What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health Aide position at Family Focus?
TITLE: Health Aide
DEPARTMENT: Early Childhood Programs
SUPERVISOR: Health Coordinator
ESSENTIAL DUTIES: The Health Aides primary function is to assist Health Coordinator or Site Director with health-related duties
Responsibilities:
- Handles the requirements for record-keeping for all health folders at the Center.
- Maintain and update health schedules and records health information in individual student health records.
- Maintain and monitor health supplies, diabetes/ first aid kits and related materials.
- Follow-up on health care referrals by health care providers and assist families in accessing needed services.
- Maintain site lists of significant health conditions and children receiving medication.
- Maintain and update centralized health records.
- Download and update file health information in COPA and ChildPlus.
- Discreetly handles (while adhering to confidentiality standards regarding children’s records) sensitive information pertaining to children and families.
- Prepares reports and maintains documentation as it relates to Health.
- Establishes and maintains a complete record-keeping and retrieval system for anything pertaining to the child’s health
- Provides support and maintains documentation for Providers’ services in areas of mental health and health.
- Works closely with Health Coordinator, Site Director, Family Support Specialist and other content area specialists.
- Actively participate in meetings which may include management, teaching team, and health.
- Other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION: High School Diploma or G.E.D AND CPR and First Aide techniques, Health and safety regulations, possess good communication skills, and desire to continue career advancement
EXPERIENCE: Minimum of one to two years of experience working with children. Ability to communicate in Spanish is a plus.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES – May be representative, but not all-inclusive, of those knowledge, skills and abilities commonly associated with this position.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentational skills.
- Demonstrated capability to interface and maintain effective relationships with administration, staff, consultants, regulators, and funders in a team-oriented environment.
- Capacity to assume responsibility for own professional development.
- Detail oriented, logical, and methodological approach to problem solving.
- Ability to plan and schedule the work of others.
- Flexible, with the ability to work in a highly demanding, stressful environment.
- Proficiency using word-processing system.
- Ability to cooperate successfully as a member of a team.
- Ability to communicate effectively with others, including giving and receiving feedback on the quality of services.
- Meet any specific content area requirements
WORK ENVIRONMENT – Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job.
- General office and classroom conditions.
- Exposed to moderate to high noise levels.
- In some cases, work with children 6 weeks to 5 years old
PHYSICAL ABILITIES - Activities that are commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Required to use close vision and be able to focus.
- Regularly required to talk and hear; frequently required to sit, stand and bend at the knee and waist, and walk.
- Must be able to have repetitive wrist, hand and/or finger movement to type and work on computer.
- Must have finger dexterity and hand-eye coordination to work on computer, telephone, and related office equipment.
- Must be able to physically interact with children.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function.
***Covid-19 Vaccine is mandated (reasonable accommodations will be considered)***
This is a full-time non-exempt position.
Hourly Rate: $18.00 per hour
Family Focus is an equal opportunity employer that invests in strengthening families and their children in Chicago and NE Illinois so they build social capital and achieve upward economic mobility through high-quality innovative programs and services, grounded in anti-racism and social justice.
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