School Health Assistant

Position Type:

Support Staff

Date Posted:

10/17/2025

Location:

Lilesville Elementary School

District:

Anson County Schools Exceptional Children (EC) School Health Assistant

Reports to: Principal & School Nurse

Term of Employment: 10 months

Salary: School Health Assistant Salary Schedule

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-exempt

Qualifications:

• Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license renewed per NC requirements

**CNA II preferred

• CPR certification is required

Nature of Work:

A school health assistant provides routine health services to exceptional students as directed by medical professionals via the school nurse. Detailed instructions are given to the employee. Problems, other than simple ones, are referred to school nurse. The employee receives in-direct and direct supervision from the school nurse and classroom teacher.

Essential Job Functions:

Assists with the delivery of special services for students includes but is not limited to tube feeding, catheterization, toileting, changing diapers, lifting, pushing wheelchairs, use of other adapted equipment; and other necessary and appropriate medical procedures under the training and supervision of the school nurse

• Aids students who are health impaired, wheelchair-bound or experience medical emergencies such as/but not limited to seizures

• Performs a wide range of tasks in order to support the efforts of the teacher, meet the needs of students, and ensure the provision of quality instruction for students

• Assists with academic and behavioral supports under the supervision of the special education teacher including working with students individually and in small group activities

• Assists teacher with general housekeeping

• Stays abreast of the following: methods of adapting instruction, equipment and tools for children with special needs; confidentiality regulations; principles of organization and administration of the school district; curriculum for the grade/age of the children with which assistant is assigned to work; child development disabilities

• Constantly monitors the safety and well-being of students; monitors student attitudes and encourages self-esteem; assists students with becoming increasingly independent

• Monitors student behavior and helps maintain discipline in the classroom; assists with crisis prevention; restrains students, if required, in order to maintain the safety of the student, peers, and/or staff

• Assists students with learning; reinforces and clarifies instructions

• Maintains standardized records and documentation concerning the progress of students

• Feeds students when necessary; toilets students, if needed; and assists with any other tasks

students are not able to perform for themselves

• Participates in staff development as directed

• Sets up various equipment each morning; puts equipment away at the end of the day; washes mats, toys, equipment, etc. with appropriate cleaning supplies; performs simple repairs and maintenance related to student and school equipment

• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor

Physical and Cognitive Requirements:

The major physical and cognitive requirements listed below are applicable to this job

classification within Anson County Schools.

Work in this classification is considered light physical work requiring the exertion of up to 50

pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move

objects.

Must be able to:

• walk, lift, reach, stoop, stand, grasp, kneel, crouch, key requiring repetitive motions

• use visual acuity in preparing and analyzing written or computer data

• visually inspect small defects and/or small parts

• operate a variety of machines, motor vehicles, hand, and job specific equipment and tools

• determine the accuracy and thoroughness of work

• observe general surroundings and activities

• communicate by spoken word to express or exchange ideas and convey detailed or important instructions to others accurately or quickly

• safely work in situations of exposure to blood borne pathogens which may require specialized

personal protective equipment

• communicate effectively orally and in writing

• establish positive relationships with students

• deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions

• perform under stress, deal with persons acting under stress and adapt when confronted with

emergency situations

• work with both children and adults with disabilities

• lift students of various weights independently and with shared responsibility