Job Description

Hall Monitor-Junction City High School

Purpose Statement
The job of Hall Monitor is done for the purpose/s of providing support to the instructional process with specific responsibilities for ensuring the safety and welfare of students during classroom and non-classroom activities; minimizing the frequency and/or severity of harmful incidents; and communicating observations and/or incidents that have a potential impact on the general well-being of students, school personnel, and/or visitors.

This job reports to Building Administrator.

Essential Functions
• Assist a variety of people (e.g. school personnel, visitors, etc.) for providing information and assisting appropriate personnel for the safety and security of the site.
• Collaborate with internal and external parties (e.g. school personnel, police, first responders, etc.) for ensuring that current safety protocols are understood and acted upon.
• Communicate safety and security policies and enforcement procedures to students, staff and visitors for ensuring their understanding of such information and the potential consequences of violation.
• Escort students, assigned personnel and/or visitors for providing direction, ensuring their safety and providing site security.
• Intervene in potential conflicts and emergency situations for minimizing disruptions of campus activities and/or injury to involved parties.
• Monitor student behavior during and between assigned periods and at student events (e.g. general campus, halls, etc.) for ensuring student compliance with established guidelines, maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.
• Participate in unit meetings, in-service training, workshops, etc. for conveying and/or gathering information required to perform job functions.
• Prepare written materials (e.g. incident reports, activity logs, etc.) for documenting activities, providing written reference, and/or conveying information.
• Refer incidents including personal injuries, altercations, suspicious activities, rule violations, etc. to appropriate site personnel for ensuring follow-up in accordance with administrative, site security and student safety guidelines.
• Respond to inquiries from a variety of sources regarding campus security issues for providing information, direction and/or referral for addressing inquiry.
• Respond to a variety of situations (e.g. accidents, injuries, vandalism, suspicious activities, alarms, etc.) for taking the appropriate action to resolve immediate safety and/or security concerns.
• Supervise school corridors, locker rooms, restrooms, assembly and athletic facilities, gymnasiums, bus loading areas, and other campus locations for observing student behavior and preventing violations and/or unsafe activities.
• Supervise student behavior before and/or after school and during and between assigned periods (e.g. rest rooms, playgrounds, hallways, library, cafeteria, etc.) for ensuring student compliance with established guidelines, maintaining a safe and positive learning environment, and secure facility.

Other Functions
• Performs other related duties, as assigned, for ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Job Requirements: Minimum Qualifications
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

SKILLS are required to perform single tasks using existing skills. Specific skill-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include modeling appropriate behavior; adhering to safety practices and procedures; customer service; enforcing rules and regulations; preparing and maintaining accurate records; and using pertinent software applications.

KNOWLEDGE is required to perform basic math, including calculations using fractions, percents, and/or ratios; read a variety of manuals, write documents following prescribed formats, and/or present information to others; and solve practical problems. Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include standards of courtesy and behavior expected of students; record keeping; safety practices and procedures; and principles of customer service and conflict resolution techniques.

ABILITY is required to schedule activities, meetings, and/or events; gather and/or collate data; and use job-related equipment. Flexibility is required to work with others in a variety of circumstances; work with data utilizing defined and similar processes; and operate equipment using defined methods. Ability is also required to work with a diversity of individuals and/or groups; work with a variety of data; and utilize job-related equipment. Problem solving is required to analyze issues and create action plans. Problem solving with data requires independent interpretation of guidelines; and problem solving with equipment is moderate. Specific ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include communicate with diverse groups; work effectively with District personnel, students, parents and members of the public; work extended hours; adapt to changing work priorities; work as part of a team; problem solving; and maintaining confidentiality.

Responsibility
Responsibilities include working under direct supervision using standardized procedures; providing information and/or advising others; operating within a defined budget. Utilization of some resources from other work units is often required to perform the job's functions. There is a continual opportunity to impact the organization's services.

Work Environment
The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires 10% sitting, 40% walking, and 50% standing. The job is performed under minimal temperature variations.

Experience: Job related experience is desired.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Equivalency:

Required Testing Certificates and Licenses

Continuing Educ. / Training Clearances
Criminal Background Clearance

FLSA Status Approval Date Salary Grade
Non-Exempt Will Range From $16.38-$17.38

Notice of Nondiscrimination
Geary County USD #475 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and/or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. For questions or complaints based on race, color, national origin, sex or age, please contact the USD 475 Executive Director of Personnel Services, 123 N. Eisenhower, Junction City, KS 66441. Telephone: 785.717.4000. For questions or complaints based on disability, please contact the USD 475 Executive Director of Special Education, 123 N. Eisenhower, Junction City, KS 66441. Telephone: 785.717.4000.