What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cafeteria Monitor - Elementary (2634) position at Natick Public Schools?
The Natick Public Schools Seek a
Elementary Cafeteria Monitor
Start date : 10 / 21 / 2024
We invite you to explore a career with Natick Public Schools.
The Natick Public Schools educate approximately 5,300 students from Pre-K through age 22. We are an innovative, supportive, and high-performing district whose outstanding staff provides high quality services for our diverse students and their families from Natick and Boston. Natick Public Schools is a community dedicated to all students achieving high standards in a safe, trusting, respectful environment where learning is exciting, dynamic, and engaging, and where connectedness and belonging are valued and actively cultivated. We are home to families that speak almost 60 different languages and our student population is approximately 29% Students of Color and 71% White students. With a graduation rate of 97% and 90% of our students attending post-secondary schools, we are proud of our commitment to excellence in educating students to be informed and successful citizens of a global world.
We enthusiastically welcome educators to our district who seek and thrive in a diverse environment that focuses on the whole child in a strengths-based approach. Please partner with us in our mission to support the diversity of our school community, promote and deliver equitable practices for all of our staff, students, and families, and create meaningful connections that enable everyone to feel included and thrive.
Job Title
Cafeteria Monitor - Elementary
Location
Memorial Elementary School
Reports To
Building Principal
Work days / FTE
3 hours / day
Salary / Benefits
Salary and benefits per the Non-Rep Compensation schedule
Benefits Eligible?
JOB GOAL
The Cafeteria Monitor is responsible for the safety of students during their lunch / recess periods and for the orderly functioning of the cafeteria during lunch periods.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Education : Associates Degree preferred but not required
- Specialized Knowledge :
- Understanding of child development
- Understanding of good practices for guiding and supervising students in informal settings
- Preferred Experience :
- Experience working with children is required
- Successful candidate must be organized and patient
- Skills
- Demonstrated aptitude for work to be performed
- Bilingual skills, especially in Spanish and Portuguese, are highly desirable
- Good communications skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Candidates should have a passion for working with students and colleagues
- Candidates must be flexible and collaborative
- Candidates must be able to multitask in a fast-paced, supportive environment that nurtures student growth
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and in conformity with state certification requirements.
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB (not limited to)
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to :
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
SELECTION GUIDELINES
The Natick Public Schools do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, religion, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, physical and intellectual differences, immigration status, homeless status, or any other class protected by law.
