HEALTH ASSISTANT

Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163; United States; On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 is seeking a health assistant to provide first-aid and care to students. The role involves communicating health issues to staff and parents, preparing health condition lists for staff, and maintaining self-medication records in the health office.

The position requires a high school diploma, valid First-Aid and CPR certifications, and state IDPH certifications for vision and hearing as available; reading/writing and following directions are

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• First-Aid and CPR certifications required.
• Vision and hearing certification as available from IDPH.
• Ability to read basic instructions and write reports.
• Ability to follow written and oral directions.

Responsibilities

• Provide appropriate 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 the health office.
• Assist building secretary as needed and as determined by a building administrator.

Skills

First-Aid

CPR

Vision Certification

Hearing Certification

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

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 the IDPH, ability to read basic instructions and write reports and ability to follow written and oral directions.

SALARY

Placement on the Classified Salary Schedule.