Cafeteria Monitor

Catoctin Elementary School; Leesburg (VA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Catoctin Elementary School in Leesburg, VA is seeking a part-time Cafeteria Monitor to oversee students in the lunchroom.

Responsibilities include supervising students from entry to exit, assisting with lunch line, managing seating and conduct, helping visitors, arranging tables, and assisting with cleanup. Requires high school graduation and good student relations skills.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of student behavior as applied to children; of the language, culture, and other characteristics of the families whose children are enrolled in Loudoun County Public Schools
• Ability to work effectively with children; to supervise student behavior, maintain discipline, and to perform general lunch room duties
• Good human relations and communications skills

Responsibilities

• Oversees students from the time they enter the lunchroom until they leave
• Assists students who may need help as they go through the lunch line, including condiments, opening milk cartons and other containers, dispensing napkins, etc
• Oversees the conduct, seating, and needs of students as they are seated in the lunch room to maintain an orderly lunchroom atmosphere by encouraging proper etiquette and respect
• Helps any parents, relatives, or visitors who may enter the lunchroom
• Arranges tables for seating of students
• Assists with clean up of the lunchroom after each class has been dismissed and at the end of each day’s lunch room activities
• Knows the appropriate fire exits to use in case of emergencies
• Performs related work as required

Job description

Loudoun County Public Schools Catoctin Elementary School - Leesburg, Virginia Open in Google Maps

Cafeteria Monitor

Loudoun County Public Schools Catoctin Elementary School - Leesburg, Virginia Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Loudoun County Public Schools

Job Details

Job ID: 5964650

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Oct 19, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Position Overview

This is a part-time employee working in the school lunchroom in an elementary school.

Roles and Responsibilities

• An employee in this class is responsible for overseeing students from the time they enter the lunchroom until the time they leave.
• Assists students who may need help as they go through the lunch line, including assisting students with condiments, opening milk cartons and other containers, dispensing napkins, etc
• Oversees the conduct, seating, and needs of students as they are seated in the lunch room in order to maintain an orderly lunchroom atmosphere by encouraging students to practice good table etiquette, to respect the feelings of others, and to refrain from sharing food with classmates
• Helps any parents, relatives, or visitors who may enter the lunchroom
• Arranges tables for seating of students
• Assists with clean up of the lunchroom after each class has been dismissed and at the conclusion of each day’s lunch room activities, and at additional times if required
• Knows the appropriate fire exits to use in case of emergencies
• Performs related work as required

Qualifications

Graduation from high school; or any equivalent combination of education and experience that would provide the following knowledge, abilities, and skills:

• Knowledge of student behavior as applied to children; of the language, culture, and other characteristics of the families whose children are enrolled in Loudoun County Public Schools
• Ability to work effectively with children; to supervise student behavior, maintain discipline, and to perform general lunch room duties
• Good human relations and communications skills

Physical Requirements: The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this position: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. The employee must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies. Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Reports To: Principal and/or Assistant Principal

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Hours Vary

Salary: Banded Rate, Band2, $15.65 per hour

Salary Scale: https://www.lcps.org/compensation

Union Designation: Non-Union

Position Type: Part-Time

Job Categories: Support Staff > Food Service

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• MEA-A, CAT-B
• Email: [e-mail]