2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR POSTING
Specialist, Itinerant Health Aide
7 hours per day; 7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (start/end times based on building location and student need); Monday-Friday; School Year
Learning Options
- May support at all buildings, as needed.
$21.10-$25.94/hour depending on comparable experience; Pay is annualized over 12 months (if hired after start of school year, spread over remaining months of fiscal year (Sept-Aug))
***Degrees eligible for a salary enhancement as follows, regardless of degree program or position with the district (cannot be stacked in the case of multiple degrees (highest degree stipend will be applied))
- AA, BA, MA degree, or PhD, adds $0.50/hour, $1.00/hour, $1.50/hour, $2.00/hour, respectively***
Medical , dental , vision , and basic life and AD&D insurance ; retirement plan ; deferred compensation ( DRS and TSA ); paid holidays ; paid leave
High school diploma or equivalent; Experience working with healthcare techniques and principles preferred; Experience working with K-12 students preferred; Must have access to reliable transportation; Ability to use proper grammar, spelling, and language in both oral and written communication, as well as basic math skills; Basic computer knowledge and skills, including Google Workspace, MS Windows and Word
POSITION: Health Aide
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Health Aide assists in the operation of a school’s health room, providing a variety of services in support of students’ healthcare needs. The Health Aide will implement health plans, enter and maintain health-related data in the student information system, administer medications, attend to students’ health concerns, administer first aid, and communicate with staff (as applicable) and parents about students’ health needs.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
An employee hired for this assignment may perform all or some of the responsibilities defined below:
- Monitor students with special healthcare needs (i.e., diabetes, asthma, and allergy) per individual health care plan
- Monitor students on field trips, providing for healthcare needs
- Administer medication per district policy
- Conduct and assist with health screenings
- Perform first aid triage, including but not limited to; documentation at the direction of the School Nurse, etc.
- Maintain and update health records including immunization cards, health room logs, vision/hearing screening, school-wide health list and other assigned tasks in the student information system as well as in student health files
- Prepare and file reports as required and requested, including but not limited to; immunization compliance reporting, etc.
- Assist with health record requests, exchange of information requests, and communicating to others when records are received, as applicable
- Responsible for maintaining and ordering supplies at the direction of the School Nurse
- Maintain general sanitary conditions in health room
- Assist with students’ personal hygiene
- May assist with student healthcare needs in special education classrooms
- May act as a Parent Designated Adult (PDA) for designated students
- May perform tasks as delegated and trained by registered nurse (for example, catheterization)
- Communicate professionally with parents and appropriate school/district staff regarding student healthcare needs, observing confidentiality and sensitivity
- Consistently and respectfully respond to student needs while maintaining confidentiality
The preceding list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.
Each of the positions at the specific school serves as one unit of the whole team, and as such, is subject to assignment to tasks in other areas within the classification.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of: health care techniques and principles; school-related law and accommodation procedures for students with special needs; use technology to enhance effective record keeping; computer skills, including the ability to create and modify documents and to adapt to new technologies, e-mail, internet, etc.; district student information system; basic record keeping skills
Ability to: act as a Parent Designated Adult (PDA) for designated students; attend to emotional and physical needs of students; administer medications; perform first aid and/or CPR; work in a team setting and take direction; remain calm in times of high stress; move quickly to meet student needs; maintain safety and respond to crisis; maintain confidentiality; respond quickly to an emergency or student need; demonstrate enthusiasm for student safety and wellbeing at school; promote students’ best interests through positive role modeling and student advocacy; possess organizational skills; demonstrate a strong work ethic; be trained in district-approved de-escalation and restraint procedures as required; learn and operate a variety of educational/office equipment; read and follow written and verbal instructions, as well as communicate clearly in both verbal and written communications; use proper grammar, spelling, and language in both oral and written communication, as well as basic math skills; work variable hours as requested/needed; work alone or in a team setting; collaborate effectively with administrators and teachers; maintain positive relationships with students, parents, co-workers, and community members
MENTAL DEMANDS
- Required to deal with a wide range of student, staff and public behaviors and needs in a positive and service-oriented manner
- May experience shifts in work schedule and/or work site according to district needs
- Sustain mental awareness while also maintaining attention to details and safety requirements
- May frequently deal with distraught or difficult students or parents
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Amount of sitting, standing and walking may vary depending on the age of students. Generally, the job requires 20% sitting, 40% walking, and 40% standing.
- The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: the employee frequently will stand and walk and use hands for repetitive grasping and significant fine finger dexterity. The employee is occasionally required to sit, bend at neck and back, use hands to push/pull and lift/carry; squat, kneel, climb stairs or ladders, reach overhead, lift overhead, and knee stand.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Experience working with healthcare techniques and principles preferred
- Experience working with K-12 students preferred
- Must have access to reliable transportation
- Ability to use proper grammar, spelling, and language in both oral and written communication, as well as basic math skills
- Basic computer knowledge and skills, including Google Workspace, MS Windows and Word
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
- Specialist Classification on Public School Employees of Cheney Salary Schedule
- School year position: 185 days; 7 hours per day, Monday-Friday
CLEARANCES
WSP/FBI criminal history background clearance
EVALUATION
The employee shall be evaluated per the terms of the Public School Employees (PSE) Collective Bargaining Agreement by the building principal, department director, or designee. The process shall include an evaluation of the employee’s performance of the above Duties and Responsibilities and Knowledge, Skills and Abilities.
CONTINUING EDUCATION/TRAINING
- Must complete school safety training within thirty (30) calendar days from hire date and annually thereafter
- Must acquire and maintain CPR/First Aid card within thirty (30) calendar days from hire date and as scheduled thereafter
- Attend designated trainings as specified by supervisor and/or department director in order to maintain knowledge/skills
HISTORY
Job description and format updated: February 2026
Position is supervised and evaluated by the building principal(s).
Placement on the PSEC Salary Schedule
Public School Employees of Cheney (PSEC) a local chapter of Public School Employees Union (PSE) SEIU Local 1948
Cheney Public Schools does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, economic status, pregnancy, familial status, marital status, disability, or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions: Title IX/Chapter 28A.640 Officer/Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator/ADA Coordinator - Brett Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Cheney School District, 12414 S. Andrus Rd. Cheney, WA 99004 Phone: (509) 559-4550; Section 504 Coordinator - Franklin Day, Director of Student Support Services, Cheney School District, 12414 S. Andrus Rd., Cheney, WA 99004 Phone: (509) 559-4507.
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