Health Aide

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain high degree of confidentiality of District, school, student/family, and employee/staff information.
• Identify the health needs of students and personnel who come to the health room/health office.
• Administer first aid in accordance with District protocol and School Board Policies.
• Ability to respond to health situations during the school day.
• Ability to remain calm in elevated situations.
• Maintain communication with District Health Nurse regarding health needs of students.
• Familiarity and assist students with typical childhood ailments (such as diabetes, asthma, etc.).
• Maintain attendance records on all students.
• May assist in the processing of records of children entering or leaving the school.
• Telephone homes of students not in attendance and not reported to the office.
• Maintain self-control and handle communication, complaints, and request for information in an effective, positive, and efficient manner.
• Administer prescription and non-prescription drugs following School Board Policies and practice.
• Report communicable disease to the District Health Nurse and/or Building Administrator.
• Compile statistics and reports and complete necessary forms to satisfy requirements of the State Immunization Law.
• Absorb and assist with project completion as requested and directed by the District Health Nurse and school administration.

Qualifications

• Experience and enjoyment working with children
• High School Diploma or equivalent degree
• Typing, computer, and other clerical skills, helpful
• Computer knowledge in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) and Google
• Must have the ability to be meticulous in monitoring numerous details and have the ability to organize, multi-task, prioritize work with minimal supervision
• Flexibility with the ability to deal with frequent interruptions
• Hold a positive attitude and the ability to establish and maintain positive rapport and communication with students, parents/guardians, and staff
• Ability to work cooperatively with peers

Pay

No benefits are provided for this position.