Educational Assistant 2/Health Service Assistant - BCE

About the role

The Health Service Assistant supports the medical needs of students, maintains student health records, and assists with health-related reporting and activities to ensure a safe and healthy school environment.

Responsibilities

• Exercises independent judgment in the management of classroom/program operations in a manner consistent with administrative direction, district policies and procedures, and goals of the instructional program.
• Effectively work with and respond to people from diverse cultures or backgrounds.
• Assists in the instruction of students in small group and one-one-one settings; adjusts lesson plans or teaching strategies during instructional activities sometimes in a reasonably autonomous fashion as necessary to achieve learning goals and objectives under the supervision of licensed staff.
• Provides supplemental practice in various learning experiences, including drills and activities using learning strategies designed by licensed staff to reinforce or modify skills.
• Prepares instructional materials from licensed staff related to area of assignment; copies materials, develops visual aides and charts, and collects and distributes supplies and equipment.
• Facilitates students develop positive interpersonal relationships with peers and adults; promotes safety of the students by helping them develop self-confidence.
• Trains and assists students in behavior management and social skills; responds to discipline problems; acts as a role model.
• Maintains high standards and expectations for students in a manner that encourages independent learning and personal growth.
• Maintains, stores, and retrieves information in a timely, accurate, and efficient manner using standard office systems, equipment, and software.
• Supervises a variety of student activities throughout the building, sometimes outside the classroom and sometimes outside the traditional instructional day, as assigned, to support the district/building's discipline and instructional program (homework club, tutoring, etc.).
• Aids licensed staff in training volunteers and professionals to work with students in a manner that supports the district educational plan.
• Within specialized areas of assignment, exercises independent judgment to resolve issues and respond to requests for assistance.
• Performs minor medical and health procedures as requested in a manner, which meets state and district guidelines.
• Provides other related services as assigned.

  Qualifications

  • An associate's (or higher) degree, two years post-secondary study (72 quarter or 48 semester credits), or a passing score on a district approved assessment.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; including communications toparents under the direction of the general education and special education teacher/service provider.
  • Interest in learning to effectively use other communication systems.
  • Ability to formulate ideas for program improvement.
  • Ability to collect, record, store, retrieve, assimilate, organize, and utilize information and records efficiently.
  • Ability to understand and implement the school/program's student discipline policy and manage student behavior effectively.
  • Ability to work with challenging behaviors and creatively problem-solve difficult situations while using intervention strategies.
  • Ability to understand and implement the school/program's instructional goals and carry out work assignments in a manner that supports those goals.
  • Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively with individuals and groups of all ages.
  • Ability to independently organize and carry out work assignments, follow student schedules or individualized education plans, and direct the work of students and others associated with the program.
  • Proficient in use of classroom/program equipment and technology.
  • Ability to obtain specialized training as required.
  • Ability to travel among district facilities as needed; if driving, the ability to meet district driving standards.
  • Standard First Aid certification, or the ability to obtain certification within two months of hire, may be required.

    Physical Demands

    • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
    • The employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
    • The employee is required to regularly walk (occasionally on an uneven surface), occasionally sit and reach with hands and arms (frequently reaching above the shoulder), stoop kneel, or crouch.
    • The employee regularly must lift, move, and/or carry up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 80 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds with assistance.
    • The employee may be exposed to blood borne pathogens.
    • The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.

    Work Environment

    • The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
    • The noise level in the work environment could be usually moderate to occasionally high.