HEALTH PARA 7HR/DAY - WALCOTT K-8

Internal applicants: bid open 08/03/2026 through 08/07/2026 at 4 PM. External applicants: open until filled.

Pay

$18.09 per hour. Current employees with seniority in the bargaining unit: refer to the applicable bargaining-unit salary schedule.

Responsibilities

• Assist students with personal hygiene, nutrition, comfort, and safety issues.
• Provide general and emergent care to students as directed or delegated by the Registered Nurse and building administration.
• Prepare and administer medication as directed by the student’s physician.
• Monitor students for allergic reactions and follow individual health-care plans or district procedures.
• Respond to health-related phone calls and parent questions.
• Monitor and check for head lice when required.
• Prepare and monitor health records.
• Maintain daily nursing-office visits in Infinite Campus.
• Maintain regular communication with the building nurse.
• Correspond with parents when appropriate.
• Complete staff/student injury forms as needed.
• Perform other service or clerical duties as assigned by the Registered Nurse or school administrator(s).
• Maintain daily Med Administration in Infinite Campus.
• Attend and complete trainings required to assume the duties and responsibilities of the position yearly.
• Additional duties may include: catheterization, tube feeding, use of electronic blood-pressure equipment, pulse oximeter, peak-flow meter, and care for students needing medication such as Diastat, intranasal Versed, glucagon, insulin, and EpiPen.

Requirements

• Hold current Infant/Child/Adult CPR certificate prior to start date and maintain currency.
• Hold current Mandatory Child and Dependent Adult Abuse Reporter Certificate prior to start date and maintain currency.
• Pass Medicaid Fraud background check prior to hire, successful bid, or transfer to a special-education position; check is repeated several times yearly.
• Complete DHS training hours each year.
• Complete Universal Precaution and Exposure Training prior to start date and maintain currency.
• Obtain and maintain Medication Administration Certificate.
• Undergo DHS background check every two years, FBI fingerprinting every four years, and physical every three years.
• Possess a valid driver’s license and reliable car.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and a proven record of building rapport with culturally diverse students.
• Support and implement Davenport’s multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS).
• Maintain good attendance and punctuality.

Skills

• Work collaboratively with nurse and staff.
• Good communication and organizational skills.
• Patience, compassion, and sensitivity to individual needs.
• Recognition of and respect for children’s and parents’ right to privacy.
• Ability to lift, pull, push 50 lbs.
• Ability to sit, stoop, bend, reach, and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to see and feel for adequate student review.
• Ability to ambulate stairs.