Urbana School District 116

TITLE: Substitute Lunchroom Supervisor

LOCATION: USD #116

SUPERVISOR: Substitue Lunchroom Supervisor or Principal or designee

SUPERVISES: Students

JOB SUMMARY: Supervise lunchroom and playground effectively to create a safe and pleasant environment for staff and students.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Maintain discipline by enforcing safety rules when students are in the lunchroom, playground and activity room
• Assist younger students with opening cartons, wrappers, etc, when they are unable to independently do so
• Be aware of situations arising in the lunchroom or on the playground to defuse them before a situation gets out of control
• Exercise a fair but consistent manner when interacting with students
• Maintain a good relationship with teachers by keeping them informed about problems or situations involving their students
• Practice proper guidelines
• Practice proper guidelines and protocols per assigned building
• Actively supervise students; move throughout the work area as needed, and perform tasks that involve consistent mobility. Candidates must be able to walk, bend, reach, and engage in physical activity regularly to successfully fulfill the responsibilities of the position.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION

• High School diploma or equivalent

EXPERIENCE

• Previous experience working with children
• Demonstrate ability to appropriately communicate and interact with children and adults
• Ability to follow simple instructions, orally or written

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Recreation background
• Knowledge of peer mediation and conflict resolution techniques and ability to apply them to lunch and playground situations
• Knowledge of first aid

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• As needed on-call basis, 10:45am - 12:45pm
• Information can be found on the Human Resources webpage.

START DATE: As soon as possible.

NOTE: This is not a position within the collective bargaining unit and is not an administrative position. Pay is $18.10/hr. This is a non-exempt position.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

REVISED: March 2004