Job Description

When children in our communities travel to and from school, we know they\'ll be safer thanks to the School Crossing Patrollers across North Lanarkshire

EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL

We are recruiting School Crossing Patrollers

Do you want to become a central part of our local community in a term time job offering a fantastic work life balance? North Lanarkshire Council are recruiting permanent part-time Static School Crossing Patrollers and Mobile School Crossing Patroller to cover vacancies in our local communities.

In this job you will play a vital role in your community ensuring the safety of pedestrians, in particular children, when crossing the road. A protective uniform and full training will be provided to ensure that you know what this key role is about.

You must have excellent road sense and good communication skills. You will be polite, friendly, punctual, self-motivated/reliable, and able to work on your own initiative.

As a Mobile School Crossing Patroller, you will not have a fixed location and will be asked to travel throughout the designated areas. Therefore, you must have the ability to travel independently to deliver this vital service. We will try, as much as possible, to keep you local to your home.

The ability to work in all weather conditions is essential.

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Group Scheme (PVG) member prior to starting this post.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you\'re considering a career with us, you\'ll be keen to know what\'s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of offers available to you through our reward site. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention\'s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process:

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***

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