Cafeteria Monitor

Loudoun County Public Schools

About the Role

This is a part-time employee working in the school lunchroom in an elementary school.

Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing students from the time they enter the lunchroom until the time they leave.
• Assisting students with needs in the lunch line, including condiments, opening milk cartons and other containers, dispensing napkins, etc.
• Supervising student conduct, seating, and needs to maintain an orderly lunchroom atmosphere by encouraging good table etiquette, respect for others, and refraining from sharing food.
• Assisting parents, relatives, or visitors who enter the lunchroom.
• Arranging tables for student seating.
• Assisting with lunchroom clean-up after each class dismissal, at the conclusion of daily activities, and at additional times if required.
• Knowing appropriate fire exits for emergencies.
• Performing related work as required.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High school graduation; or any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of student behavior as applied to children.
• Knowledge of the language, culture, and other characteristics of the families whose children are enrolled in Loudoun County Public Schools.
• Ability to work effectively with children.
• Ability to supervise student behavior and maintain discipline.
• Ability to perform general lunch room duties.
• Good human relations and communications skills.

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly talking, expressing, or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Conveying detailed or important spoken instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Possessing normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies.
• Frequently sitting or remaining in a stationary position for long periods.
• Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.