LCHS is hiring a health paraprofessional for the upcoming school year -rewarding work close to home!
7-12 Health Paraprofessional at Lake County High School 2024-2025
Reports To: Principal and/or School Nurse
Length of Assignment:
Academic year: 179 contract days, 162 student contact days. Follows LCSD School Calendar. New employee training begins on 7/31/24. Most work weeks are four days!
Salary:
$19.00/hour = $27, 208 per year plus excellent benefits! (Health, dental, vision insurance and PTO!) Paid at instructional para rate due to increased responsibility, required medical training and need to be responsive in a crisis. Work hours may vary depending upon extracurricular activities of students, so may extend beyond the work day and can be adjusted accordingly.
Primary purpose:
Deliver health related care to students with chronic illness and students who require emergency care. Support students with behavioral interventions. Demonstrate a flexible, collaborative attitude in completing the work and a willingness to be a team player to accomplish school and district goals.
Responsibilities:
Duties of this job include, but are not limited to:
- Daily monitoring and support for students with medical needs including Diabetes, Asthma, Allergies, and Seizures.
- Provide timely interventions for student related injuries, illness, and emergent care.
- Work alongside the District School Nurse to align health standards and share student progress and data with them.
- Follow all 504 plans as appropriate.
- Will be responsible for Medication Administration and Learning procedures to care for students.
- Collect and maintain documentation of care provided and progress of interventions.
- Participate in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) to inform, address and implement needed interventions.
- Effectively manage medical needs with students to maximize instructional time.
- Ability to attend and manage care while off campus on field trips, including possible overnights.
- Promote a positive school climate and follow school norms and expectations.
- Participate in professional development that is job related.
- Perform arrival and dismissal duty.
- Lunch duty includes providing support to various grade levels and students as determined by current need.
- Communication with parents/guardians of students on health care plans.
- Develop strong relationships with students that both hold expectations high and support students to achieve high results within a calm, safe and supportive environment.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Preferred experience with Health related care
- Preferred experience in K-12 educational setting
- Work with students from diverse backgrounds and a variety of family situations
- Commitment to following school-wide expectations
- Must be able to pass a background check required for working with children
- Knowledge of classroom discipline
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred, and not necessary for hiring
How to apply:
Internal Candidates (LCSD Employees), please submit a classified transfer request, letter of interest, and resume to Scott Carroll, Principal, Colleen Nielsen, School Nurse, and Kathleen Fitzsimmons, HR Director.
External candidates, please submit a Certified Employee Application as well as a letter of interest, copies of teaching license, and resume to Scott Carroll, Principal, Colleen Nielsen, School Nurse, and Kathleen Fitzsimmons, HR Director.