What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Health Assistant II - Waiakea Intermediate position at Hawaii State Department of Education?
JOB
School Health Assistant II is considered full-time at 6½ hours per day.Salary Range: School Health Assistant II, SR-11: $2,462.76 per month
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
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);As necessary, 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;As directed by the school health nurse, performs various health-related screening tests on students such as hearing and vision screening tests, participates in health surveys of students, takes throat swabs in rheumatic fever surveys and takes height measurements and weights of students;Completes appropriate records; refers health records of students which may indicate health problems to school health nurse;Makes visual surveys of school buildings and grounds which may have contributed to injury to students and works with the school health nurse and school principal to correct any hazardous conditions;May give basic health instruction to students;May orient and supervise volunteers to assist in conducting screening tests;May render emergency first aid care to school staff; administers CPR as necessary;Maintains a clean health room, including adequate supplies and equipment;Provides resource information to school staff when requested recognized various at-risk symptoms for referral to the appropriate staff;Liaison between the home, school and community in collaborating health services/activities;Coordinates health related speakers to aid with class curriculum when requested;Disseminate and coordinate information to employees on wellness activities and/or events for staff member of the school at the discretion of the school principal;Advocate a positive and informative health and wellness program for the school.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Salary: The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.Requirements: Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is pro-rated. Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week is equivalent to six months of experience, not one year. Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be credited. Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week is equivalent to one year of experience, not one and a half years.Temporary Assignment: Claims of Temporary Assignment (TA) experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements must be verified and attached to the application using one of the options below: A copy of the applicant’s TA History Report or equivalent system-generated report;A signed letter from the applicant’s supervisor that includes the applicant’s name, his/her TA job title, the TA start and end dates (from mm/yy to mm/yy), his/her specific TA duties performed, and either the TA hours worked per week or total TA hours worked; or,Copies of the applicant’s signed SF-10 Forms.Documents: Attach all relevant supporting documents to your application. Documents that were attached to applications submitted before November 16, 2023 do not automatically attach or transfer to applications submitted on and after December 16, 2023. All submitted documents become the property of the Hawaii State Department of Education.Information about Temporary Positions: Temporary positions may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs. Making yourself available for temporary positions increases your employment possibilities and may lead to permanent opportunities. A person hired for a temporary position may also become a temporary employee upon satisfactory completion of the initial probation period of at least six months. Once a temporary employee, you would be eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions. You may also enjoy other rights and benefits as afforded to an employee in a permanent position, with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force.
School Health Assistant II is considered full-time at 6½ hours per day.Salary Range: School Health Assistant II, SR-11: $2,462.76 per month
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
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);As necessary, 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;As directed by the school health nurse, performs various health-related screening tests on students such as hearing and vision screening tests, participates in health surveys of students, takes throat swabs in rheumatic fever surveys and takes height measurements and weights of students;Completes appropriate records; refers health records of students which may indicate health problems to school health nurse;Makes visual surveys of school buildings and grounds which may have contributed to injury to students and works with the school health nurse and school principal to correct any hazardous conditions;May give basic health instruction to students;May orient and supervise volunteers to assist in conducting screening tests;May render emergency first aid care to school staff; administers CPR as necessary;Maintains a clean health room, including adequate supplies and equipment;Provides resource information to school staff when requested recognized various at-risk symptoms for referral to the appropriate staff;Liaison between the home, school and community in collaborating health services/activities;Coordinates health related speakers to aid with class curriculum when requested;Disseminate and coordinate information to employees on wellness activities and/or events for staff member of the school at the discretion of the school principal;Advocate a positive and informative health and wellness program for the school.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Salary: The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.Requirements: Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is pro-rated. Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week is equivalent to six months of experience, not one year. Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be credited. Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week is equivalent to one year of experience, not one and a half years.Temporary Assignment: Claims of Temporary Assignment (TA) experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements must be verified and attached to the application using one of the options below: A copy of the applicant’s TA History Report or equivalent system-generated report;A signed letter from the applicant’s supervisor that includes the applicant’s name, his/her TA job title, the TA start and end dates (from mm/yy to mm/yy), his/her specific TA duties performed, and either the TA hours worked per week or total TA hours worked; or,Copies of the applicant’s signed SF-10 Forms.Documents: Attach all relevant supporting documents to your application. Documents that were attached to applications submitted before November 16, 2023 do not automatically attach or transfer to applications submitted on and after December 16, 2023. All submitted documents become the property of the Hawaii State Department of Education.Information about Temporary Positions: Temporary positions may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs. Making yourself available for temporary positions increases your employment possibilities and may lead to permanent opportunities. A person hired for a temporary position may also become a temporary employee upon satisfactory completion of the initial probation period of at least six months. Once a temporary employee, you would be eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions. You may also enjoy other rights and benefits as afforded to an employee in a permanent position, with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force.
Salary : $2,463
