Campus Attendant - Middle Schools

La Mesa-Spring Valley School District; La Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading school district is seeking a Campus Attendant to monitor and engage with students during lunch and recess. The role involves organizing activities, ensuring safety, and maintaining discipline. Ideal candidates will have experience working with children and strong interpersonal skills. This is a full-time position during school months, with a focus on creating a positive environment for students.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Sick leave

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Experience working with children required.
• Knowledge of child development stages.

Responsibilities

• Monitors playground and lunch areas for safety.
• Organizes age-appropriate activities for students.
• Implements school discipline policy.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Positive reinforcement techniques

Problem solving

Education

Paid or volunteer experience working with children

Job description

Job Summary & Examination Date

#2425-03 (Continuous)

This recruitment will establish eligibility lists to fill Campus Attendant vacancies at our middle schools.

Under the direction of the school's Principal, monitors the playground and/or lunch area during periods when students are present; organizes and directs age-appropriate activities for school age students; encourages students to observe fundamental courtesies at school; implements school discipline policy and assists in maintaining a clean and safe learning environment for students.

Current vacancy hours are: 7.0 hours/day

Monday - Friday, August through June months only.

The La Mesa-Spring Valley School District is a Merit System District; all Classified (non-teaching) positions must be tested into. The Merit exam process for this recruitment includes the requirement of answering supplemental questions. Based on the number of questions you answer correctly, you will be placed on an eligibility list for hire.

You will be notified via email if you pass the merit exam process.

Examples of Duties

Essential Duties

• Assists students to organize and find appropriate activities for the purpose of providing a positive learning environment.
• Encourages students to observe fundamental courtesies at school and encourages student development.
• Implements school discipline policy with appropriate follow up to convey and/or receive information required to perform job functions.
• Monitors individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings and provides a safe and positive learning environment.
• Organizes quiet or active, age appropriate indoor and/or outdoor activities.
• Oversees students moving about the campus; ensures the safety of children and meets the District's requirements.
• Responds to inquiries from a variety of sources and provides information and/or direction to other sources.
• Transfers children directly from/to parents or designee; ensures safety of children and meets the District requirements.
  
  

Other Duties

• Attends and participates in meetings, in-service trainings, workshops and conferences.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Paid or volunteer experience working with children.

Knowledge Of

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of students.

Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.

Positive reinforcement techniques.

Safe and age appropriate activities.

Stages of child development.

Ability To

Act as a good role model.

Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships.

Gather and/or collate data.

Maintain discipline with students.

Operate equipment using defined methods.

Positive student discipline using appropriate communication skills.

Problem solve when equipment is limited to moderate.

Schedule activities.

Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.

Use basic, job-related equipment.

Work with a diversity of individuals.

Work with data utilizing defined and similar processes.

Work with others.

Work with similar types of data.

Utilize specific, job-related equipment.

Environment

Indoor/outdoor

Physical Demands

Bending at the waist, kneeling or crouching to assist students.

Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate standard playground and classroom equipment.

Hearing and speaking to exchange information.

Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling

Seeing to monitor student activities.

Sitting or standing for extended periods of time.

Hazards

Potential contact with body fluids.

Potential contact with blood-borne pathogens and communicable diseases.

The District provides excellent benefits for permanent employees who work 20 or more hours per week, including:

*Substitute positions do not qualify for District covered benefits*

• Medical: Choice of VEBA (Kaiser or United Health Care)
• Dental: Delta Dental or Delta Care HMO (District-paid for employee only)
• Life: Life ($50,000) and Accidental Death & Dismemberment ($50,000). Also includes MEDEX Travel Assistance (for medical care situations 100 miles from home or international trips up to 90 days; with some exclusions)
• Vacation: (10+); Sick (9.50+ days per year) - vacation/sick accumulation days increase with years of service
• Employee Assistance Program: (at no cost to employee): through San Diego County EAP
• VEBA Optum Health: Employee assistance program * Note: Benefits are subject to change.
  
  

Voluntary Plans

• Dependent life insurance coverage
• Disability plans through American Fidelity
• Vision: VSP Vision Care $10.20/monthly paid by employee
• 403(b) Retirement
• MetLaw prepaid legal through Hyatt Legal Plans
  
  

In Addition

• Bargaining unit eligible employees may elect to become a CSEA member.
• Employees working 20 hours per week or more are enrolled into the CalPERS retirement system.
• 2025 Benefits Rates???
  
  

01

A resume will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Make sure your application details your education and work experience.

Did you complete the application?

• Yes
• No
  
  

02

The La Mesa-Spring Valley School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Board Policy 4030 prohibits unlawful discrimination and/or harassment of district employees and job applicants based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital or parental status, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Board Policy 4119.11 prohibits sexual harassment of district employees and job applicants. Complaints alleging unlawful discrimination or sexual harassment may be filed with the Coordinator for Nondiscrimination in Employment, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. Have you read the above anti-discriminatory statement?

• Yes
• No
  
  

03

The La Mesa-Spring Valley School District is a Merit System District; all Classified (non-teaching) positions must be tested into. The Merit exam process for this recruitment includes the requirement of answering the following three questions. Based on the number of questions you answer correctly, you will be placed on an eligibility list for hire. If you do not answer any questions correctly, you will fail the exam process and will NOT be placed on the eligibility list. You will need to reapply for the position after 30 days. You will be notified via email within 10 business days if you pass the merit exam process. Do you understand this merit exam process?

• Yes
• No
  
  

04

Please select the middle school sites you are interested in being considered for:

• La Mesa Arts Academy
• Parkway Middle School
• Spring Valley Academy
• STEAM Academy at La Presa
  
  

05

Suppose two students begin to engage in a physical fight. A crowd is starting to surround them. Do you: 1. Look around to assess the environment. 2. Call on the radio for back-up adult assistance. 3. Physically separate the students. 4. Verbally assert to the children to separate.

• Both 1 and 2
• Both 2 and 3
• 1, 2, and 4
• All, 1, 2, 3 and 4
  
  

06

How would you respond when a student challenges you and/or talks back?

• Ignore the behavior as not to escalate the situation.
• Remain calm and composed and speak slowly and calmly.
• Send the student directly to the Principal's office.
• Call the student's parents.
  
  

07

Assuming all of the following situations are occurring at the same time, which would you address first:

• Student needs to use the restroom.
• Principal is calling on the radio.
• Student falls down and hits their head.
• The playground gate has been left open and unlocked.
• Required Question