Lunchroom monitor

Position Title: Middle School Lunchroom Monitor Location: FHTMS Job Group: Non-Union Support Staff Pay Level: Non Exempt Reports To: Building Principal Summary: Monitors student behavior and assists in the operation of the lunchroom to maintain a safe and respectful environment. The Monitor may also periodically supervise outdoor recess. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Assists students, preserves order, and protects school property while strategically located among students in the lunchroom. a. Takes appropriate action to quell disruption and/or inappropriate behavior in accordance with school procedures. b. Monitors lunch times carefully in order to ensure a timely release of all students and releases students by table/section at the scheduled times. Provides direction to students over the microphone. c. Ensures that students clean up tables before they are released for recess and assists with cleaning the tables and preparing the cafeteria for the next set of students. 2. Assists administration with the supervision of students during recess and outside of the lunchroom. a. Takes appropriate action to quell disruption and/or inappropriate behavior in accordance with school procedures. b. Monitors recess times carefully in order to ensure a timely return of all students to the classroom. 3. Recommends measures for improvements and/or concerns to Principal. General Responsibilities: The ability to work in a collaborative team environment and with middle school students is essential to the employee's successful job performance Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are typical of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and/or Experience: High School graduate or equivalent. Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to communicate effectively with others is required. Mathematical Skills: basic math skills including addition and subtraction. Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where standardization exists. The ability to interpret written, oral, diagram, or scheduled instructions is required. Other Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of adolescent development, appropriate and effective behavior change techniques, as well as direct experience in working with adolescents is essential. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are typical of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations, as defined by the District, may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is required to stand, walk, and sometimes sit. The ability to hear in a noisy environment is essential and short- and long-range vision is required. The ability to speak with authority is required. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. Work is primarily performed inside with occasional assignment outdoors in various temperatures and weather conditions. Terms of Employment: School Year (180 days) Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated by the building principal or designee in accordance with established procedures. Revised: 8/22/2014 by Karsten Schlenter Approved: 8/5/15 DY