Cafeteria/Recess Aide

Cafeteria/Recess Aide

Location: Springbrook Elementary

Class Title: FTE: 0.3 Part Time - Effective Date: (26-27 School Year)

Salary Range: $17.10 per hour - Hours per week: 4-20

Job Summary:

Provide support to the educational process with specific responsibility focused on supporting the needs of students during breakfast and/or lunch and while students are at recess.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains confidentiality regarding all aspects of position.
• Actively supervises indoor and outdoor playground activity including walking around the play area/cafeteria to observe many students at once.
• Helps children while in the cafeteria with buying lunch, opening food items and cleaning up.
• Supports children by coordinating teams and playground games.
• Supervises playground activity to ensure safe and friendly play and exercise.
• Lines students up quietly to transition from cafeteria to outside playground or from outside playground to cafeteria.
• Helps students manage typical peer conflict.
• Adhere to PBIS standards set in each building by utilizing the positive reward system frequently and use the scripted PBIS interview for minor infractions.
• Report major disciplinary issues in a timely fashion.
• Check the physical playground daily before students utilize it to ensure that all equipment is safe and the area is free of debris and litter.
• Carry and utilize the walkie-talkie system.
• Works within assigned areas using the SMILE strategy Scan, Move, Listen, Engage.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Experience: 1-2 years supervising children.
• Education: Must have a high school diploma, or equivalent.
• Certification & Licensing: None
• Physical Requirements: Walk, climb stairs, bend and lift up to 45lbs
• Authorized to work in the USA
• Current national background check without disqualifying results at time of hire.

Westerly Public School District is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.