School Monitors

Job : 1498.
Date Posted: 1/21/2026
Location: Poughkeepsie City School District
Availability: As soon as practicable

The Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Gregory Mott, is interested in receiving applications from qualified candidates for the position of Hourly School Monitors (Lunch, Recess, Greeters, Subs) in the Poughkeepsie City School District.

• Meets Civil Service qualifications for position.
• Must be fingerprinted.

• Monitor students in the lunchroom during their lunch period.
• Monitor students during their recess period.
• Monitor students in the isolation room.
• Escort students for safety reasons to the Principal, including Nurse, and to the isolation room.
• Maintain order in hallways, dining areas, gymnasiums, and outside activity areas.
• Check lavatories, etc., for students reported missing from class.
• Inform superiors of observations of student behavior.
• Assist students passing between classes and on premises before and after school.
• Monitor students in parking lots and the loading of buses.
• May collect attendance reports.
• Does related work as required.
• Other duties as assigned by the building principal.

Ability to get along well with school‑age children and familiarity with classroom routine; good observational skills; tact; courtesy; good judgment; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

Appointment will be made by the Board of Education upon the recommendation of the Superintendent following assessment of training, experience, certifications, credentials and evaluation of service. Personal interviews shall be conducted where appropriate.

$20 per hour; not to exceed 20 hours Monday – Friday.

Continuous recruitment.

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The Poughkeepsie City School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, disability, age or marital status; nor does it apply any other arbitrary measure, which would tend to deprive persons of their constitutional rights.