Cafe Aide

Caf Aide

The job of Caf Aide is done for the purpose of providing support to the instructional program within the Cafeteria and assigned locations with specific responsibility for monitoring student behavior, evaluating situations and responding appropriately; providing age-appropriate communications with school age students; and assisting in maintaining a clean and safe environment for students.

Essential Functions

• Assists students (e.g. opening cartons of liquids, packages, etc.) for the purpose of providing assistance as needed to ensure meals can be accessed.
• Assists students in locating the appropriate line for food for the purpose of ensuring time management for the student to consume his/her lunch.
• Assists with evacuation of students for the purpose of ensuring appropriate policies and protocols are followed during an emergency and students are led to a designated location safely.
• Communicates with paraeducators and teachers for the purpose of ensuring that the cafeteria schedule is followed, conveying and/or receiving information required to perform job functions, and meeting the needs of students.
• Maintains clean and orderly cafeteria space (e.g. remind students dispose of trash, tables and chairs are placed appropriately, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe learning environment; and general guidance to enhance student learning, behavior and accountability.
• Monitors individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings for the purpose of providing supervision for a safe and positive educational environment.
• Promotes good social skills for the purpose of improving the quality of student outcomes and encouraging student development.
• Responds to inquiries from cafeteria staff, teachers and administrators for the purpose of informing and providing information and/or direction to students.

Other Functions

• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Job Requirements: Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities KNOWLEDGE is required to perform basic math; understand written procedures, write routine documents, and speak clearly; and analyze situations to define issues and draw conclusions. Specific knowledge based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: appropriate codes, policies, regulations and/or laws; age appropriate activities; and stages of child development.

SKILLS are required to perform multiple tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skill based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: apply pertinent policies, regulations and/or laws; preparing and maintaining accurate records; and operating standard office equipment including pertinent software applications.

ABILITY is required to schedule activities; gather and/or collate data; and use basic, job-related equipment.

Responsibilities include: working with immediate supervision; leading, guiding, and/or coordinating others; operating within a defined budget. There is a continual opportunity to have some impact on the organization's services.

Work Environment The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: significant lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some climbing and balancing, frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 5% sitting, 75% walking, 20% standing. The job is performed under conditions with some exposure to risk of injury and/or illness and in a clean atmosphere.

Job related experience is desired.

High School diploma or equivalent.