Hourly School Monitors

BOARD OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
18 SOUTH PERRY STREET
POUGHKEEPSIE NEW YORK 12601

RECRUITMENT BULLETIN #: HOURLY SCHOOL MONITORS
JANUARY 2026 POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

NOTICE OF POSITION

POSITION:
The Superintendent of Schools Mr. Gregory Mott is interested in receiving applications from qualified candidates for the position of:

HOURLY SCHOOL MONITORS
(LUNCH RECESS GREETERS SUBS)
POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

QUALIFICATIONS:
Meets Civil Service qualifications for position;
Must be fingerprinted.

DUTIES:
The Poughkeepsie City School District (PCSD) is committed to providing students and parents with pathways to opportunity that will lead to achievement and success. Through student-centered effective and transformational leadership school and community engagement and an unrelenting pursuit to achieve greater school outcomes for children the Poughkeepsie City Schools is focused on developing and growing greater access equity opportunity and quality across PCSD.

The following is indicative of the level and types of activities performed by positions in this title. It is not meant to be all inclusive and does not preclude a supervisor from assigning activities not listed which could reasonably be expected to be performed by an employee in this title.

1. Monitor students in the lunchroom during their lunch period;
2. Monitor students during their recess period;
3. Monitor students in the isolation room;
4. Escort students for safety reasons to the Principal including Nurse and to the isolation room;
5. Monitor students during dismissal if applicable;
6. Maintains order in hallways dining areas gymnasiums and outside activity areas;
7. Checks lavatories etc. for students reported missing from class;
8. Informs superiors of observations of student behavior;
9. Assist students passing between classes and on premises before and after school;
10. Monitors students in parking lots and the loading of buses;
11. May collect attendance reports;
12. Does related work as required;
13. Other duties as assigned by the building principal.

Ability to get along well with school-age children and familiarity with classroom routine; good observation skills; tact; courtesy; good judgment; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

APPOINTMENT:
Appointment will be made by the Board of Education upon the recommendation of the Superintendent following assessment of training experience certifications credentials and evaluation of service. Personal interviews shall be conducted where appropriate.

SALARY:
$20/hour
Not to exceed 20 hours Monday - Friday

FINAL DATE TO FILE:
Continuous recruitment

TO APPLY:
Please visit to fill out an online application. *Please refer to Job ID: 1498.


The Poughkeepsie City School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex race religion national origin disability age or marital status; nor does it apply any other arbitrary measure which would tend to deprive persons of their constitutional rights.