Position: Hourly Lunchroom Aide (0.5 FTE/15 hours per week)

Kennedy-Longfellow School

Kennedy-Longfellow School Community:

The Kennedy-Longfellow School is a vibrant community of learners who value and celebrate the rich diversity of our students, families and staff. Our mission is to challenge ALL students to become curious, active and engaged learners through culturally relevant curriculum and authentic classroom and field experiences that promote awareness of each individual’s role in a global community. We aim to achieve that mission by creating a caring and encouraging school environment for the students, seeking to understand and engage with the diverse cultures and ethnicities represented by our students and families, and maintaining and enhancing our reflective, inquiry-based professional learning community of educators.

The Role:

Under the supervision of the administration, the lunch aide oversees the activities of school children in the school cafeteria. The lunch aide watches for unsafe actions by children; promotes the use of good manners and sees that tables are cleared and cleaned after eating by guiding the children or doing it their self. They guide the children in putting their waste in the different receptacles correctly. They may assist in distributing lunch materials; if overseeing special needs children, they will be required to give special care in helping these individuals eat and get in and out of the cafeteria and may receive limited training in dealing with these children.

Minimum Requirements:

High School Diploma or equivalency. Experience working with children in an urban, multi-cultural school setting is preferred; respect for differences in the development of young children; ability to work with children in both small and large groups.

Cambridge Public Schools is committed to slowing and/or stopping the spread of COVID-19. Therefore, as a condition of employment with Cambridge Public Schools, all new hires will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 no later than their first day of work. Written requests for either a religious exemption from this requirement based on sincerely held religious beliefs, or for a medical exemption based upon clear documentation from a medical provider should be submitted to the attention of the Chief Talent Officer.

How to Join Our Team:

Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity.

At the Cambridge Public Schools, we are committed to cultivating an environment where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are embraced, acknowledging that a team reflecting diversity of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, and veteran status allows us to serve our communities better. To that end, we welcome and encourage applicants to bring their authentic selves when considering employment opportunities within our school district.