Cafeteria Monitor

Employment Opportunity

Job Title: Cafeteria Monitor

Job-Type: Part Time (4-5 hours per day)

Reports to: Assistant Campus Operations Manager

Hourly Rate: $17.50 per hour

Locations:

Eden Park Academy, 6215 Manchaca Road, Austin, Texas 78748

REAL Learning Academy, 6405 S. IH 35, Austin, Texas 78744

Altamira Academy, 220 Foremost Drive, Austin, Texas 78745

Hours will vary according to campus needs.

School Website: http://www.waysideschools.org

ABOUT WAYSIDE SCHOOLS:

Wayside Schools is an open-enrollment, tuition-free Pre-K3-12th grade public charter school network that provides over 2,200 scholars across its four South Austin campuses with a rigorous International Baccalaureate education. Since 2012, Wayside schools has striven to empower historically underserved scholars, providing them with the instructional experiences, academics skills, intellectual habits and social and emotional competencies needed to become graduates from four-year colleges and universities, providing them with the access and opportunities they need to narrate their own futures and positively impact and empower the families and communities to which they belong.

Job Description:

Responsible for monitoring student behavior during meal service. Assists the students as needed, assists with the cleanliness of the cafeteria, assists with recycling/compost, and assists with the flow of meal service.

MINIMUM/REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Able to follow instructions and complete tasks efficiently.
• Physically able to perform duties assigned at sufficient speed.
• Effective communication skills.
  
  

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Functional skills in reading and writing English and Spanish.
• Knowledgeable about meal pattern requirements; understands federal, state, and local program regulations.
• Knowledge of proper food safety and sanitation procedures for food service.
  
  

Mature ability to use judgment, be dependable and maintain a professional demeanor and ethics.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Manages students during meal service (behavior problems will be referred to the teacher or principal according to guidelines established by the individual school site).
• Communicates with students and school staff in a positive and professional manner utilizing appropriate customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Circulate throughout the cafeteria or in areas where meals are served and/or eaten assisting students who need assistance.
• Assists with the cleanliness of the cafeteria by wiping tables, serving lines, water fountain, hand wash station, milk cooler, etc., using appropriate cleaning products; sweeps and mops as needed.
• Assists with class dismissal in an orderly manner at the scheduled time.
• Encourage good table manners.
• Participates in training sessions, meetings, and scheduled cleaning days as requested.
• Performs other Child Nutrition Program duties as assigned, including training as back-up cashier. Travel to other school sites will be necessary as needed.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Physical Effort and Work Environment:

• Services are generally provided within a cafeteria and office environment.
• Movement throughout the cafeteria is necessary, assisting students with meal items.
• Regular attendance is required for this position.
  
  

Personal Work Relationships:

Ability is required to work with a diversity of individuals and utilize job related equipment. Some problems solving may be required to identify issues and select action plans. Problem solving with equipment is limited to moderate. Specific ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: working with frequent interruptions; being attentive to detail; maintaining confidentiality and working as part of a team.

Benefits:

• Competitive Wages (actual wage is dependent on qualifications)
  
  

Additional Information:

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Wayside Schools has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

In accordance with applicable laws and Wayside Schools policies, no person shall be excluded from consideration for recruitment, selection, appointment, training, promotion, retention or any other personnel action, or be denied any benefits or participation in any educational programs or activities which it operates on the grounds of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or veteran status (except where age, sex, or disability constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration).

All new employees must present proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

Additional Information:

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Wayside Schools has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice. In accordance with applicable laws and Wayside Schools policies, no person shall be excluded from consideration for recruitment, selection, appointment, training, promotion, retention or any other personnel action, or be denied any benefits or participation in any educational programs or activities which it operates on the grounds of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or veteran status (except where age, sex, or disability constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration).

All new employees must present proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States.