Lunchroom Supervisor

Lunchroom Supervisor

Revised September 2025

D97 Ideal Team Member Profile

• The ideal team member in District 97 is a visionary and equity-centered leader who inspires excellence and fosters collective responsibility for student success. This individual:

   

  • Champions the district's vision and drives forward-thinking, innovative practices that anticipate future educational needs.

  • Stewards public trust and resources with fiscal responsibility and ethical transparency.

  • Demonstrates relentless commitment to student success, ensuring that every decision supports equitable opportunities and outcomes for all learners.

  • Organizes and empowers teams to work collaboratively toward shared goals, recognizing the interdependence of roles across departments and schools.

  • Fosters a culture of care, learning, and service, grounded in authentic engagement with students, families, staff, and community members.

  • Models integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality, serving as a role model for ethical and respectful conduct at all levels.

  • Thrives in a culturally, racially, and linguistically diverse environment, showing a deep passion for inclusive practices and building belonging for all team members.

  • Seeks and embraces feedback, especially when it challenges them to grow and improve in service of students and colleagues.

  • Understands the powerful intersection of leadership, learning, and equity, and aligns their work to dismantle systemic barriers.

  • Courageously addresses unprofessional behavior, holding self and others accountable to high standards in service to the community and students.

About the Role

The Lunchroom Supervisor Position supports students' learning by helping to support all aspects of a student’s development (social/emotional, academic, physical, artistic expression) through caring and respectful relationships. As a key member of the district, these individuals participate in the collective responsibility for providing equitable opportunities and supporting the learning environment for students. Lunchroom/recess supervisors maintain positive relationships with students, parents/guardians, and staff. The Lunchroom Supervisor position will ensure that equity is at the center of the district's services to positively impact student learning and employee practices as expressed in  Board Policy 7:12: Ensuring Racial and Educational Equity. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Assist students with emotional/behavioral needs in the lunchroom/recess setting.

• Ensure the safety and well-being of all students.

• Assist with the safe entry and exit of students

• Provide student reminders as needed.

• Manage and support students with a variety of abilities.

• Provide direction and assistance to students in an emergency situation.

Content Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Ability to remain patient and respect the needs of students. 

• Ability to effectively communicate with students.

• Understanding of and respect for the educational process and significance.

Candidate Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, or equivalent

Physical Requirements: 

This position requires the performance of light work—which requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to move objects. The position includes close visual acuity, frequent talking, hearing, walking, climbing stairs and standing, occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling, and significant fine finger dexterity.  The job is performed in non-hazardous environments and a clean atmosphere.  The position requires indoor and outdoor supervision during varying temperatures and climatic conditions.

Apply through Frontline:

Applications are currently being accepted for this position via our district website.  Please reach out to our human resources department at [email protected], if you have questions about the application process.

We encourage interested applicants to apply, as we continue to uplift our equity policy. Our goal is to recruit, employ, support, and retain racially and linguistically diverse and culturally competent administrative, instructional and support personnel. Oak Park Elementary School District 97 is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. 

The mental demands, physical demands, and work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to allow an employee with disabilities to perform the essential functions.