School Crossing Operative

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:

There are two patrol jobs available:

One will be located on Moorfield Road, Widnes. It is term time only with a working pattern of 8.20am-9.00am and 15.00-15.35pm Monday to Friday. 6.25 hours per week

One will be located on Peel House Lane, Widnes. It is term time only with a working pattern of 8.20am-9.05am and 15.00-15.35pm Monday to Friday, plus one hour AWL per week. 7.67 hours per week.

Full uniform and training will be provided.

Hours: 8.20am – 9.00am 3.00pm - 3.35pm Moorfield Road

8.20am – 9.05am – 3.00pm - 3.35pm Peel House Lane

£13.45 per hour

Your Contributions:

You will be responsible for crossing children and adults safely across the road on their journey to and from school each day.

Our Offer:

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

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• 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
• Flexible working arrangements
• 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 call Michelle Simpson or Ros Wong on 07795978387

Interviews are proposed to take place on 17 November 2026

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. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

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!