Lunch Monitor Part-Time

Job Title

Lunch Monitor – Part‑Time

• Location:
  
  Southampton Elementary, Richmond, Virginia
• Job
• Posting date:
  Apr 22, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
• Final date to receive applications:
  Posted until filled
• Starting date:
  Immediately
• Terms of Employment:
  Part‑Time Hourly
• Salary: $12.50/hr
• Position type:
  Part‑Time

Duties performed typically in the school cafeteria. Work requires frequent standing, sitting, walking and light lifting up to 10 pounds. Requires effective verbal and written communication skills to express or exchange ideas, and to hear information at an ordinary spoken word level.

• Greets and relates to all students, teachers, visitors, parents, school administrators, school board employees, and other individuals in a polite and professional manner.
• Promotes a positive lunchroom environment for students, staff and guests.
• Interacts with students in a manner appropriate to their developmental level, being fair, consistent and professional at all times.
• Assists with tasks that contribute toward a neat and orderly cafeteria environment such as wiping tables, picking up trays and silverware, helping children clean up spilled food and trash, and similar tasks as needed.
• Maintains order and acceptable noise level in the cafeteria and serving lines in accordance with standards relayed by the school principal or designee.
• Assists students with needs that may arise such as opening milk cartons and thermos bottles.
• Reports all student injuries, accidents, illnesses, and discipline problems to the appropriate authority immediately.
• Encourages good table manners. Performs other duties as assigned by the school principal or designee.

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to work cooperatively and productively with other food service employees, students, staff and others in a fast‑paced, customer-service oriented workplace.
• Ability to supervise children in an orderly and consistent manner following guidelines supplied by the principal or designee.
• Must be able to follow oral and written directions and work effectively and cooperatively with elementary school‑age children and others.

Pay scale: $12.50 per hour.

Length of contract:
Temporary position, may be terminated at any time by Richmond Public Schools.

Part‑Time, hourly, immediate start, start date based on School Board approval.

Richmond Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer.