Hall Monitor - SMS

Job Description

Starting Date: Aug 24, 2026

Location: Selvidge Middle School – Ballwin, Missouri

Salary: $18.51 per hour

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:15 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. (7 hours per day)

Type: Full-Time

Teaching certificate preferred; substitute certification required.

Enhancing student achievement by helping maintain a safe environment for students and staff.

• Maintain a high degree of visibility in assigned areas by roaming and being present where students pass or congregate, without creating predictable patterns for intruders.
• Escort students, visitors, and staff to designated locations for disciplinary action, passing periods, administrative offices, and outside the building as needed.
• Monitor and report unusual or strange behavior or events to the security team and supervisors, including interviewing non‑classroom students and questioning strangers.
• Act as the “eyes and ears” of administration through constant observation and timely communication of information.
• Maintain courtesy and respect in all interactions, reporting incidents to supervisors and wearing required identification.
• Provide a secure environment by encouraging order, cooperation, assisting with crowd control, responding to criminal activity, and identifying physical impediments to safety.
• Enforce and observe all school district policies and state statutes, managing disruptive behavior, reporting incidents, writing reports, using communication devices, and maintaining confidentiality.

• Walk indoor school property and monitor movement of students, staff, and visitors.
• Determine visitor eligibility through conversation and observation.
• Assess safety via walk‑through checks and inspections.
• Evaluate collected information and report to proper authorities.
• Communicate effectively with the public, students, and staff.
• Use persuasion rather than confrontation to resolve problems.

• Ability to read and understand verbal and written instructions.
• Positive, caring manner with students.
• Friendly, helpful attitude working with students and staff.
• Teaching certificate preferred; substitute certification required.

• Standard office equipment.

• Regularly required to sit, talk, hear, walk, stand, and reach.

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.