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Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring three iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team:

As School Crossing Operative (Relief Mobile) you will be part of the Road Safety Team providing relief cover when one of our School Crossing Patrols is absent. You will be required to cover all School Crossing Patrol Sites within the Borough and often at short notice.

Use of a car and access to a telephone early morning and mid afternoon are essential requirements of this job.

Full uniform and training will be provided.

Your Contributions:

We are looking for a reliable and responsible person to join a well established and respected school crossing patrol service.

You must be punctual and reliable with a positive attitude when working with children.

You will be responsible for stopping traffic to allow the safe crossing of pedestrians on their journey to and from school each day and will be required to work outdoors in all types of weather.

Good communication skills are essential to be able to organise groups of pedestrians and issue clear instructions.

Hours: Hours of work vary however a 2 hour retainer will be paid per week. Term time only therefore holidays to be taken during school closure.

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact (Ros Wong or Michelle Simpson on 07795978387 or ros.wong@halton.gov.uk / michelle.simpson@halton.gov.uk

Interviews will take place w/c 31st August 2026 (date to be confirmed)

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions.

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!