School Crossing Patrol Officer

Why Southwark?

At Southwark Council, we’re proud to serve one of London’s most vibrant, diverse, and fast-growing communities. We are home to over 40% of residents in council-owned homes and more than 18,000 businesses, including world-renowned institutions and grassroots enterprises. Our commitment to fairness, inclusion, and tackling inequality is at the heart of everything we do — driven by our bold Southwark Stands Together programme to combat racism, injustice and inequality.

When you join Southwark, you're joining a council that puts people first and works to build a fairer future for all.

What You'll Be Doing

The role:

As a School Crossing Patrol Officer, you’ll play a vital role in helping children and other pedestrians cross the road safely at designated school crossings during drop-off and pick-up times. You’ll become a familiar, trusted face in the community — someone who ensures road users and pedestrians interact safely and respectfully.

You will work one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon, Monday to Friday during term time, in all weather conditions. You’ll follow Southwark Council’s and RoSPA’s (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) safety standards and be fully trained and uniformed.

Job shares will be considered.

What We're Looking For

We’re looking for people who care about their community and want to make a difference at a local level. To succeed in this role, you’ll need to be:

• Comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions
• A good communicator with both children and adults
• Confident and alert with a solid understanding of road safety
• Aware of safeguarding responsibilities when working with children and vulnerable individuals
• Reliable, punctual, and committed to keeping others safe

Ready to Apply?If you’re enthusiastic about helping others and making a real difference in your local community, we’d love to hear from you.

For a confidential discussion about the role, contact Emmerson Boyce at: .uk

Additional Information

• Full training and uniform provided

• 10 hours per week (Mon–Fri: 08:00–09:00 and 15:00–16:00)£6,979.57 per annum, paid over 12 equal monthly payment

• Holiday pay included (53.8 hours pro-rata)

• Term-time only – holidays must be taken outside of school term dates

• Enhanced DBS check and five years’ references required

• Occasional classroom-based training during school holidays (notice will be provided)

• Various locations across Southwark

Advert Closing Date: Open until the role is filledInterview Date: two weeks after application acceptance

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

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