Lunch and Recess Aide - Part-time

Support Staff

ABOUT PERRY STREET PREP
Perry Street Prep serves 400+ PreK, elementary and middle school students in Northeast DC. We are a community of diverse learners, with students from all eight wards of the city, that builds relationships with families and empowers students to be college-ready and to thrive in a global society. Our goal is to provide every student, PreK-8th grade, with the knowledge, the attitudes and the support they will need to succeed in rigorous high schools and beyond.

Perry Street Prep students have PRIDE: perseverance, respect, integrity, dependability, and excellence. Our school culture emphasizes PRIDE qualities, and our faculty and staff help our students strive to embody them.

Our diverse, committed, and driven staff have led Perry Street Prep to become one of the highest performing schools in Washington, DC. In 2024, the school received a full continuance of its charter for five years meeting all academic, legal, and financial goals. In 2019, we earned the distinction of Tier I, the highest performance rating given by the DC Public Charter School Board, designation as an ESEA Distinguished School by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education for exceptional student achievement by our students with disabilities, and the selection as a 2019 Bold Performance School by EmpowerK12. Since 2016, the school has done major renovations of its school facility and grounds. Perry Street Prep is among the best charter schools in Washington, DC with a strong academic and financial record of success.

For additional information about Perry Street Prep, visit pspdc.org.

ABOUT THE POSITION
POSITION TITLE: Lunch and Recess Aide
STATUS: Part-time (22.5 hours per week), Non-exempt
REPORTS TO: Assistant Principals

QUALIFICATIONS: High school diploma or equivalent and at least 2 years of office experience, preferably in a
school environment. Must be able to communicate effectively with diverse individuals and
to calmly and efficiently manage situations ranging from routine to emergency.

DUTIES:
• Assists in directing students to and from the cafeteria
• Performs general housekeeping in the cafeteria and assists cafeteria staff with any
other necessary duties
• Circulates among students and attempts to resolve minor problems as they arise
• Supervises students and maintain a cooperative atmosphere during the lunch and
recess periods
• Establishes and maintains a safe environment during recess
• Assists in organizing various play activities and games as provided by building
administration and/or PE teachers
• Supervises the dismissal of students from the playground
• Informs building administration immediately of any serious disciplinary problems
• Questions any non-school visitors and refer them to the main office to sign in
• Keeps building administration informed of any safety concerns
• Performs any other duties or responsibilities as designated by School Administration
Work Environment & Physical Requirements

Position involves working both indoors (cafeteria) and outdoors (playground, fields) in varying weather conditions.
Must be able to move quickly to respond to incidents.
May need to lift items up to 25 pounds (e.g., lunch trays, playground equipment).

WORK HOURS & HOURLY RATE: Work hours are Monday - Friday, 9:30am to 2pm. Work hours may vary from time to time depending on school events. Hourly pay rate is $27-$30/hr.

CLEARANCES: Criminal background clearance including fingerprinting.