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.
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.
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.
