Job Charts

Job Charts

Job charts are more of a hindrance then a help for most teachers. We put up with them because they teach students responsibility, reliability, diligence, leadership and cooperation.... if implemented effectively. 

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Your job chart must be easy to manage and fair. I like to have enough jobs for all my students and the two job charts I have created have a few creative jobs to achieve this. I have used pegs, velcro and magnets to easily attach and change my job charts depending on what surface it is on.

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Change it at the same time every week at a time when it is practical to do it. The routine will make things fair and soon students will begin reminding you to do it. For first semester I rotate the students through the jobs, then in second semester I randomly pick out their names and let them pick to ensure no one gets sick of the jobs and they continue getting done. In term 4 I add the incentive of rewards for completing the jobs.

I use to have a rule for the jobs such as calender and timetable to be done before school but I found the jobs seldom got down due to time constraints. I now get students to do them during morning announcements as a standard thing so its not my responsibility to remind individual students. 

Here is the list of jobs I use:

Teacher Helper: Helps teacher give out and collect worksheets.

Lunch Orders: Takes lunch orders to the canteen and/or picks them up.

Line Enders:  Stays at the back of the line to ensure all students keep up and that no one gets left behind.

Power Ranger: Responsible for turning lights, heaters, air conditioners and/or fans on and off.

Cleaning Crew: Goes around at the end of the day or after messy activities and tells people if their area needs cleaning.

Line Leader: Leads the line and ensures the rest of the class lines up quietly.

Calendar: Gets the calendar ready each day or assists the teacher to do it. Reminds students what the current date is when needed.

Board Cleaner: Wipes down blackboards or whiteboards.

Substitute: Fills in for other jobs when people are away.

Teacher Helper: A second teacher helper for splitting up jobs or doubling up on the same jobs.

Messenger: Sends and collects any notes to/from the office or other teachers.

Line Ender: A second person is needed for this job.  

Computers: Starts up and shuts down computers. Monitors computer roster is adhered to (if you have one).

Cleaning Crew:  A second person is needed for this job. It could also be their job to tidy up the classroom in certain areas or stacking odd chairs.

Line Leader: A second person is needed for this job.

Time Table: Completes the daily timetable or assists the teacher in doing so. If you do not have a changeable timetable chart then they could read the timetable each day.

Book Case: Ensures everyone puts their books back correctly and tidies if necessary.

Rewards: Adaptable to your class reward system. Could be counting how many of a reward the class has or how many to go. Collecting class awards from assemblies or presenting awards to their peers.

Ready Checker: Checks that everyone has everything ready at the beginning of the day.