Head School Nurse
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Job Location:
Boston, NH - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 110000 - 125000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Head School Nurse
The Baker Center for Children and Families
Apply Today! Boston MA 02120 October 2025
The Baker Center seeks a Clinical Director to lead strategy and operations of Manvilles clinical programming.
About The Baker Center for Children and Families
As a proud Harvard Medical School Affiliate The Baker Center for Children and Families (The Baker Center) is a nationally recognized non-profit organization in childrens behavioral health and special education.
Originally named Judge Baker Childrens Center when the organization was founded in 1917 we have since been dedicated to improving the lives of children families and caregivers across Greater Boston and the MetroWest region.
At The Baker Center we dont just provide carewe ignite hope inspire change and transform lives. Our culture thrives on collaboration innovation and a shared belief that nothing is impossible. With deep respect for equity inclusion and belonging we value diverse perspectives and foster an environment where every team member contributes to impact at scale.
Our work drives change across four areas:
- Direct Services delivering life-changing behavioral health and special education programs.
- Research advancing psychology education and implementation science.
- Policy & Practice shaping systems nationwide through training and consultation.
- Workforce Development equipping the next generation of childrens mental health leaders.
About Manville Programs
Manville School a program of the Baker Center for Children and Families is a therapeutic day school providing special education clinical and behavioral support for students in kindergarten through tenth grade with complex social-emotional behavioral and learning needs.
Manville provides services for up to 115 students from over 50 school districts in the greater Boston area and has approximately 100 educational clinical and behavioral staff members. Manville integrates comprehensive evidence-based clinical services innovative educational programming and tiered behavioral supports to ensure that students with unique needs experience social-emotional development and academic success. For more information on Manville School visit School believes that all of its members - including students staff and caregivers - have a right to feel safe seen and respected. Manville School values and celebrates all identities and a community of diversity and belonging for all.
Why join The Baker Center
At The Baker Center youll find more than a workplaceyoull join a community united by purpose.
Heres what you can expect:
- Impact: Shape the future of childrens mental health and education.
- Leadership: Partner directly with the President/CEO and Board to drive a bold vision.
- Collaboration: Work alongside passionate mission-driven colleagues who are dedicated to excellence.
- Growth: Lead strategy mentor talent and expand your own professional influence.
- Belonging: Join a team that values equity inclusion and diverse perspectives.
About the Opportunity
The Nurse Manager is a member of a multi-disciplinary team and provides leadership and oversight of all medical functions of the Manville School. The Nurse Manager provides direct services to students and staff develops individual nursing care plans for students and monitors health policies and emergency procedures. The Nurse Manager supervisor the School Nurse provides trainings to staff for medication administration and works closely with Manvilles Clinical Director and Psychiatric Prescriber.
Key Responsibilities
- Assesses student health status and identifies health problems on a routine daily basis creates individual nursing care plans as necessary.
- Manages student health records and administers medications with documentation and accurate record keeping.
- Provides health counseling to students and families.
- Collaborates with the Psychiatric Prescriber to provide psychopharmacological services to students.
- Performs daily first aid treatment to students and staff as necessary.
- Collaborates with outside clinical providers.
- Orders and budgets for health office supplies.
- Develops maintains and continuously monitors health policies and emergency procedures.
- Actively participates in the development implementation and monitoring of the health curriculum.
- Completes and submits results of yearly immunization survey for the Department of Public Health.
- Provides medication administration trainings to staff
- Provides annual training for staff regarding medical related topics.
- Supervises School Nurse.
Key Qualifications
- Education:
- Bachelors degree in Nursing.
- Registered Nurse (RN) License in Massachusetts in good standing is required.
- Experience:
- 5 years of Nursing experience is required.
- Pediatric and/or psychiatric care experience is preferred.
- Training:
- First Aid/CPR and Physical Restraint trainings is required or ability to participate in annual training at beginning of employment and annually or as needed throughout tenure.
Compensation & Benefits
We value our team members and invest in their success and well-being. Benefits include:
- Medical (Blue Cross/Blue Shield) Dental and Vision coverage.
- 50% discount on monthly MBTA passes.
- Retirement plan with immediate enrollment including a 4% employer contribution and up to 4% match after two years.
- Opportunities to contribute to organization-wide initiatives and committees.
- A supportive mission-driven culture where your leadership makes a tangible impact.
Salary Range:
- $110000 - $125000
Please direct serious inquiries to: Kaitlyn Petrino Talent Acquisition Specialist - Human Resources at. For more information about The Baker Center and its programs please visit:. For a full list of benefits visit are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. Diverse and multilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we welcome applicants regardless of race color religion sex national origin disability veteran status gender identity sexual orientation pregnancy or any other protected characteristic.
Key Skills
- Public Health
- Anatomy Knowledge
- Algebra
- Special Education
- Experience Administering Injections
- Pediatrics Experience
- Nursing
- Teaching
- Catheterization
- Experience with Children
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
