School Crossing Patrol Supervisor

At Suffolk County Council we're passionate about improving the future for our customers, our communities and the environment. If you are too, join us as a School Crossing Patrol Supervisor and make a huge and meaningful impact. Your innovation and drive will help us to continue improving and evolving. Our opportunities and support will enable you to make a difference and leave a positive, lasting legacy.

Reimagine the possibilities.

Your role and responsibilities

If you enjoy being out and about, building relationships and making a visible difference in local communities, this could be the role for you. Covering a large area across the west of Suffolk, with patrols in Hadleigh, Sudbury, Haverhill, Bury St Edmunds, Lakenheath, Stanton, and Woolpit, you will travel regularly to support School Crossing Patrol Officers and monitor patrol sites. Alongside supervising, recruiting and training team members, you will carry out inspections, provide support to patrols following incidents or accidents at patrol sites, offer practical advice and help ensure the service remains safe, effective and consistently high quality.

This varied role combines people management, problem-solving and community engagement, giving you the opportunity to make a real impact on the safety of children and families across Suffolk while supporting a dedicated team working in schools and local neighbourhoods every day.

You will need

- level 3 qualifications, or evidence of knowledge and experience of Road Safety, HR or Management

- to demonstrate a passion for making a difference for Suffolk

- to be committed to the promotion sustainable transport and road safety for all

- to be a confident communicator and enjoy building effective relationships with team members to help deliver our objectives.

You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (JPP), which you can find in the 'How to apply' section towards the bottom of this advert.

If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

The team

Our wider team includes specialist officers with responsibility for road safety education and training, transport planning, behavioural change, and the school crossing patrol service. The team works with internal partners across Suffolk County Council, including Public Health and external organisations as part of the Suffolk Roadsafe Partnership.

The School Crossing Patrol team are a small, friendly and supportive team, who are committed to improving road safety and active travel across the county., Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement answering the following questions below (no more than 400 words per question). You should use the Supporting Statement template (Word).

As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We're driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.

In return, you'll enjoy:

up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days

membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits

performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase

training and encouragement to expand your knowledge

a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation

diverse and active staff networks

flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day

Plus lots more!