Lunchroom Monitor

Supervision & Student Support

• - Establish rapport with students during lunch periods while maintaining clear supervision and authority.
• - Redirect student behavior as needed to ensure a safe, welcoming, and orderly environment.
• - Assist students with smooth transitions between activities and classes.
• - Model school-appropriate behavior, core values, and expectations at all times.
• - Treat all students in an equitable and respectful manner.
• - Revise lunchroom procedures or assign seats as needed for health and safety reasons or to address behavioral concerns in collaboration with administrators.
• - Communicate questions, concerns, or behavioral incidents through the proper administrative channels.

• - Maintain cleanliness in the lunchroom and ensure students are respectful of the space, furniture, and shared equipment.
• - Assist with light clean-up and organizing lunch area spaces before, during, and after student periods.

• - Promote the MSA Mission and Vision in all communications and interactions.
• - Embody MSA Core Values in daily activities.
• - Demonstrate preparation and skill in working with students from diverse cultural, economic, and ability backgrounds.
• - Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• - Education & Experience:
  
  High school diploma or equivalent preferred; prior experience supervising children in a group or school setting.
• - Patience & Relationship Building:
  Strong ability to connect with middle and high school students, maintaining positive control with empathy and fairness.
• - Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Clear verbal communication to redirect behavior constructively and collaborate with administrative and school staff.
• - Adaptability:
  Ability to stay calm, flexible, and proactive in a fast-paced environment.
• - Miscellaneous:
  Must have the ability and proven record to report to work on a regular, punctual basis.

• - Student-contact-day schedule with attendance required during scheduled shift hours.
• - Fast-paced, active school environment requiring proactive movement and relationship-building.
• - Duties are performed in a typical school setting. There are minimal environmental hazards and risks associated with the nature of the work.
• - Regularly required to stand and walk throughout the entire shift.
• - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including assisting students.
• - Employee(s) may occasionally be exposed to conditions involving student contact, verbal outbursts, or related dynamic cafeteria conditions.

FLSA:
Non-Exempt, Part-Time (approximately 10–15 hours per week)

Schedule:

Student contact days from 11:00am–1:20pm.

Additional staff training/development days as assigned.

Desired

Start Date:

August 2026

Salary/Pay: $20.00 per hour

Reports to:

MSA Administration

Location:

MSA Secondary Campus

Note on Enrollment:
Effective August 1st, 2024, to qualify for staff preference for student enrollment at MSA, an employee must work a minimum of 480 hours within the calendar year (per MN Statute 145E.11 admission requirements and enrollment).

• - Previous experience working with children or in a school setting
• - Friendly, approachable personality.
• - Experience in student behavior redirection or lunchroom supervision.

MSA People Paradigm:
The work of being an educator should be joyous and fulfilling, yet amid the complexities of modern education, that joy is often lost. We aim to offer educators a professional home — a place where joy is rekindled in a safe, purposeful, and collaborative environment grounded in rigor and relationships. MSA staff value teamwork and share responsibility for nurturing a culture of genuine trust and mutual care — one that reflects the ethos, “I will always have your…