(0.9) ESE Assistant - General Health

Ridgeview Elementary; Orange Park (FL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridgeview Elementary in Orange Park, Florida seeks an ESE Assistant - General Health to support students with health-related needs. The role requires completing CPR, First Aid, and Medication Administration training within six months of employment, and may involve lifting up to 35 pounds. A Level 2 background check is required.

Starting immediately, the position is full-time and based in Clay County. Transportation responsibilities may apply, with district training provided.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Title One scope may require an Associate's degree or 60 credits, or Praxis Paraprofessional test.
• CPR, First Aid and Medication Administration training within 6 months.
• General Health Assistants must lift 35 pounds.
• Background screening per Florida statute.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree

60 credits minimum

Praxis Paraprofessional test (464)

CPR

First Aid

Medication Administration

Safe Crisis Management (SCM)

Lifting 35 pounds

Valid Florida Driver's License

Job description

(0.9) ESE Assistant - General Health

Clay County School District Ridgeview Elementary - ORANGE PARK, Florida Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Clay County District Schools , and Florida Department of Education

Job Details

Job ID: 5908932

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 31, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Required Qualifications:

1. 1. NON Title One Schools
   • a. High School diploma orequivalent
2. 2. Title One Schools ONLY:
   • a. High School diploma orequivalentand
   • b. ONE of the following:
   • i. Associate's degree from an accredited institution OR
   • ii. Sixty (60) creditsminimumfrom an accredited institution OR
   • iii. Passing score (464) on the PraxisParaprofessionaltest
3. 3. ESE Behavioral Health Assistantsmust complete the following training within 6 months of employment. All trainingis provided by theDistrict
   • a. Safe Crisis Management (SCM)
   • b. First Aid
   • c. CPR
   • d. Medication Administration as required by Federal Medicaid regulations
4. 4. ESE General Health Assistantsmust complete the following training within 6 months of employment. All trainingis provided by theDistrict
   • a. First Aid
   • b. CPR
   • c. Medication Administration as required by Federal Medicaid regulations.
   • d. NOTE: General Health Assistantsmust beable to lift 35 pounds.
5. 5. If transportation of students is a routine part of the assigned duties: must have a valid Florida Driver's License and a safe driving recordprior toemployment; mustmaintainthe same while employed.The definition of"safe driving record" shall be as established in the District's Safe Driver Plan.

Required Qualifications for CPR, First Aid, and Medication Management:

Successful completion of training requirements in CPR, First Aid and Medication Administration as required by Federal Medicaid regulations to be provided by the School Board during contracted working hours at the employee's regular rate of pay within 6 months of employment for Behavioral Health Assistants or General Health Assistants assigned to a unit with a Medicaid student. Effective March 1, 2009, all Behavioral Health Assistant or General Health Assistant job holders must have successfully completed the training.

Must be able to lift 35 pounds in General Health Assistant classes.

BACKGROUND SCREENING:

All prospective employees must submit to a Level 2 background check pursuant to Florida State Statute 435.04 and be found eligible by the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. The background check will include, but is not limited to, fingerprinting for statewide criminal history records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, national criminal history records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies, and a search of the sexual predator and sexual offender registries of any state in which the prospective employee resided during the immediate preceding 5 years.

If you would like more information about the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse, please visit https://info.flclearinghouse.com/ .

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Categories:

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Contact Information

• Human Resources
• 900 Walnut Street
• Green Cove Springs, Florida 32043
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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