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Health Aide Specialist JobID:

15333

Position Type:

Health Services Date Posted:

7/13/2026

Location:

Educational Support Center Closing Date:

07/16/2026

GRADE:

G8 (Hourly Range/Step 1

• Step 8: $21.87
• $27.

64)

MINIMUM HOURLY RATE

$21.87 STANDARD

HOURS PER WEEK

40

FTE:

1.0 MONTHS

PER YEAR

9

JOB CODE:

1274

POSITION TYPE:

•

PERMANENT/REGULAR LOCATION

THORNTON, CO. Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission to elevate student success for every student every day in every classroom. Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.

SUMMARY:

Provide health care to students who require basic first aid, administer medication, and perform medical procedures and tasks as delegated by a district Registered Nurse (RN) and according to district policy. Evaluate ill or injured students, provide care in emergency situations, and call parents or emergency services when necessary. Record health concerns, immunizations, and daily health office visits in the district's student information technology system. Provide direction to health aides through one-on-one mentoring and provide individualized training to employees at multiple school sites. Organize and assist with immunization compliance and mass vision/hearing screenings. Provide coverage and support to school health offices as needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Frequency and percentage of time may vary by building assignment. Job Responsibilities 1. Regularly cover health offices and perform Health Aide responsibilities and duties as necessary, including: Provide basic first aid, daily medications, monitor illness and injury, and notify parents of concerns. Contact 911 in emergency situations. Administer medication and may perform procedures as delegated by district RN and according to student health care plans. These medical procedures may include, but are not limited to bladder catheterizations, gastric tube feedings, nebulizer treatments, insulin injections, Epi-pen injections, rectal medications, Glucagon injections, and toileting. Provide comprehensive care of students with diabetes. Record daily health office visits, medications administered, and health concerns in the district's student information technology system and medication logbook. Maintain student health files, purge health files appropriately, and record and file yearly student health updates. Compile and prepare reports. Complete and process all accident and head injury reports, track student concussions, and send out concussion/head injury notification as instructed by district RN. May need to clean health office, maintain equipment, order supplies, compile and prepare reports. 2. Responsible for ensuring the maintenance of immunization records, at multiple assigned school sites, per state immunization requirements, send out immunization warning and exclusion letters, contact parents, monitor immunizations in process, and use the state immunization database for state compliance. Responsible for pulling weekly reports on immunization compliance for multiple assigned school sites, to ensure locations are achieving high compliance rates. 3. Lead the organization and completion of mass vision and hearing screenings on students as required by the state, at multiple assigned school sites. Complete all vision and hearing rescreens including new students to the district, students with IEPs, and students referred by staff. Record all screening results into the district's student information technology system. Collaborate with health aides to send out vision and hearing referrals, and verify follow-ups have been completed. 4. Responsible for providing direction to health aides through one-on-one mentoring and individualized training at multiple school sites. Assess the need for and follow up with additional training as needed. 5. Record and monitor student health files in the district's student information technology system. Communicate with district RNs, parents, and school personnel regarding student health-related concerns. Communicate with district RN and student outreach programs for appropriate resources. 6. Maintain CPR and First Aid certifications. Attend regular trainings/reviews including diabetes review, medication administration, seizure training, and Epi-pen training. Attend all scheduled Health Services meetings. 7. Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a health care setting, working with school-age children, or a combination thereof.
• Experience working in a lead or supervisory capacity preferred LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or

CERTIFICATIONS

:

• Criminal background check required for hire.
• CPR and First Aid certifications required within (30) days after entering position.
• District RN Medication and Procedure Delegation and Health Aide training required before start of duties in a school health office.

SALARY INFORMATION

All Classified positions are paid on an hourly basis. All Newly hired classified employees are placed initially on Step 1 of the pay grade for their position. Classified employees can advance an additional 7 steps (maximum Step 8) based on their previous experience. Final hourly placement on the Classified Salary schedule is dependent on the Grade Level for the position being posted and employees' previous work experience. "Grade" refers to position or job classification and "Step" refers to the number of work experience credit or service years. See our Classified Salary Schedule for hourly rates. For additional compensation information, please refer to The Classified Master Agreement.

BENEFITS INFORMATION

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date). To learn more about our benefits, please see our Benefits Overview .

APPLICATION INFORMATION

All applicants (current district employees and external applicants) should list any and all work experience, including current district experience, when completing the employment application. Please include job titles and duties that you held while doing that job. Since the Human Resource department uses the application to screen for minimum qualifications required for each job, it is important to have a complete application so you will be considered for the position you are applying for.

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