Step into a vital role supporting student success as a dedicated health aide in a school-based setting. This contract position is focused on providing personalized, one-on-one care for a student in an essential skills classroom, ensuring their health, safety, and access to educational opportunities each day. Your ability to deliver compassionate, attentive medical support will make a direct impact on a child’s school experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer medications through G-tube as prescribed, following medical and school protocols.
- Perform frequent suctioning as needed throughout the school day.
- Assist with oral feeding, hydration, and monitor intake to ensure safe swallowing practices.
- Support toileting needs respectfully, maintaining hygiene and comfort.
- Safely assist with lifting, positioning, and transfers using proper techniques.
- Monitor and document the student’s health status and communicate concerns to appropriate staff.
- Collaborate closely with teachers, therapists, and health professionals to address the student’s educational and medical requirements.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and supportive environment for individualized care.
Qualifications:
- Current LPN certification.
- Experience working with children, especially those with complex medical requirements, is highly valued.
- Proficiency or training in G-tube care, suctioning, and feeding assistance is preferred.
- Capable of performing physical tasks, including safe lifts and transfers.
- Excellent communication skills and comfort working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Current CPR/First Aid certification or willingness to obtain.
Personal Attributes:
- Compassionate, patient, and highly attentive to individual needs.
- Reliable and detail-oriented, able to follow thorough medical and care plans.
- Committed to maintaining student dignity and confidentiality.
- Calm and focused when responding to urgent needs.
This school-based role, scheduled during regular school days from 7:30 AM–3:15 PM starting August 5, 2026, offers the unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day. If your skills and dedication align with this mission, submit your application today to help provide critical support and care within an educational environment.
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