HEALTH ASSISTANT

Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163; Park Forest (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 in Illinois seeks a Health Assistant to provide appropriate first-aid and care to students and to communicate health concerns to staff and parents.

The role includes maintaining records of self-medication, preparing health condition lists for staff, and assisting the secretary and administrator as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• First-Aid and CPR certifications required.
• Vision/hearing certification as available from IDPH.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-aid and care to students.
• Communicate with staff and parents about health issues.
• Prepare a list of special health conditions for staff.
• Maintain records of students who self-medicate in health office.
• Assist building secretary and administrator as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Record-keeping

Education

High School Diploma

First-Aid certification

CPR certification

IDPH vision and hearing certification

Job description

TITLE: Health Assistant

RESPONSIBILITIES: Thehealth assistantprovides appropriate first-aid and care to students, communicates with staff members and parents concerning health issues of their students, prepares a list of special health conditions for staff, maintains records of students who are self-medicating in the health office; exception to this is the"carry-on person" medication, assists building secretary as needed and as determined by a building administrator, etc.

REQUIREMENTS: High School Diploma, good physical health, clean background check, First-Aid certification, CPR certification, vision and hearing certification as available from IDPH, ability to read basic instructions and write reports and ability to follow written and oral directions.

SALARY: Placement on the Classified Salary Schedule.