Are you looking for part-time work during school term time that gives you the chance to serve your local community? School Crossing Patrol Wardens are dedicated individuals who help keep children and their families safe on their journeys to and from school. They are an important part of encouraging active travel by children and their parents. We are really keen to recruit to our priority areas S12 and S6 which includes Birley, Malin Bridge, Shooters Grove and Walkley Primary schools, but there are vacancies city wide which you can apply to.
If you are reliable, confident and have a positive attitude then we would love for you to apply to join our friendly team of School Crossing Patrol Wardens. No formal qualifications are needed, but you must be fit enough to carry the stop sign, to see and hear traffic, and to walk briskly into and out of the road safely using an awareness of road safety during your shift. If you've got the people skills to deal with children, drivers, parents, and school staff, we'll train you in the professional skills to confidently manage the traffic and a uniform is provided, an Enhanced DBS check is also carried out as you will be working with children.
As you are required as a regular and intrinsic part of your role, to speak to members of the public in English, you must be able to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English as required by The Immigration Act 2016.
To give yourself the best chance of an interview, when filling in the personal statement section of the application form make sure you address all the points on the person specification giving examples from previous jobs, or from your life experience if you can. You need to let us know -
* Are you able to give clear spoken instructions to children and adults, and would understand what they might say to you?
* How would you respond to incidents calmly?
* How do you remain calm when facing a stressful situation?
* Do you understand road use and have traffic awareness?
* Can you work without direct supervision?
* Are you reliable and punctual?
* Are you able to stand and walk, with a crossing sign, for the duration of the shift and can you hear and see traffic hazards?
* Would you be happy working outside in all weathers?
* Are you happy to wear the uniform provided?
There are vacancies throughout Sheffield but we are particularly interested in recruiting to S6 and S12. Please note that the vacancy list may change following recruitment or retirement of patrols.
Area
SCHOOL
Patrol Location
AM
PM
Hours Per Week
S4
Oasis Fir Vale
Page Hall Rd/Hinde House Lane
8.25 - 8.55
15.05 - 15.35
5hrs 00m
S6
Malin Bridge
Dykes Lane/School Entrance
8:20 - 8:50
15:15 - 15:40
5hrs 00m
S6
Shooters Grove Ni
Wood Ln/Deer Park Rd/Outside School
8.25 - 8.55
15.05 - 15.30
4hrs 35m
S6
Walkley Ij
Whitehouse Lane/Tennyson Road
8.20 - 8.55
15.10 - 15.40
5hrs 25m
S7
Carterknowle
Carterknowle Rd/Zebra Crossing
8.20 - 8.50
15.25 - 15.45
4hrs 10m
S8
Mundella
Derbyshire Lane/ Zebra at Mundella School
8:30 - 8:55
15:10 - 15:35
4hrs 10m
S9
Oasis Don Valley
Worksop Road/ Zebra Crossing
8.35 - 9.00
15.10 - 15.30
3hrs
45m
S12
Birley Ij/Birley Sec
Thornbridge Dr/Thornbridge Ave
8.15 - 8.45
15.00 - 15.30
5hrs 00m
S13
Athelstan
Richmond Park Road/Athelstan Road
8.15 - 8.50
15.05 - 15.40
5hrs 50m
S13
Brunswick Ij
Beighton Road/ Balmoral Road
8.20 -8.50
15.15 - 15.45
5hrs 00m
S13
Woodthorpe Nij
Nodder Rd/Woodthorpe Rd
8.25 - 8.50
14.50 - 15.20
4hrs 35m
S13
Woodthorpe Nij
Woodrove Rd/ Lewis Rd
8.25 - 8.50
14.50- 15.20
4hrs 35m
S35
Ecclesfield IJ High St / Sycamore Rd / Next To Singletons Garage
8.15-8.45
15.00-15.25
4hrs 35m
S36
Stocksbridge J/St Johns Cedar Rd/School Gates
N/A
15.05-15.25 Monday, Wednesday and Friday Only
1hrs 00m
You will work during term-time, with part time hours centred on school opening and closing times, but you will be paid monthly throughout the full year because the term-time wage is spread across the year (pro rata). For a post covering 5 hours per week, term time only, the pro-rata annual salary would be in the region of £2,400 pre-tax, for posts with more hours this would be higher, for posts with less hours this would be lower.
Shifts do vary based on location as shown above, but you can typically expect to work twice a day on school days
There is also the possibility of taking up a Relief Posts - Relief cover/hours/locations will vary.
When you fill in the application, in the personal statement section let us know which school location you are applying for if you can, as this helps us when planning for interviews.
Shortlising will take place in July with interviews to take place until early September. Please note due to the time for DBS to be processed, following interview it is likely these posts will not start until at least October 2025.
We know online forms can be daunting so if you need help with your application, do get in touch.
Informal Contacts:
Tess Warburton at
or
Allison Cooper at
or call us on 0114 273 5818.
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.