Playground Assistant
Granite School District
Salt Lake City, UTFresher1h agovia LinkedIn
Job Title: Playground Assistant
About the Role
Monitors student behaviors in the lunchroom, playground, and classrooms during inclement weather. Provides supervision to ensure student safety. Refers students involved in inappropriate behavior for disciplinary action.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitors student behavior in the lunchroom, on the playground, and in classrooms.
- Moves about to provide constant supervision for student safety.
- Monitors student activities for inappropriate behaviors (e.g., bullying, unsafe activities, rough play).
- Reminds students of expectations based on school procedures.
- Refers students for discipline for inappropriate behaviors to administration.
- Inspects playground for hazardous equipment or materials.
- Acts as the first and last person on the playground to ensure student safety.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Positive interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to de-escalate potential volatile situations.
- Ability to remain calm during emergencies.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- None required prior experience.
Working Environment
- Works inside and outside the building.
- Working conditions can be in hot and cold weather.
- May experience stress from disruptive students.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to speak and/or hear.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, and crouch.
- Occasionally required to use hands to handle or feel and must occasionally climb or balance.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
Interactions With Others
- Interaction with students, staff, teachers, and administration.
Supervisory Responsibility
- Supervision of student safety.
Assigned Decision Making
- Determines if students should be reported to teachers or administrators for inappropriate behaviors.
- Moves students to safety if emergency situations arise.