Part Time Health Aide

This position serves as an integral member of the health services team by assisting the school nurse and nursing supervisor in implementation of the Health Department’s School Health Services Program.  This position reports directly to the Nursing Supervisor, in collaboration with the school nurse.



Assists the school nurse with routine care of students by:

• Providing minor first aid care and performing first aid procedures according to established protocol
• Contributing data for the assessment of students’’ health complaints, such as initial complaint, temperature, general appearance
• Carrying out delegated nursing interventions and procedures, including assisting with an activity of daily living, when appropriate
• Answering phones; phoning parents and health care providers for the school nurse
• Covering the health office in the absence of the school nurse by addressing routine problems by established protocol and notifying the nurse of an non-routine, urgent or emergent problem
• Performs vision screenings; assists the nurse with all other screenings
• Assists with medical emergencies and other crises
• Maintains an organized, efficient and clean treatment area in the health office
• Inputting, maintaining, updating and generating reports from electronic student health records.  Responsibilities include:
  • Completing data entry tasks (e.g.:  inputting students’ immunization, health assessments, sport’s physical and screening data)
  • Documenting according to standard protocols all students visits handled by the health aide; assisting in documenting student visits manage by the school nurse (e.g.: inputting student’s name, initial complaint and time in/out)
  • Preparing computer generated data reports and records on an as needed basis as directed by the school nurse or nursing supervisor 
• Performs clerical tasks such as:
  • Preparing mass notices/mailings
  • Typing health plans and other type of notes, memoranda or letters for the school nurse
  • Filing/retrieving records and other documents
• Carries out defined job responsibilities and delegated nursing tasks as directed; takes on other responsibilities as directed
• Competent computer skills especially in word processing and data inputting
• Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
• Possess effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Conducts themselves in an appropriate manner at all times and with all persons, including students, staff, supervisors and parents
• Must have good judgement, reports observations and consults with the nurse at all appropriate times
• Must recognize their legal and clinical limitations as an unlicensed health care assistant and functions within the boundaries of the health aide role at all times
• Contributes as a team member to initiatives of the Health Department

• High School Graduate or equivalent
• Associates degree from an accredited college or university preferred
• Experience in area related to health, child care or office management desired
• Current certification in CPR, AED  and First Aid-maintains certifications

Complete physical tasks such as: 

• lifting (up to 25 lbs. alone; over 25 lbs. with assistance);
• kneeling on floor to assist nurse with injured student;
• administering CPR; 
• assisting a physically impaired student to stand from sitting, pivot in place and sit from standing; and 
• pushing a student (up to 200 lbs.) in a wheelchair.  

19.5 HOURS per Week,  10 month schedule 

THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of the Town of Fairfield to ensure equal employment opportunity for all employees and to prohibit unlawful discrimination because of race, color, religion, creed, age, marital status, national origin, gender; gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or physical and mental disability.