Classroom jobs are a powerful way to build responsibility, leadership, and classroom community. Whether you teach elementary school and need simple job ideas such as Line Leader or Pencil Patrol, or you're in middle or high school looking for leadership roles like Class Manager or Interior Designer, classroom jobs help students take ownership of learning while keeping routines running smoothly.
Classroom Jobs for Elementary School
Student
Responsibilities: Follow classroom and school-wide expectations. Always try my best and seek to learn
Qualifications: Must attend [YOUR SCHOOL NAME] and demonstrate best effort.
Attendance monitor
Responsibilities: Record attendance and report absences to teacher daily. Organize any homework assignments or other materials for absent students. Provide absent students with work upon return.
Qualifications: Must be punctual, reliable, and have good attendance. Must be organized and pay close attention during class.
Line Leader
Responsibilities: Lead the class from one location to the next. Represent class in a positive manner.
Qualifications: Must be a role model and uphold all hallway expectations. Must be able to navigate around the school.
Messenger
Responsibilities: Deliver papers to other teachers or to the office. Represent class in a positive manner.
Qualifications: Must be efficient, polite, and stay on task. Must be able to navigate around the school.
Teacher Assistant
Responsibilities: Help teacher with any tasks that they need assistance with. Help teacher organize materials.
Qualifications: Must be flexible and willing to help with a variety of tasks. Must be organized and respectful.
Librarian
Responsibilities: Keep classroom library organized and tidy. Return books to school library when needed.
Qualifications: Must be organized and have a strong interest in reading. Can recommend books to classmates is a plus.
Paper Passer
Responsibilities: Responsible for passing out and collecting paper. Help teacher with hole-punching, stapling, and filing.
Qualifications: Must be efficient and responsible. Must stay on task and not be easily distracted.
Pencil Patrol
Responsibilities: Distribute and collect pencils to students that need to borrow one from the class. Sharpen pencils at a time designated by the teacher.
Qualifications: Must be organized and detail oriented. Must follow the pencil borrowing procedures.
Noise Monitor
Responsibilities: Help ensure that the class is maintaining an appropriate voice volume. Remind peers to use an inside voice.
Qualifications: Must be polite and professional. Must speak kindly and use considerate language.
Clean-Up Crew
Responsibilities: Tidy up the classroom at the end of class. Make sure the floors are clean and furniture is back in its proper place.
Qualifications: Must be organized and detail oriented. Must be familiar with the layout of the classroom.
Tech Team
Responsibilities: Plug in the computers at the end of class. Make sure that all computers are accounted for. Responsible for turning off lights when leaving classroom.
Qualifications: Must be familiar with technology procedures. Must be careful with the technology.
Interior Designer
Responsibilities: Update boards daily and as needed. Support with updating bulletin boards, calendars, and decorations.
Qualifications: Must be creative, artistic, and have a keen eye for detail. Passionate about interior design is a plus.
Banker
Responsibilities: Assist in sending bonuses, paychecks, charging rent, and handling paper money. Transfer deposits from deposit slips into ClassBank.
Qualifications: Must be highly organized. Must have an aptitude in math and strong attendance.
Store Clerk
Responsibilities: Manage the class store by tracking inventory, helping classmates purchase items with their earned currency, and keeping the store area neat and organized. Provide reports on popular rewards to teacher.
Qualifications: Must be organized, responsible, and friendly. Must have basic math skills and enjoy helping classmates.
Homework Helper
Responsibilities: Collect homework at the end of class. Maintain the list of who has submitted homework.
Qualifications: Must be responsible and a role model in completing homework. Must have strong attendance.
Positivity Patrol
Responsibilities: Share motivational quotes with the class. Shoutout peers for positive achievements.
Qualifications: Must be familiar with google and willing to look up quotes.Must be caring, empathetic, and positive.
Door Holder
Responsibilities: Hold the door for everyone. Make sure everyone is out of the classroom.
Qualifications: Must have good attendance. Must be polite and responsible.
Environmental Specialist
Responsibilities: Turn off the lights after class. Make sure that paper is recycled. Water the classroom plants once per week.
Qualifications: Must be respectful and polite to peers. Passionate about plants is a plus.
Substitute
Responsibilities: Step in for absent students to perform their job. Assist the classroom substitute when teacher is out.
Qualifications: Must have a strong understanding of classroom roles and routines. Must be adaptable and well-rounded.
Doctor
Responsibilities: Provide first-aid supplies and escorts student to nurse when needed. Responsible for distributing hand sanitizer and wiping down desks.
Qualifications: Must be caring, responsible, and empathetic. Must know where classroom first-aid kit is.
Bathroom Monitor
Responsibilities: Sign students in and out for the bathroom. Keep track of the times students are out of the room.
Qualifications: Must be willing to complete work while managing responsibilities. Must be organized.
Station Manager
Responsibilities: Help set up and clean up classroom learning stations. Make sure the stations are properly equipped.
Qualifications: Must be organized. Must be able to follow directions.
Other popular elementary classroom jobs include: Weather Reporter, Zoo Keeper, Snack Helper, Gardener, Art Curator, Equiment Manager,
Classroom Jobs for Middle School and High School
Think Classroom Jobs are too "Elementary"? Think again! Middle and High School class jobs are a great way to build leadership skills, give students real responsibility, and foster a sense of community and belonging. They can also be a powerful too to engage even your harder to reach students.
Student
Responsibilities: Follow classroom and school-wide expectations. Always try my best and seek to learn
Qualifications: Must attend [YOUR SCHOOL NAME] and demonstrate best effort.
Clean-Up Crew
Responsibilities: Tidy up the classroom at the end of class. Make sure the floors are clean and furniture is back in its proper place.
Qualifications: Must be organized and detail oriented. Must be familiar with the layout of the classroom.
Tech Team
Responsibilities: Plug in the computers at the end of class. Make sure that all computers are accounted for. Responsible for turning off lights when leaving classroom.
Qualifications: Must be familiar with technology procedures. Must be careful with the technology.
Supplies Supervisor
Responsibilities: Responsible for passing out and collecting paper and other materials. Help teacher with hole-punching, stapling, and filing.
Qualifications: Must be efficient and responsible. Must stay on task and not be easily distracted.
Assistant Grader
Responsibilities: Assist teacher in grading homework and other assignments as needed. Organize student assignments and grades as instructed.
Qualifications: Must have a strong attention to detail. Must be trustworthy and sign a confidentiality agreement.
Noise Monitor
Responsibilities: Help ensure that the class is maintaining an appropriate voice volume. Remind peers to use an inside voice.
Qualifications: Must be polite and professional. Must speak kindly and use considerate language.
Teacher Assistant
Responsibilities: Help teacher with any tasks that they need assistance with. Help teacher organize materials.
Qualifications: Must be flexible and willing to help with a variety of tasks. Must be organized and respectful.
Homework Helper
Responsibilities: Collect homework at the end of class. Maintain the list of who has submitted homework.
Qualifications: Must be responsible and organized. Must have strong attendance.
Banker
Responsibilities: Assist in sending bonuses, paychecks, charging rent. Transfer deposits from deposit slips into ClassBank.
Qualifications: Must be highly organized. Must have an aptitude in math and strong attendance.
Store Clerk
Responsibilities: Manage the class store by tracking inventory, helping classmates purchase items with their earned currency, and keeping the store area neat and organized. Provide reports on popular rewards to teacher.
Qualifications: Must be organized, responsible, and friendly. Must have basic math skills and enjoy helping classmates.
HR Manager
Responsibilities: Oversee the hiring process for class jobs, including reviewing applications, interviewing peers, and making recommendations to teacher. Monitor job performance, provide feedback, and help fill vacancies when roles aren't covered.
Qualifications: Must be fair, reliable, and professional. Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, with the ability to handle peer responsibility respectfully.
Class Podcaster
Responsibilities: Put together a monthly podcast to share with the class. Report on class events, news, jokes, historical events, or other topics of choice.
Qualifications: Must be good with computers and williing to learn how to work with audio programs. Must be organized and able to budget time wisely.
Class Tutor
Responsibilities: Create short video tutorials based off what we are learning in class to help peers with class content.Option to create supplemental materials for extra practice.
Qualifications: Must be good with computers and williing to learn how to work with video programs. Must be organized and able to budget time wisely.
Celebration Coordinator
Responsibilities: Share motivational quotes with the class. Shoutout peers for positive achievements and birthdays in fun ways such as decorating lockers, singing happy birthday, making a unique card or other activites determined by the Celebration Coordinator.
Qualifications: Must be familiar with google and willing to look up quotes. Must be creative, caring, empathetic, and positive.
Class DJ
Responsibilities: Survey classmates on music preferences and favorite songs. Create classroom playlist that is appropriate and update on occasion.
Qualifications: Must be a team-player, inclusive, and have strong interview skills. Passionate about music is a plus.
Interior Designer
Responsibilities: Help teacher design classroom space to create an organized and welcoming learning environment. Support with updating bulletin boards and decorations.
Qualifications: Must be creative, organized, artistic, and have a keen eye for detail. Passionate about interior design is a plus.
Messenger
Responsibilities: Deliver papers to other teachers or to the office. Represent class in a positive manner.
Qualifications: Must be efficient, polite, and stay on task. Must be able to navigate around the school.
Librarian
Responsibilities: Keep classroom library organized and tidy. Return books to school library when needed.
Qualifications: Must be organized and have a strong interest in reading. Can recommend books to classmates is a plus.
Substitute
Responsibilities: Step in for absent students to perform their job.Assist the classroom substitute when teacher is out.
Qualifications: Must have a strong understanding of classroom roles and routines. Must be adaptable and well-rounded.
Organization Specialist
Responsibilities: Help organize class materials, supplies, and spaces. Encourage and guide classmates in maintaining a tidy, joyful learning environment.
Qualifications: Must be organized and have an understanding of the KonMari method (finding joy in belongings, organizing by category, etc.). Must have a positive, patient demeanor when helping others with organization tasks.
Motivational Speaker
Responsibilities: Give motivational speeches during class assemblies or special events. Help foster a positive, motivational atmosphere in the class.
Qualifications: Must be willing to speak in front of large groups. Must have a positive outlook and ability to inspire others.
Class Photographer/Instagrammer
Responsibilities: Take photographs during class activities and events. Update the class Instagram account with engaging content and news.
Qualifications: Must have a good eye for photography and a basic understanding of photo editing. Must be responsible and understand the principles of digital citizenship and privacy when posting online.
Catch-Up Coordinator
Responsibilities: Help students who were absent by collecting any papers they need, write their names on them, place their work in absentee folder, and folow up with them when they return to school.
Qualifications: Must have strong attendance. Must have strong attention in class to answer questions they may ask you about what they missed.
Cellular Jailer
Responsibilities: Ensure cell phones are put away during instruction. Students that get their phones out at inappropriate times will be fined $10 per day. You will coordinate with the banker each Thursday/Friday to make sure payments are received.
Qualifications: Must be responsible, consistent enforcing rules, comfortable reminding peers respectfully, and able to collaborate with Bankers.
Class Manager
Responsibilities: Ensure all of the roles are being covered each week and coordinate with the Banker to ensure all fines and credits are added each week. You will create a spreadsheet and coordinate with Supervisors on each row. You may have to fill in for absentee workers in class from time to time.
Qualifications: Must be highly organized, comfortable with spreadsheets, a strong leader, and able to step into roles when necessary.
Courier
Responsibilities: Pass out and collect papers. You may also run classroom errands from time to time.
Qualifications: Must be efficient, reliable, stay on task, and able to follow directions carefully.
Donor Relations
Responsibilities: Secure donations for our class auctions - candy, chips, snacks, drinks, small toy items. Use your resourcefulness and make connections in the community to get gift cards and other items donated for our auctions.
Qualifications: Must be highly personable, respectful, engaging, and able to work in a team. Must have strong communication skills.
Fidget Caretaker
Responsibilities: Pass around fidget basket and make sure all are returned in an orderly fashion. Wipe/Spray down fidgets each week from the class fidget basket.
Qualifications: Must be responsible, organized, and commited to maintaining a clean classroom environment.
Host/Hostess
Responsibilities: Greet students as they enter class. Greet guest speakers when applicable, offer them a bottle of water, make sure the class has signed a "Thank You" card for them, and prepare a small gift (with help from your teacher).
Qualifications: Must be friendly, polite, reliable, and able to make others feel comfortable and appreciated.
Service Coordinator
Responsibilities: Find service opportuniteis that interest our class in the community. Keep track on a spreadsheet to ensure that everyone gets 10 hours of service this school year. The team will be required to stay for monthly planning meetings.
Qualifications: Must be organized, dependable, and proactive in finding opportunities. Must willing to collaborate as part of a team, communicate clearly with classmates, and stay commited to service goals throughout the year.
Classroom Job Resources You Can Use
Take your classroom jobs to the next level by "hiring" and "paying" your students with a digital tool like ClassBank. Below are some ready to use templates and resources you can use, thanks to ClassBank Ambassador Shonda Yates
📝Class Job Contracts: Contracts are speciifc about job dutieis and pay rate, fees/bonuses, and class policies
Frequently Asked Questions
How much should I "pay" my students for class jobs?
We recommend teiring paychecks based on grade-level:
K-2: $1-$5 weekly
3-5: $20-$30 weekly
6-12: $200-$300 weekly
What are the best class jobs for elementary students?
Popular elementary jobs include line leader, teacher assistant, pencil patrol, attendance monitor, messenger, and clean-up crew. These roles are simple, effective, and keep routines running smoohthly.
What are creative class jobs for middle and high school?
Older students thrive in roles like podcaster, social media, event planner, debate leader, and media makers. These jobs build communication, digital fluency, and leadership skills.
Do class jobs work in middle and high school, or just elementary?
Absolutely! While younger students enjoy helper jobs, secondary students benefit from leadership roles and real-world style responsibilities. Check out this high school student explain their class jobs!
How often should I rotate class jobs?
It really depends on your style! Typically elementary jobs rotate monthly, while middle and high school rotate quarterly, once a semester, or even keep the job all year. One of our 5th grade team's has student keep their job all year, and they love becoming the "expert" in their job by the end of the year. Plus, it makes it easier on the teacher. PRO TIP: Hire an "HR Manager" to review applications and hire students for you!
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