Monitor (Lead)
What you'd do
About the Position: Santa Rita is located on the southwest coast of the beautiful island country of Guam. With hills overlooking the Apra Harbor, it's considered one of the best natural ports in the Pacific Ocean, Santa Rita is the newest and smallest village in Guam. The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is transitioning to the Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA).
Major duties
This lead position sets the pace for Monitors who perform simple and repetitive lunchroom, recess, and bus monitoring duties in the DoDEA school. Identifies and reports known or suspected problems, issues, or concerns to the appropriate staff, faculty member, or other official (e.g., military police) in accordance with established policies and procedures. Develops and maintains shift schedules, assigns work, and instructs employees in performance of their tasks. Gives simple on-the job training in accordance with applicable local guidance. Deals with student misbehavior and discipline issues. Assembles students at designated points and monitors movement and behavior as they pass through corridors on their way to cafeteria, recess, monitor dismissal as students leave class or go to school buses or parent's cars. Enforces safety rules and maintains order and safety to prevent unsafe/dangerous practices such as altercations between students. Assists students to use the restroom and instructs in basic personal hygiene practices.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Competitive Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Civilian Employee Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. General Experience: 6 months of general experience. General experience is progressively responsible work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills need to perform the duties of the position being filled, such as working with safety rules and maintaining order and safety to prevent unsafe/dangerous practices in a school setting. OR Education: 1 year above High school graduation. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 6. Then divide your total credit hours of education by the total number of credit hours required for graduation as set by your high school. Add the two percentages. Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) positions within the last 52 weeks may not be promoted more than 2 grades within the preceding 52 weeks.
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