School Health Assistant I and II are considered full-time at 6½ hours per day. The authorized level of the position is School Health Assistant II. Applications are being accepted down to the School Health Assistant I in the event of recruiting difficulties.
Salary Range:
- School Health Assistant I, SR-09: $2,168.00 per month
- School Health Assistant II, SR-11: $2,345.42 per month
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);
- 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.
Basic Education Requirements: 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.
Experience Requirements: Applicants must have had experience of the kind and quality described below and in the amounts shown in the table below:
| Class Title | General Experience (Years) | Specialized Experience (Years) | Total Experience (Years) |
| School Health Assistant I | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| School Health Assistant II | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Certification Requirement: All applicants must possess current certification in first aid and child and adult cardio-pulmonary resuscitation at the time of employment.
Temporary Assignment: Claims of Temporary Assignment (TA) experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements must be verified and attached to the application.
Requirements: Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application. Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks.
Documents: Attach all relevant supporting documents to your application. 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.
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