Health Assistant​/LVN Special Education​/IEP @ Student Services

Health Assistant/LVN Special Education/IEP @ Student Services #3747

Mt. Diablo Unified School District Student Services - Concord, California Open in Google Maps

Job : 5389044

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Jan 28, 2026 8:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Oct 1, 2025

Position Type: Part-Time

Salary: $31.71 to $38.54 Per Hour

Job Categories: Student Services >
School Nurse

CLASS TITLE: HEALTH ASSISTANT/LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE- SPECIAL EDUCATION/IEP

Work Length: 6 Hours per day

Days Worked: 193 Days

DEFINITION: Under general supervision by district nurses and direct supervision by a student services administrator, the Health Assistant provides health services to individual students with specialized physical health care needs under the guidelines provided by the student’s doctor or the school nurse and provides specialized instructional support services in various pre K-12 and adult emotionally disturbed, autistic, behavioral, bilingual, full inclusion or assistive technology special education settings;

and performs other related duties as required.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

• Communicate regularly with other members of the instructional team regarding daily performance of the students
• Set up and maintain student health and emergency medical records
• Provide the following medical procedures under the supervision of a district nurse, including, but not limited to catheterization, NG tube feeding, changing tracheotomy tubes and ties, machine suctioning, colostomy/ileostomy, gastrostomy feeding, mechanical ventilation, nasal cannula, oxygen supplementation, syringe suctioning
• Dispense medication; record medication and treatment given as prescribed by the physician
• Perform a variety of recordkeeping activities charting student progress
• Assist students in instructional activities
• Assist the student with dressing
• Attend to the student’s physical needs as directed by the teacher, nurse or administrator
• May ride the school bus to and from school
• Under supervision works with students in a group or on an individual basis assisting with specific instructional tasks and accommodating the special needs of individual students
• Assist students with special needs in learning or using specialized equipment or instructional media
• Assist students with special needs in learning or using specialized tests
• Assist students with special needs in the development and maintenance of appropriate social behaviors through the use of a variety of positive reinforcement techniques, activities and/or materials
• Escort assigned students with special needs to and from buses and in the transferring of students to and from classrooms and events
• Encourage and assist students with special needs in communicating and engaging in social activities such as field trips and extra curricular activities
• Supervises students with special needs in snack and lunch activities and outdoor/campus activities
• Assist students with special needs in learning gross motor skills and teaching independent mobility
• Support students of diverse levels and types of disabilities, gender, ethnic and cultural backgrounds
• Maintain and prepare records and performs clerical duties related to special education programs
• May lift and move students with special needs
• Assist in teaching students self-feeding skills and grooming skills
• Assist in the toileting of students frequently involving lifting and cleaning of students, diapering, and the care of devices such as feeding tubes, catheters, urinal and colostomy bags; supervises teenage students in the use of sanitary supplies
• May assist with community based instruction
• May be required to travel from location to location

Training and Experience: A combination of training and experience equivalent to: high school diploma and one year’s experience working with students or the completion of one year of college-level coursework in a field related to the particular assignment; successful completion of the Instructional Assistant Proficiency Examination and/or hold appropriate certification for the position; willingness to complete two training courses or in-services within the first six…