School Crossing Patrol Officer - Vacancies across Essex Permanent, Term Time £13.00 per hour Location: Essex Come and support your local community by joining Essex County Council's School Crossing Patrol Team as a School Crossing Patrol Officer. Support schools every morning and every afternoon, ensuring the safety of all pedestrians crossing the road to and from school and its surrounding locations. We are looking for a punctual and reliable individual, who is approachable and enjoys engaging with the public. Each position is for 7.5 hours per week approximately, with a holiday pay element included. You will need to be available to work during the 39 weeks of the academic year, for 45 minutes between 08:00 - 09:00 in the morning and 45 minutes between 14:45 - 15:45 in the afternoon approximately, depending on individual site requirements. Uniform, equipment, and training will be provided. We currently have vacancies at the following locations (Please specify in your application the location you are applying for): We currently have vacancies at the following locations: Benfleet - Kingston Primary School Bishops Stortford - Elsenham Primary School Brentwood, Sawyers Hall Lane - covering St Helen's, St Thomas and Becket Keys Schools Chelmsford - St Michael's & Galleywood Infants Schools Chelmsford - Cathedral Primary School, (Victoria Road South entrance) Chelmsford - The Bishops' Primary School Colchester - Cherry Tree Primary School Colchester - St John's Green Primary School Colchester - Unity Academy Danbury - Danbury Park Community Primary School Epping - Ivy Chimneys Primary School Harwich - Chase Lane Primary School (12 months fixed-term contract) Loughton - Thomas Willingale School Silver End - Silver End Academy (Western Road entrance) role commencing mid April 2026 Silver End - Silver End Academy (Temple Lane entrance) role commencing mid April 2026 Wickford - Wickford County Infant School Responsibilities: To have regard for the needs of people with disabilities, especially mobility impaired people wishing to use the crossing point. Maintain regular contact with the schools attended by children using the crossing. Regularly assess the risks associated with operating at the crossing site in order to identify any problems. Report problems and defects to supervisor. Assist in the preparation of reports on accidents and failure to stop incidents and other incidents occurring at the crossing site. Ensure that all uniform and equipment provided is maintained in good condition and replacements requested when needed. Give clear signals to drivers when stopping traffic and ensuring that the traffic remains at rest until the road at the crossing point is clear of pedestrians.