School Health Aide: Emergency Care & Student Wellness

Hawaii Public Schools; Kihei (HI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawaii Public Schools is seeking qualified candidates for School Health Assistant I and II to support student health services in a full-time role. The positions are budgeted for 6½ hours per day with two salary levels: I – SR-09 at $2,356.02 per month and II – SR-11 at $2,549.00 per month.

Responsibilities include providing first aid, health screenings, medication administration under strict guidelines, maintaining records, and coordinating with the health team to ensure student wellness.

Qualifications

• Possession of a high school diploma, or equivalent, which demonstrated the ability to read, comprehend and apply written instructions; and a high degree of verbal skill.

Responsibilities

• Administers emergency first aid care to ill or injured students.
• Takes temperature, permits students to rest in health room as necessary and periodically observes and talks to students to determine symptoms of illness.
• May administer oral and topical medications only in accordance with strict program guidelines (i.e. parental request, physician's order, school health nurse’s approval and school administration approval).
• Contacts parents or guardians of ill or injured students to inform them of their child's illness or injury.
• May call for ambulance service in emergencies.
• Performs various health-related screening tests on students and participates in health surveys.
• Completes appropriate records and refers health records to school health nurse.
• Mends hazardous conditions with school health staff and principal.
• Gives basic health instruction to students.
• Orients and supervises volunteers to assist in screening tests.
• Renders emergency first aid care to school staff; CPR as necessary.
• Maintains a clean health room and supplies.
• Provides resource information to school staff for at-risk symptoms.
• Acts as liaison between home, school and community for health services.
• Coordinates health-related speakers for class curriculum; disseminates wellness information to staff.
• Advocates a positive health and wellness program for the school.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Hawaii Public Schools is seeking qualified candidates for School Health Assistant I and II to support student health services in a full-time role. The positions are budgeted for 6½ hours per day with two salary levels: I – SR-09 at $2,356.02 per month and II – SR-11 at $2,549.00 per month.

Responsibilities include providing first aid, health screenings, medication administration under strict guidelines, maintaining records, and coordinating with the health team to ensure student wellness.