Job Title: Cafeteria/Recess Aide
Location: State Street Elementary School
Class Title: FTE: 0.3
Salary: $16.52/hour
Effective Date: 9/2/25
Union: Non-Union
Supervision Received: School Level Administration
Supervision Exercised: None
Job Summary:
- Provide support to the educational process with specific responsibility focused on supporting the needs of students during 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.