GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Monitors help the District by assisting with routine, non-teaching duties including, but not limited to, pupil supervision in school, on school property, and at school-related functions.
HOURS:
Approximately 4 Hours M-F as Café Monitor
Job Description
TITLE: Monitor
REPORTS TO: Building Administrator, District Administrator, or Department
Supervisor/Director
Purpose: The Monitor will have the primary responsibility of providing routine non-teaching duties, including student supervision in school, on school property, school vehicles, and at school-related functions. The Monitor will also have the primary responsibility of being the “face” of the building/department and ensuring all patrons receive a warm and friendly greeting. This Result Oriented Job Description is in conjunction with the job description provided by the Wayne County Civil Service.
Guiding Philosophy of a Palmyra-Macedon Monitor
- Embrace learning for all.
- Create and enthusiastically be part of a collaborative culture.
- Value collective capacity through job-embedded professional learning.
- Focus on results and not activities.
- Implement change for its effect on increased student achievement and the overall enhancement of the organization.
- Embrace the model of continuous improvement.
Expected Results:
1. The Monitor will ensure the day-to-day functions of the building/department will be accomplished by:
- Assisting teachers in supervising students during, but not limited to, recreation periods, lunch periods, study halls, on field trips, before and after school periods, and during transportation of students.
- Guiding children safely across streets and intersections.
- Maintaining order in areas such as, but not limited to, gymnasiums, locker rooms, swimming pools, and hallways.
- Maintaining classroom routines.
- Maintaining safety practices in and around school transportation vehicles and district buildings.
- Overseeing students passing between classes, in locker rooms, and on the premises before and after school.
- Issuing athletic supplies and equipment.
- Assisting children in lower grades with wearing apparel.
- Assisting children in lower grades in the cafeteria, e.g., opening milk and carrying trays.
- Performing clerical duties under close supervision.
- Rendering basic first aid treatment when needed.
2. The Monitor will ensure all parents, students, community members, employees, and all visitors to the Palmyra-Macedon CSD will experience the Pal-Mac Way by:
- Greeting parents, students, community members, employees, and all visitors with a friendly and helpful attitude.
- Displaying a customer service approach when working with others in person, on the phone, and through written and electronic communication.
- Being attentive to the needs of all individuals who request their assistance.
- Communicating clearly, both verbally and in writing.
- Utilizing their skills to de-escalate a situation when other people are in a heightened or excited state.
3. The Monitor will assume other duties, projects and responsibilities as assigned by the Building Administrator or Department Supervisor/Director.
The Monitor will possess the following minimum qualities, qualifications, skills, and/or abilities:
- Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
- Fingerprint clearance through New York State Office of School Personnel Review and Accountability.
- Evidence of an open, collaborative style that fosters a sense of teamwork and common purpose.
- Proven people skills and is an effective communicator with a sense of humor. The successful candidate will be positive, approachable, and respectful of others.
- Willingness to become an active, engaged and visible member of the Pal-Mac community.
- A clear communicator in oral and written language, including electronic communication.
- Displaying a customer service approach when working with others in person, on the phone, and through written and electronic communication.
- Work collaboratively with other staff members, administrators, students, and parents.
- Use problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
- Listens first.
Evaluation:
The Monitor will report to the Building Administrator or Department Supervisor/Director and be evaluated by the District approved document.
The Palmyra-Macedon Central School District is looking for Monitors who will provide our students with a world-class, relevant education.
Qualified candidates must have and be able to:
- High School graduate or equivalent
- Able to work well with others as a team
- Able to follow written and verbal instructions
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Good general intelligence; ability to establish good relationships with children and others; familiarity with classroom routine; good background or knowledge in specific field whore specialized duties are involved; above average clerical aptitude; resourcefulness in conducting above described activities indirectly related to teaching process; ability to maintain discipline; tact; courtesy; good judgment; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: Graduation from high school supplemented by additional experiences and knowledge in a particular field where specialized duties are involved; or any equivalent combination of experience and training.