Substitute School Monitor

This is a substitute position. Under current New York State Law, candidates will be required to undergo fingerprinting and a criminal history background check prior to appointment.

About the role

The work involves performing non-teaching duties in overseeing student activities during regular school sessions and after hours in a suburban school district. This role assists teachers and administrators by performing assigned routine tasks, including the supervision and care of children. The incumbent must be firm, yet courteous and congenial in exercising their influence on students.

Responsibilities

• Assists in supervising recreation and lunch periods and study halls.
• Guides children safely across streets and intersections.
• Maintains order in gymnasiums, locker rooms, swimming pools, and assigned areas before and after school.
• Oversees students passing between classes and in locker rooms and on premises before and after school.
• Issues athletic supplies and equipment when required.
• Helps children in lower grades with wearing apparel.
• May assist in arranging and ordering films, projectors, V.C.R., and other learning aids as required.
• May be assigned to assist bus drivers with pupils boarding, riding, and leaving school buses.

Requirements

• Ability to establish good relationships and get along well with children, and command their respect.
• Ability to maintain order and enforce school regulations with firmness.
• Ability to get along with teachers, administrators, and others.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Good power of observation.
• Dependability.
• Neat personal appearance.
• Tact, courtesy, and good judgment.
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma; OR
• Four (4) years of experience in the care and supervision of children; OR
• An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the above criteria.

Note: Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.