Salary: £12.85- £13.47 per hour
Grade: CD
Contract Type: Relief
Hours: As required
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire – Selby Area Schools
This is a relief position with no guaranteed hours of work each week. Hours and duties will be notified as required to cover sickness/holiday and additional ad hoc call outs, often at short notice.
The role involves standing and walking outdoors in all weathers. You should have a good understanding of road use and traffic awareness, be punctual and enjoy working with the public.
You will be responsible, reliable and will play an important role in ensuring the safety of children crossing the road on the way to and from school. You will also have the communication skills to deal with young people and drivers clearly and effectively. Full induction training and a uniform will be provided.
What can we offer you?
- Term-time only schedule: Time off during school holidays.
- Short daily hours: Typically 30 minutes in the morning and/or afternoon, leaving most of the day free.
- Fitness Membership Discounts at your local gyms
- Pension: save for your retirement with our generous local government pension scheme with a 22.6% contribution from NYC.
- Free enhanced DBS check
- Salary sacrifice schemes such as: Car scheme, Salary Finance, Cycle to work, Technology. Spread the cost from your monthly salary.
The Role
Duty times: as required, Monday- Friday
Our school crossing patrols 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.
Your duties will include:
- Ensure safe road crossing for children and pedestrians during patrol times
- Stop traffic using the official ‘STOP’ sign
- Conduct pre-duty health and safety checks of the crossing site
- Report any hazards, equipment issues, or site concerns to the Patrol Officer
- Wear and maintain approved uniform and equipment
What you will bring
If you are customer focused and have good communication skills, then we would love to hear from you.
New recruits receive full training to ensure they feel confident and fully prepared to carry out this vital role safely and effectively.
Contact and apply
If you would like an informal conversation regarding the role, please contact Sandra Pearson at Sandra.Pearson@northyorks.gov.uk
Key Dates:
Closing date: 16 November 2025
Interview date: To be confirmed
Location of interview: To be confirmed
Please note we will be interviewing whilst the role is live and reserve the right to close the advert should suitable candidates be appointed.
Key Documents:
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.
We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.
NYC is committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
North Yorkshire Council’s purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services, we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.