Playground Assistant

Playground Assistant

• Position Type:
  Paraeducators & Instructional Assistants/ Playground Assistant
• Date Posted: 6/16/2026
• Location:
  
  Diamond Ridge Elementary
• Date Available:
  
  08/12/2026
• Closing Date: 06/23/2026

Hours per week: 10

Please note that this posting closes at 3:00 pm on the date listed above.

Monitors behaviors of students in the lunchroom, playground, and classrooms during inclement weather. Provides supervision to ensure safety of students. Refers students involved in inappropriate behavior for disciplinary action. Attendance, physical presence, and timelines are required and are essential functions of this position.

• Monitors behavior of students in lunchroom, on the playground and classrooms.
• Moves about to provide constant supervision for student safety.
• Monitors student activities for inappropriate behaviors, i.e. bullying, unsafe activities, rough play, etc.
• Based on school procedures, reminds students of expectations.
• Refers students for discipline for inappropriate behaviors to administration.
• Inspects playground for hazardous equipment or materials. Is the first and last person on the playground to ensure student safety.

Other duties as assigned

Positive interpersonal and communication skills Ability to deescalate potential volatile situations. Can remain calm during emergencies.

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

None

Determines if students should be reported to teachers or administrator or inappropriate behaviors. Moves students to safety if emergency situations arise.

Interaction with students, staff, teachers, and administration.

Supervision of student safety.

Works inside and outside the building to accomplish assigned tasks. Working conditions can be in hot and cold weather. May experience stress from disruptive students and/or groups of students.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to speak and/or hear. Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, and crouch. Occasionally required to use hands to handle or feel and must occasionally climb or balance.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time.