Door Monitor & Building Monitor - Evenings

Position Summary

Somerville High School Evening Door and Building Monitor is responsible for monitoring the main entrance of a school building, screen visitors enforcing security policies and for maintaining a professional and courteous relationship with the staff, children, and families in the program while also overseeing appropriate use of the building during weekday evening hours.

• Monitor the front entrance and, if applicable, other designated, exterior doors/gates. Ensure doors are not propped open and remain locked.
• Verify identification, check in visitors and if applicable, issue passes following school policy.
• Assist students, staff and visitors entering the school building and direct individuals to the appropriate location within the school building.
• Conduct regular checks of the school building including hallways and restrooms. Monitor security cameras, if applicable.
• Report, manage, and/or diffuse, potential safety threats or unauthorized individuals, including the removal of unauthorized persons from school building.
• Redirect people from unauthorized locations in the building
• Coordinate with night custodial staff to ensure the building is fully cleared of visitors each evening.
• Maintain visitor logs and report maintenance or safety concerns.

• Ability to communicate effectively in all aspects of the job.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to make judgments and work under high levels of stress.
• Must be cooperative, congenial, and service oriented.
• Must be courteous and able to effectively manage job responsibilities.
• Ability to follow written and verbal directions, to read and write, to handle multiple tasks and prioritize them appropriately, and to exercise good judgment.
• Ability to recognize areas of concern and propose and/or recommend appropriate solutions to the problem.
• Must possess active listening skills.
• Must possess conflict mediation skills. Maintains a high level of professionalism in all interactions with public, students and school staff.

• Prolonged Sitting or Standing
• Mobility:
  The ability to walk around the premises, stoop, bend, climb stairs and kneel.
• Lifting and Carrying:
  Most positions require the ability to occasionally lift and move objects weighing up to 10 to 25 pounds, such as packages or equipment. Some roles may rarely require lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Door monitors may work in both indoor and outdoor settings and need to be able to tolerate varying conditions of noise levels and temperatures.

• Position
  
  Reports to:
  
  The School Principal and Director of CTE
• Position Supervises:
  Not applicable

• Location:
  
  Somerville High School
• Department: N/A
• Union Affiliation:
  Non Union

Position Type: Yearly Appointment

Employment Status: Part-Time

• School Year (August 2025 – June 2026)
• Up to 19 hours per week
• Monday - Friday
• Evening hours: 6:00 PM – 9:45 PM

• $25.00 per work hour

• Non-Exempt

• Not benefits eligible

• MA Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) Clearance
• Fingerprints

The Somerville Public Schools does not discriminate in its programs, facilities, or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race, color, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, home status, marital/civil union status, sex/gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship status, place of birth, national origin, ancestry, cultural identity, genetics or military status, and does not tolerate any form of retaliation, or bias-based intimidation, threat or harassment that demeans individuals’ dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.