Rising Tide Charter Public School is seeking a School Nurse for the remainder of the school year and beyond. Applicants must have a passion for promoting health, safety, nutrition, wellness and education in a school community.
Description
The School Nurse provides health services and education to students and staff and supports the School Nurse Practitioner with the school health program. This is a full-time, 10 month position, with excellent benefits, including time off during school vacations and the majority of the summer.
Responsibilities include:
Promoting health, safety, wellness, nutrition and education for school community
Advancing the well-being of students and promoting their academic success
Implementing public health initiatives and surveillance within the school community
Reviewing, revising and developing school policies related to health & safety as necessary
Providing preventative and responsive health services for students and staff members, including screenings, assessments & diagnoses, emergency care, medication distribution, and referrals
Developing and managing care plans for individual students as necessary
Maintaining health records and generating health reports
Work with School Nurse Practitioner to develop and implement professional development workshops for staff on health and safety issues
Qualifications:
Candidates must have a current Bachelor Degree in Nursing, a RN license in Massachusetts, and must be BLS certified. Candidates should also have pediatric, adolescent, or family health experience.
This position requires excellent leadership and communication skills, and a passion for promoting health, safety, nutrition and wellness in a school community. Candidates must have an ability to work effectively both independently and with others. Candidates should also believe in the mission, philosophy and approach of the school and for charter public education.
School Profile:
The Rising Tide Charter Public School (Rising Tide) is a Massachusetts charter public school that serves approximately 600 students in grades 5-12. Currently in our 17th year of operation, the school has a middle school building and a high school building, both within the industrial park in Plymouth. The School Nurse position will be primarily located at the high school building, but will work with staff and students in each building.
To learn more about the school, please visit our website: www.risingtide.org
Rising Tide Goals:
•To foster in each student a love of learning and high achievement through encouragement to continuously improve in the acquisition of basic skills through work on integrated projects that reflect life’s real challenges.
•To create a safe, supportive environment where each person treats others with respect and where a student can try new things and take risks without fearing teasing or failure.
•To encourage each student to grow and take increasing responsibility, both academically and socially.
•To create and develop in each student an awareness of the diversity both within and outside of the Rising Tide community and encourage tolerance, acceptance, and celebration of differences.
•To create a close community of students, teachers, parents and community members who work together to encourage students to develop into successful students, and later, into successful members of their local communities.
To Apply:
E-mail cover letter and resume to Michael O’Keefe, Assistant Head of School: