity to achieve this by dealing with our customers directly and help make a difference in their lives.

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Council of the Year’ at the iESE Public Sector Transformation 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.

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Covid safe:

All relevant covid secure measures are in place for roles that require us to work from an office or the community.   

For further information, please contact Anouska Wash, Area Manager - A.wash@wigan.gov.uk

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