Campus Attendant - Elementary Schools

Job Title: Playground Monitor

#2627-08 (Open) This recruitment will establish eligibility lists to fill vacancies at our elementary schools. Under the direction of the school's Principal, monitors the playground and/or lunch area during periods when students are present; organizes and directs age-appropriate activities for school age students; encourages students to observe fundamental courtesies at school; implements school discipline policy and assists in maintaining a clean and safe learning environment for students. Current vacancy hours are: 3.5 hours/day, shifts vary and some sites may require a split shift. Monday - Friday, August through June months only.

Essential duties include: assisting students to organize and find appropriate activities for the purpose of providing a positive learning environment; encouraging students to observe fundamental courtesies at school and encourages student development; implementing school discipline policy with appropriate follow up to convey and/or receive information required to perform job functions; monitoring individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings and provides a safe and positive learning environment; organizing quiet or active, age appropriate indoor and/or outdoor activities; overseeing students moving about the campus; ensuring the safety of children and meets the District's requirements; responding to inquiries from a variety of sources and provides information and/or direction to other sources; transferring children directly from/to parents or designee; ensuring safety of children and meets the District requirements. Other duties include attending and participating in meetings, in-service trainings, workshops and conferences; performing related duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications include paid or volunteer experience working with children. Knowledge of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of students; interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy; positive reinforcement techniques; safe and age appropriate activities; stages of child development; ability to act as a good role model; establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships; gather and/or collate data; maintain discipline with students; operate equipment using defined methods; positive student discipline using appropriate communication skills; problem solve when equipment is limited to moderate; schedule activities; understand and carry out oral and written instructions; use basic, job-related equipment; work with a diversity of individuals; work with data utilizing defined and similar processes; work with others; work with similar types of data; utilize specific, job-related equipment. Environment: Indoor/outdoor. Physical demands include bending at the waist, kneeling or crouching to assist students; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate standard playground and classroom equipment; hearing and speaking to exchange information; occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; seeing to monitor student activities; sitting or standing for extended periods of time. Hazards include potential contact with body fluids; potential contact with blood-borne pathogens and communicable diseases.

The District provides excellent benefits for permanent employees who work 20 or more hours per week, including:

• Medical: Choice of VEBA (Kaiser or United Health Care)
• Dental: Delta Dental or Delta Care HMO (District-paid for employee only)
• Life: Life ($50,000) and Accidental Death & Dismemberment ($50,000). Also includes MEDEX Travel Assistance (for medical care situations 100 miles from home or international trips up to 90 days; with some exclusions)
• Vacation: (10+); Sick (9.50+ days per year) - vacation/sick accumulation days increase with years of service
• Employee Assistance Program: (at no cost to employee): through San Diego County EAP
• VEBA Optum Health: Employee assistance program * Note: Benefits are subject to change.
• Voluntary Plans:
• Dependent life insurance coverage
• Disability plans through American Fidelity
• Vision: VSP Vision Care $10.20/monthly paid by employee
• 403(b) Retirement
• MetLaw prepaid legal through Hyatt Legal Plans
• In addition: Bargaining unit eligible employees may elect to become a CSEA member.
• Employees working 20 hours per week or more are enrolled into the CalPERS retirement system.

The La Mesa-Spring Valley School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Board Policy 4030 prohibits unlawful discrimination and/or harassment of district employees and job applicants based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital or parental status, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Board Policy 4119.11 prohibits sexual harassment of district employees and job applicants. Complaints alleging unlawful discrimination or sexual harassment may be filed with the Coordinator for Nondiscrimination in Employment, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources.