HEALTH/ATTENDANCE TECHNICIAN-SUBSTITUTE ONLY chez Vista Unified School District

The purpose of a Health/Attendance Technician is to provide support to school site operations with specific responsibilities to provide health care, administer routine first aid and medications, and assess ill or injured students to assure a safe and healthy environment in accordance with established guidelines and procedures; ensure accurate attendance accounting for an assigned school site; resolve attendance related issues; ensure compliance with state reporting and established documentation requirements; establish and maintain records; respond to inquiries from a variety of internal and external sources. This job reports to a Principal or assigned administrator.

You must submit a valid First Aid and CPR certificate issued by an authorized agency. No online certificates will be accepted. (Catheterization and bloodborne pathogen training may be required.) WORKING CONDITIONS: Subject to exposure to communicable or infectious diseases and emergency medical situations. BILINGUAL SPANISH DESIRED: Read, speak and write in the Spanish language.

Do you have a Vision? We Do! Our Vision is to be "THE" Model of Educational Excellence. Do you want to be part of a team that inspires students to reach beyond the text book in innovative and technological ways? If you would like to work where a culture of Trust, Respect and Collaboration are a part of the daily work environment then you have found it! To learn more, please continue reading about this posted opportunity. Under the direction of the Principal, perform a variety of responsible clerical duties related to the preparation, balancing and verification of accurate attendance, registration records and reports, data processing list generation and general secretarial and clerical functions; provide health care, administer routine First Aid and assess ill or injured students to assure a safe and healthy environment in accordance with school and District guidelines and established procedures; provide sensitive, patient and accurate care and assistance to students; notify appropriate medical professional as required; maintain health records, referrals and related reports. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Any combination equivalent to graduation from High School supplemented by coursework in computer record management, general office practices and two (2) years of general clerical experience involving contact with children, including some experience operating computer equipment and administering routine health care. A valid First Aid and CPR Certificate issued by an authorized agency. Catheterization, and blood borne pathogen training may be required. OPEN TESTING - Open to employees of the District and the public with the selection process resulting in one (1) Eligibility List that will be used to fill current vacancies and any future vacancies that occur within one (1) year or until the list becomes exhausted. Current permanent employees of the District will be awarded seniority points as per the contract.

Range 45 Step 1 - $21.34/hour

Candidates will be working in a Health Office assisting students/parents and staff that may be experience COVID related symptoms. All properly completed applications will be reviewed and the most highly qualified individuals will be invited to continue in the selection process. The process may consist of an evaluation and scoring of application materials, written testing, oral interview and/or performance test to evaluate the applicant’s skill, training and experience. The EdJoin system will time-out after a 20 minute period of perceived inactivity. Your responses to the supplemental questions are limited to 5,000 characters. A completed on-line application is required of all applicants to be considered for this opening. Once you have submitted your application, please check your email because EdJoin will send you an email verifying that your application has been submitted correctly. If you do not receive an EdJoin email, check your spam/junk mailbox. In the event that you do not receive an email, you will need to apply again. All applicants will be notified by email regarding their selection status. Please be sure to check your email as to the next step in the recruitment process since this is the only form of communication that you will receive. Vista Unified School District prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment, based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender-identify, or gender expression, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. VUSD requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying. Rachel D’Ambroso, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Relations, is designated as the Title IX Compliance Officer and is responsible for employee complaints pertaining to discrimination, intimidation, harassment, and bullying. Phone: (760) 726-2170, extension 92202 or [email protected]. A copy of the district’s Uniform Complaint/Sexual Harassment Policies and forms can be found at: https://www.vistausd.org/pf4/cms2/view_page?d=x&group_id=1516177617023&vdid=7i24b1rgcie925 If you are having difficulty in completing your on-line application, please call 888-900-8945 for assistance. SPECIAL INFORMATION: Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a drug test, TB test, fingerprinting and may include a physical exam. The physical and drug screen are paid for by the District. The fingerprint cost is $40.00 and is paid for by the candidate.