School Nurse

0932 School Nurse

Salary Range: $86,291-$146,876/annually

Length of Appointment:  School Year

Calendar: Full Time / School Year

Number of Service Days
: 186

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 121 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile.

Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values
:

• Student-centered:
  We put students’ needs first
• Fearless:
  We persist through challenges
• United:
  We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
• Social Justice:
  We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
• Diversity-driven:
  We respect and seek to understand each person

We are also inspired by Vision, Values and Guardrails which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan. SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025.

We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are inspired by our mission, steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, and problem solvers who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

The duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to the job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive or exhaustive list.

The credentialed School District Nurse is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating school health services that:

• Facilitate the alignment of SFSD programs priorities and objectives with school site plans
• Assist school sites with the implementation of comprehensive/coordinated SFSD programs guided by the tenets of youth development in an asset building model
• Assist with the development and coordination of student support services through Student Success Teams and Student Assistance Programs at school sites to address the academic, behavioral, attendance and health related needs of students
• Support schools in meeting their school site goals as they create and maintain school environments that are healthy, safe, secure and supportive in order to enhance learning for the entire school community
• Promote the implementation of student, family, or staff needs assessment(s) as requested by school sites and/ or the District
• Support revenue collection and program evaluation. The school nurse functions independently under state and agency guidelines and policies.

• prior experience as a Registered Nurse through which a general knowledge and understanding of health and human relationships has been developed
• knowledge of San Francisco’s public schools and a passionate belief in SFUSD’s commitment to health and wellness
• strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working…