School Health Assistant II - Laie Elementary

Hawaiʻi State Department of Education; Hawaii; On-site; USD 25,886 - 31,007; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Disability insurance

Job summary

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education is hiring a School Health Assistant II to provide emergency first aid care and administer health screenings to students. The role involves collaborating with school health nurses and staff to ensure a positive health environment.

Qualified candidates will have a high school diploma and relevant certifications. The position offers a monthly salary of $2,549 and various benefits, emphasizing a supportive health and wellness program.

Qualifications

• Current First Aid certification required.
• Minimum 1 year general experience and 2 years specialized health experience.
• Strong reading, comprehension, and verbal skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer emergency first aid care to students.
• Perform health-related screening tests as directed.
• Coordinate health-related speakers and wellness activities.

Skills

Emergency first aid administration

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

School Health Assistant II

Full‑time at 6½ hours per day. Salary: $2,549.00 per month.

Responsibilities

• Administers emergency first aid care to ill or injured students.
• Takes temperature, permits students to rest in the 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 (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 when necessary.
• May call for ambulance service in emergencies.
• As directed by the school health nurse, performs various health‑related screening tests such as hearing and vision screening, participates in health surveys, takes throat swabs for rheumatic fever surveys, and measures heights and weights of students.
• Completes appropriate records and refers health records indicating health problems to the school health nurse.
• Performs visual surveys of school buildings and grounds that may have contributed to injuries and works with the school health nurse and principal to correct any hazardous conditions.
• May give basic health instruction to students.
• May orient and supervise volunteers to assist in conducting screening tests.
• Provides emergency first aid care to school staff and administers CPR as necessary.
• Maintains a clean health room, ensuring adequate supplies and equipment.
• Provides resource information to school staff when requested, recognizing at‑risk symptoms for referral to appropriate staff.
• Acts as a liaison between home, school, and community to collaborate on health services and activities.
• Coordinates health‑related speakers to aid the class curriculum when requested.
• Disseminates and coordinates information on wellness activities and events for staff members at the discretion of the principal.
• Advocates a positive and informative health and wellness program for the school.

Qualifications

Basic Education Requirements: High‑school diploma or equivalent with strong reading, comprehension, and verbal skills.

Experience Requirements: Minimum 1 year of general experience and 2 years of specialized health experience (total 3 years). Experience must involve working with people, providing information, supervising, or collaborating on health or therapeutic activities. Substitutions: a bachelor’s or associate’s degree in nursing or a related field (1 year general + 2 years specialized), completion of a community college medical‑assisting program (1 year general + 1 year specialized), or advanced coursework in health and personal hygiene (1 year specialized).

Certification Requirement: Current First Aid certification and current certification in Child and Adult Cardio‑Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

Salary and Benefits

Salary: $2,549.00 per month for full‑time employment (includes shortage and school‑year differentials where applicable). Benefits include holiday and personal leave, sick leave, health insurance, group life insurance, tax‑savings programs, a retirement plan, TSA, deferred compensation, disability insurance, social security, workers’ compensation, and union & collective bargaining rights.

Equal Opportunity

The Hawaii State Department of Education is an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, arrest or court record, National Guard participation, or any other protected class.