School Nurse - Wolf Swamp Road Elementary School

School Nurse
- Wolf Swamp Road Elementary School

Longmeadow Public School District Wolf Swamp Road School
- Longmeadow, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Job : 5835535

Final date to receive applications: Jul 30, 2026 11:59 PM (UTC)

Posted: Jul 15, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 24, 2026

• Provide first aid to children, care for students who have suffered an injury or medical emergency
• Dispense prescribed medications in accordance with school policy and physician orders
• Perform medical procedures as indicated by students’ physicians
• Screen students in the areas of vision, hearing and scoliosis
• Maintain health records
• Maintain confidentiality in school, home, and community settings as mandated by Massachusetts Regulations
• Performs other duties reasonably related to his/her function, as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

NONE

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Physical demands are a way of describing the physical activities that a job requires.
• Strength:
  
  Light-lifting, 30 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
• Key:
  
  Occasionally (O)
  Up to 1/3 of the time
• Frequently (F)
  From 1/3 to 2/3 of the time
• Constantly (C)2/3 of the time or more
• Standing: (C)
• Sitting: (O)
• Walking/Running: (C)
• Lifting: (F)
• Reaching(F) – Extending the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Handling(F) – Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise work with hand(s)
• Fingering (F) – Picking, pinching, or otherwise working with fingers primarily
• Talking (F) Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word
• Hearing (C) Perceiving the nature of sounds by the air
• Near Acuity (C) Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less
• Far Acuity (C) Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more
• Color Vision (F) Ability to identify and distinguish colors
• Field of Vision(C) Observing an area that can be seen up and down or right and left when eyes are fixed on a given point.

Environmental conditions are a means of describing the physical surroundings of a worker in a specific job. These positions are performed in a school and/or field trip setting where the environmental conditions should have no effect on how the jobs are performed.

Noise:
Level 3 – Moderate level of intensity.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Salary and work year in accordance with current Longmeadow Educators Association (Unit

C) and Longmeadow School Committee Agreement

Longmeadow is a suburban community of Springfield, MA known for its tradition of educational excellence, collaborative teamwork, and continuous improvement. Candidates must be able to apply strong interpersonal and communication skills to foster a shared commitment to school improvement and student learning, be passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion and be open to coaching and support.

Position Type: Full-time

Salary: $59 to $83,356 Per Year

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School Nurse

Wolf Swamp Road School Wolf Swamp Road School serves approximately 415 students in prekindergarten through 5th grade. We offer four half-day preschool sessions and three full-day kindergarten classes as well as three sections in each grade level (1st through 5th). We provide a variety of regular education and special education programs to provide academic support, remediation, and/or enrichment to students based on their individual learning needs.

Our art, physical education, library, technology, and music programs (music, band, orchestra, chorus) foster the development of the whole child and complement the classroom curriculum. The mission of Wolf Swamp Road School is to provide a safe, caring, respectful learning community that encourages every child to achieve his or her learning potential.

Wolf Swamp Road School is a Responsive Classroom school. The RC approach to teaching emphasizes academic, social, and emotional growth in a strong school community. Every staff member at Wolf Swamp Road School has been trained in the philosophies of Responsive Classroom. An important practice from RC that happens every day at Wolf Swamp is morning meeting. Everyone in the classroom gathers in a circle for twenty to thirty minutes during the school day and…