Job Purpose

The School Nurse provides medical care for students throughout the school day, and oversees school wellness programs. The nurse is a member of the admin team and is expected to support as needed.

Start date: 25/08/2025

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Provide Nursing Care Services

• Dispense prescription medications to students as per parents or doctors' instructions / medical directives.
• Provide basic first aid for minor injuries such as cuts, scrapes and bruises, and stabilising severely ill or injured students until parents, guardians or emergency services arrive;
• Ensure a clear and smooth communication with the families and the team members.
• Complete relevant nursing documentation.
• Maintain and restock First Aid Kits

Manage School Wellness Program

• Educate students on hygiene and safety practices.
• Collect and analyse statistics using our record.
• Organise meetings with the School Principal to follow-up on healthcare needs.
• Participate and moderate educational team meetings to better assist special needs children, and liaise with the Special Needs support team of practitioners.
• Participate in the organisation of protocols to deal with major emergencies occurring in the school.
• Communicate with the canteen service to come up with balanced, healthy meals adapted to the children and follow-up weekly.
• Conduct student hearing and vision screenings.
• Verify vaccination records.

Daily Routine Duties

• Assist the Environmental Control Coordinator (ECC) to ensure compliance.
• Communicate and coordinate with the school cleaners and classroom assistants to ensure that they are adequately equipped and informed on hygiene and safety practices.
• Record student absences, communicate with families in case of a child's absence, finding out the reasons, thus getting a better visibility of the potential diseases in the school.
• Assist for lunch and transportation services
• As part of the admin team, assist with basic tasks (i.e. welcoming parents, answering the phone, receiving deliveries, etc.)

If while carrying out the duties of the role, the job holder identifies any instance that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm either at school or at home, s/he must report any concerns to the School Principal so that a referral can be made accordingly to the relevant third-party services.

Job Competencies

• Standard clinical skills to dispense medications and treat minor ailments and injuries
• Adequate math skills to ensure proper dosage amounts when dispensing medications
• Good communication skills to work with students and parents
• Ability to demonstrate a calm, caring demeanour when working with children
• Good presentation skills for training school staff
• Ability to remain focused in the event of a student medical emergency.

Job Key Relationships

• Line managed by School Principal
• Liaise with School Principal, pedagogical team, and other support team members
• Liaise with parents, guardians, and other external parties like Special Needs healthcare practitioners, ambulance paramedics, enrichment activities providers etc.

Required Qualifications and Desired Attributes

• Must have completed a minimum of 1,000 hours of clinical experience or three years of academic experience.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience as a school nurse is preferred; experience with young children will be considered a plus.
• Fluency in English, bilingual in French and English is preferred, but not a must.

Desired attributes:

• Kind, benevolent, and reassuring, able to listen to the children's needs and attend to their well-being.
• Results-driven and resourceful, with a strong affinity for critical thinking, hands-on execution, and problem-solving
• Self-directed and able to work without supervision
• Excellent team-player
• Dynamic and proactive
• Diligence
• Flexible

Working Conditions

Workplace

• Most time on La Petite Ecole campus site, when needed or required, off site on school functions, excursions, meetings, events, and professional development.

Work Time

• Monday to Thursday: from 8am until 4.45pm
• Friday: from 8am until 3pm