School Health Paraprofessional - Ellis Elementary SY25-26
School Health Paraprofessional - Ellis Elementary SY25-26
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Job Description
Reports to:
Head of Schools/Principals/School Nurse/Assistant Director Health Services
School Health Paraprofessionals assist in the nonprofessional aspects of the school health program as determined by the school nurse. School health paraprofessionals service a variety of schools and travel is necessary.
Responsibilities
- Assist the school nurse with mandated screenings immunizations and physical examination preparations weighing measuring and recording data on school health records.
- Acts as liaison between school personnel and family/community including home visits.
- Escorts students between health room and classroom when indicated.
- Computerizes health information following inservice training.
- Attends students in the health room utilizing universal precautions as necessary.
- Assist students with toileting including diapering if needed.
- Performs other duties including maintaining health records photocopying sending notices home to parents filling Medicaid and other insurance forms.
- Participates in school staff activities as appropriate for a faculty member.
- Assists Principal/Headmaster in nonhealth paraprofessional duties in the absence of the school nurse.
- Performs other related duties as requested by the school nurse/principal/Headmaster/Assistant Director Health Services.
Qualifications Required:
- Education: High school diploma or GED
- Fortyeight 48 Credit Hours of College Coursework or an Associates Degree or a passing score on one of the two following Formalized Standardized Assessments: ParaPro Assessment or WorkKeys Certificate of Proficiency for Teacher Assistants experience and ability working with administrators teachers and students and parents.
- Demonstrated experience and ability in assisting with team instruction
- Good personal characteristics including selfdiscipline maturity selfconfidence professionalism dedication responsiveness to supervision.
- Valid drivers license and access to an automobile.
- Current authorization to work in the United States Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment.
Qualifications Preferred:
- Experience as a teacher counselor paraprofessional or intern or trainee in a program for children and or adolescents.
- Bachelors Degree.
- Certification as a teacher or license as a social worker.
- BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom school and district culture and diversity. BPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS official languages:Spanish Creole (Cape Verdean) Creole (Haitian) Chinese Vietnamese Portuguese & Somali.
Terms:BTU Paraprofessional Unit Contractual hourly rate
Please refer to the Salary Information section on the Career Site for more information on compensation. Salaries are listed by Union and Grade/Step.
The start and end times of BPS schools vary as do the lengths of the school day. Some BPS schools have a longer school day through the Schedule A Expanded Learning Time (ELT) agreement.
The Boston Public Schools in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies does not discriminate in its programs facilities or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race color age criminal record (inquiries only) disability homelessness sex/gender gender identity religion national origin ancestry sexual orientation genetics or military status and does not tolerate any form of retaliation or biasbased intimidation threat or harassment that demeans individuals dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
