Essex Westford School District (EWSD) has an opportunity for a School Nurse to join a dynamic team of nurses supporting students at Westford School, beginning in the 2026/2027 school year. The school nurse collaborates with teachers and administrators to integrate health and wellness knowledge and skills across the school, drawing on their experience in pediatric, community health, emergency, adult, and mental health nursing.
This is a temporary, one-year position with the opportunity to apply for renewal, based on district needs. This position is covered under the teacher collective bargaining agreement and includes a comprehensive benefits package with medical, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance, paid sick, family, and personal leave, access to professional development funds, and a work schedule that follows the teacher school calendar.
EWSD is committed to considering out-of-state candidates who are eligible to hold a Vermont educator license but do not yet hold a license in this state.
Our district vision is: "Growing hearts and minds, for a better today and tomorrow: every day, every way, every one."
EWSD is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive environment. Successful candidates must be committed to working effectively with diverse community populations and are expected to strengthen such capacity if hired. Candidates with experience living or working in another country, the ability to fluently speak more than one language, and/or peace corp experience are encouraged to apply to help contribute to a diversity of thinking and grow our organizational practices.
Candidates with the following additional qualifications are encouraged to apply:
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Bachelor’s degree and 1-3 years of relevant nursing experience.
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Hold a valid license as a Professional Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Vermont.
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Hold (or be eligible to hold) a valid Vermont Educator’s License with a 3-65 school nurse endorsement.
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Experience with supporting students across broad aspects of the school's system of support.
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Experience working with high school students preferred.
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Knowledge of general nursing and school nursing concepts and skills
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Effectively works with others, including those with opinions or beliefs different from their own.
For additional information, CLICK HERE for a copy of the full job description.
A copy of the collective bargaining agreement that covers this position can be found HERE, including insurance benefits, paid leave, and salary schedule details.
EWSD conducts thorough screenings of all applicants being recommended for hire, which may include contacting references not listed on your application. Selected individuals are subject to criminal records background checks and child and adult abuse registry checks. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon acceptable results of these checks at the sole discretion of the Superintendent or his/her designee. Please click HERE for additional background check information.
