School Monitor - Wharton

Lunchroom/Recess Monitor

Position Overview:

To monitor students during lunch and recess.

Job Description:

Responsible for monitoring student behavior during meal service and recess. Assists with the cleanliness of the cafeteria, assists with recycling, and assists with the flow of meal service, and monitor students during recess. Work is performed under the general supervision of the principal.

Duties And Responsibilities:

• Manages students during meal service (behavior problems will be referred to the teacher or principal according to guidelines established by the individual school site).
• Communicates with students and school staff in a positive and professional manner utilizing appropriate customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Circulate throughout the cafeteria or in areas where meals are served and/or eaten assisting students who need assistance.
• Circulate throughout the recess area where students are engaged in play.
• Assists with the cleanliness of the cafeteria and the recess area.
• Dismisses classes in an orderly manner at the scheduled time.
• Encourage good table manners.
• Participates in training sessions, meetings, and scheduled cleaning days as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak, stand, talk, walk, see, hear, (corrected or uncorrected), and sometimes, to sit.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to read small print.
• The employee must frequently bend, reach above the head, as well as forward, and use fine motor skills.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

• Hourly Rate of Pay $15.00
• Recommended hire will be subject to pre-employment screenings.
• Cook County School District 104 is an AA/EOE.