Please note you will be based at various locations across the borough including;
Twelve Apostles Leigh – Nel Pan Lane
Millbrook & St Bernadettes – Old Lane, Shevington
Downall Green Road - Our Lady Immaculate
Beech Hill Primary/Sacred Heart – Gidlow Lane, Buckley Street West, Wigan West
Hindley J&I School - Borsdane
Avenue, Hindley.
Liverpool Street - St Peters Primary
Salary: Grade 3, £4,194 - £4,364 per annum. £9.62 - £10.00 per hour
10 hours per week, term time working 38 weeks per year
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:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Council of the Year’ at the 2019 LGC 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.
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.
As an employer we like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits.
Covid Safe
The health and wellbeing of our staff is of utmost importance to us and if you are required to work on the front line an appropriate risk assessment will be conducted and the appropriate safety measures put in place.
For further information, please contact Anouska Wash on 07968 855932 or email a.wash@wigan.gov.uk
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Interview date: Thursday 3 February 2022
Interviews will be held remotely
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