Clerical - Attendance/Health Assistant

Douglas County School District•Highlands Ranch, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is a combination of a Clerical Attendance role and a Health Assistant role, totaling 40 hours per week (1.0 FTE). The Clerical Attendance responsibilities include maintaining and processing student attendance information and developing community relations. The Health Assistant responsibilities include administering student medication, managing chronic health conditions, providing first aid, maintaining student records, and dealing with confidential information. The role also involves developing and promoting good community relations.

Requirements

High School or Equivalent
Clerical Attendance skills
Health Assistant skills
Ability to maintain and process information relative to student attendance.
Ability to administer student medication, management of student’s chronic health conditions, first aid care of students, and maintaining student records.
Ability to deal with information of a highly confidential nature.
Ability to develop and promote good community relations among various community members and school clientele.
Occasional lifting five (5) to fifty (50) pounds
Frequent bending, stooping, walking, standing, kneeling, crawling, squatting, reaching, and sitting

Responsibilities

Receive information regarding student absences and tardies; enter data into computer.
Communicate with parents, teachers, and administrators regarding student absences.
May provide clerical support for administrator or other office personnel.
Prepare a variety of reports for school administration, teachers, school District, and state.
Maintain certain student files and records, such as discipline, attendance, etc.
May receive and route phone calls.
May direct work and supervise student assistants.
May administer authorized medication to students and maintain records.
Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.