Part Time School Monitor

Position Title: School Monitor
Location: CICS Irving Park
Reports To: School Principal
Salary: starting at $16.20 commensurate with experience
Type: Part Time
Start Date: Winter 2025

Distinctive Schools creates diverse joyful welcoming communities rooted in social justice and rigorous learning. We support all learners to be engaged curious and to achieve their full potential. Our students become confident advocates creative problemsolvers and collaborative leaders.

Overview:

The School Monitor will ensure a safe experience for all students by supervising school grounds and students during instructional noninstructional before and after school activities. They will provide assistance to teachers and students in relation to the overall safety of the school. A School Monitor is responsible for maintaining the safety of all students on campus. Working hours may vary depending on campus need.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise students in the halls gathering rooms and school grounds monitoring noise level and student behavior and ensuring a safe and inclusive environment
• Support students in the development of their social emotional awareness during free play time assisting students with conflict resolution
• Assist with enforcing COVID 19 campus protocol
• Practice verbal deescalation and restorative intervention techniques
• Serve as a positive mentor for students across all grades
• Complete incident reports/referrals in a clear and concise manner referring students to the appropriate personnel should disciplinary action be deemed necessary
• Follow and enforce all campus safety protocols school policies and code of conduct
• Assist staff regrading student control problems
• Operate a twoway radio to communicate with school leadership and staff
• Collaborate with Dean of Students to perform any other duties assigned
• Uphold all Distinctive Schools professional responsibilities consistent with the mission and working agreements of Distinctive Schools
• Assist with arrival and dismissal

Requirements:
Education: High School Diploma or equivalen

Qualifications

• Must have experience working with children in education or volunteer setting
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and hit numerous deadlines simultaneously
• Technology demands:
  • Ability to learn digital tools and and programs as needed for the position
  • Ability to work set schedule based (before during or after school)

Physical demands: Occasional lifting carrying pushing and/or pulling; some stooping kneeling crouching. Generally the job requires 5 sitting 15 walking and 80 standing (ability to work on your feet for 46 hours daily)

Why Join the Distinctive Schools Team:

• We are a collaborative team of professionals supporting each other to instill a love of learning in our students.
• We empower students families and staff to contribute to our mission in a meaningful way.
• We make an impact in our communities by serving some of the most historically marginalized in the city.

Disclaimer: Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job reasonably required for its performance or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholders responsibility.

EEO: Distinctive Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race color religion sex gender national origin age disability veteran status marital status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law.

Distinctive Schools is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment Distinctive Schools will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process to perform the essential functions of the position and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment please contact or call 773.828.4191