Lunch / Recess Monitor

Swampscott Elementary Schools | Swampscott Public Schools

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (On days when school is in session)

Compensation: $21.44 per hour

Position Overview

Swampscott Elementary Schools is seeking dependable and community-minded Lunch / Recess Monitors to assist with the supervision of students in Grades 1 through 4. In this role, your primary function is to maintain a safe, positive, and structured environment for our students during their midday break.

Because the safety and supervision of young children depend entirely on a consistent, reliable adult presence, punctuality and reliable attendance are mandatory requirements for this position. Guided by the district’s C.O.R.E. values—Community, Opportunity, Respect, and Equity—you will work alongside a dedicated team to ensure every student feels safe, valued, and supported during their social and recreation time.

Essential Functions

Student Supervision & Safety

• Cafeteria Supervision: Monitor student safety in the cafeteria. Assist students with opening items, maintain clean and organized seating areas, and reinforce proper cafeteria safety and manners.

• Playground Supervision: Closely monitor students on the playground to ensure physical safety, navigate appropriate social interactions, and encourage positive, structured play.

• Conflict Resolution: Actively assist students with basic peer conflict resolution, promoting a caring and respectful recess environment.

• Team Collaboration: Partner effectively with a team of fellow monitors and school staff to manage group behaviors and enforce playground rules.

Professional Reliability

• Consistent Attendance: Maintain strict punctuality and daily attendance between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM to satisfy state-mandated student-to-staff safety supervision ratios.

• Flexibility: Perform other duties related to school-wide midday student supervision as assigned by building administration. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Requirements

• Experience: Experience working with school-aged children in a professional, volunteer, or caregiving capacity is preferred.

• Skills: Strong interpersonal skills, patience, and the ability to work effectively as part of a supervisory team.

• Compliance: Successful completion of a Massachusetts CORI and fingerprint-based national criminal background check.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Stamina & Mobility: This position requires the ability to stand for the entire two-hour shift, walk continuously across the cafeteria and outdoor terrain, and reach with hands and arms. Regularly required to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, and lift to 25 pounds.

• Communication & Senses: Talking or hearing in person to effectively manage large groups of children.

• Vision: Specific vision abilities include close/distance vision, depth perception, color vision, and the ability to maintain visual tracking of moving students across a broad playground area.

• Environment: Regular exposure to outdoor weather conditions (heat, cold, wind, light precipitation) and potential environmental hazards typical of a public school building and playground.

Non-Discrimination Statement

The Swampscott Public Schools does not discriminate or tolerate harassment against students, parents/guardians, employees, or the general public. No person shall be excluded from or discriminated against in admission to the Swampscott Public Schools, or in obtaining the advantages, privileges, and courses of study of the Swampscott Public Schools on grounds of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, genetic information, ancestry, children, marital or civil union status, veteran status or membership in the armed services, receiving of public assistance, homeless, or disability.