School Nurse
Listing reference: advmk_000213
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 31 July 2026
Position summary
Industry: Education & Training
Job category: Others: Education and Training
Contract: Permanent
EE position: No
Introduction
At Makini we believe that in our diversity lies the value of the contributions we can make to our promise. We are always looking for people who can bring new perspectives and life experiences to our team. If you’re looking for a place that values your ideas and desire to be the best at what you do and are keen on taking on fresh challenges as a team, then this is the place for you.
Job description
Reports to: Operations Director
Job Purpose: To work in partnership with Makini School to create an environment that promotes healthy living, as well as responding to the needs of individual children
Duties & Responsibilities
- Assess the health needs of the whole school community and developing a health plan, including Health and Safety Policies.
- Provide confidential health advice for individual children.
- Support, advise, counsel and refer children to specialists where required
- Support vulnerable children by working alongside teachers and other professionals.
- Provide advice to parents, care givers and staff on childhood illnesses and the management and control of infectious diseases.
- Develop and implement a student health plan.
- Interpret the health status of students to parents and school personnel.
- Utilize existing health resources to provide appropriate care to students.
- Maintain, evaluate and interpret cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students.
- Develop procedures and provide for emergency nursing management for injuries/illnesses.
- Provide health education and anticipatory guidance.
- Improvement of health by teaching persons to become more assertive health consumers and to assume greater responsibility for their own health.
- Ensure proper hygiene is fostered around the middle school section especially around the lavatories
Minimum requirements
Education & Experience
- Registered Nurse with at least a Diploma in a related discipline
- At least 2 years working experience in a recognised school
- A minimum of 3 years experience in a similar position or equivalent
Skills, knowledge, abilities & values
- Proficiency in MS Office suite of packages
- Knowledge on special activity coordination
- Excellent verbal and written skills in order to communicate courteously and effectively with students, teachers and parents
- Strong customer relations skills and ability to work well with all levels of staff
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, a team player and self driven
- Flexible to work as need be
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
- Must have an open mind and be adaptable to change, able to develop and implement new procedures and policies
- Be willing to inspire, challenge, motivate and empower students