Part-Time Lunch Paraprofessionals (Multiple Schools) Salem Public Schools SY 2025-2026
Hours: Up to 3 hours per day
Compensation: $23.47 per hour Per Paraprofessional & SRP CBA
Reports to: Building Principal
Summary:
This position is responsible for students supervision during the lunch period. Implementation of positive and consistent expectations will provide both emotional and physical safety to each individual student.
Role Responsibilities:
- Supervises students in the cafeteria during lunch periods in serving lines while eating during outdoor and indoor recess and cafeteria dismissal
- Escort students to lunchroom restrooms lockers and nurses office as necessary
- Dismiss students from lunch in an orderly fashion
- Assist students with lining up and monitor behavior when students receive their lunches
- Direct safe movement of groups of students to and from recess area which may include walking through parking and bus loading areas
- Encourage students to engage in appropriate recess activities recommend activities as necessary and maintaining an orderly recess environment
- Assist staff in lunchroom clean-up
- Wash lunchroom tables and provide general clean up between lunch periods and after the last lunch period each day
- Ensure play equipment is used safely and notify the building principal of any equipment in need of repair
- Familiarize students with and enforce a set of appropriate and expected behavioral guidelines and consequences during lunch and recess time
- Reports all student accidents and/or incidents to the supervising teacher immediately or as soon as possible
- Additional duties may be assigned
Job Requirements:
- High School Diploma (or equivalent)
- Ability to work with adults and children in a positive manner
- Ability to supervise large groups of students
- Must be dependable and punctual
- Ability to regularly lift a minimum of 10 pounds and up to 25 pounds as necessary
- Citizenship residency or work visa required
Physical Working Conditions:
- Work involves student interaction and is performed indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions.
- Extended periods of standing walking bending and stooping are required.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Salem Public School District is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin pregnancy gender identity sexual orientation marital/civil union status ancestry place of birth age citizenship status veteran status political affiliation genetic information or disability as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority