Vacancies: Operational Roles

Full-Time School Nurse (start in Aug 2024)

Responsibilities:

• Reports to the Head Nurse, provides both emergency and preventative medical care for all persons on campus, including necessary follow-up arrangements. Maintain first aid supplies for all school activities.
• Designs, implements, monitors and follows up with parents for the safe storage and administration of student medication in line with health regulations. Maintains student medications stored in the health office.
• Communicates clearly and effectively with CIS community (students, staff, administrators, and parents) when handling medical incidents, sharing medical information, etc.
• Coordinates with the Head Nurse, Primary Office and Physical Education departments in providing medical coverage for sporting events, camping/school trips, etc.
• Assists in implementing and following up a vision, hearing, scoliosis (postural), and oral health screening programs and in organising and maintaining staff and community influenza vaccination days and registration lists, etc.
• Maintains accurate student health records in order to provide health reports and statistical analysis to teachers responsible for monitoring students with health problems or concerns.
• Assists in facilitating a health and wellness program for the school including personal health awareness, health and safety practices in the classroom. Staff and student first aid/CPR training.

Requirements:

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) licence.
• Valid Adult and Paediatric CPR and AED certification and certified CPR/First aid trainer or willingness to attain certification.
• Minimum of 5 years clinical work experience, preferably in schools or as a paediatric or emergency room nurse. School nursing experience is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal/communication skills. Solid written and verbal English skills with Mandarin and Cantonese language skills desirable.
• Ability to work independently or with others. Good organisational and crisis management skills with the ability to multi-task and remain calm in high pressure situations.
• Solid health assessment skills with the ability to intervene appropriately in emergency situations.
• Be flexible in work and have a proactive approach with a “can-do” attitude and be professional and maintain health information confidentiality.

Working hours

• 8.5 hour period anywhere from 7:30am-5:30pm with a 30 minute lunch break, Monday to Friday based on the needs of the health office.
• Flexible to occasionally work on Saturdays if and when required for operational reasons.

Assistant Database Solutions Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Director of Operations / Deputy Director of Operations, support and assist Data Architect and Data Analyst in data management for the School’s systems including Student Information, Learning Management, Advancement (Fundraising), Alumni Relations, Admissions, Business systems, etc.
• Act as the contact point and liaise with end-users to identify school-wide business, web, educational, and technical solutions.
• Manage the database systems in the daily operations and act as a consultant responsible for analyzing, planning, developing, implementing, administering, documenting and providing training on systems solutions.  

Requirements: 

Education

• University degree
• MCDBA /  industry database /computer certifications /programming language certification is preferred

Experience

• 3-5 years of relevant experience managing and administering databases
• Programming/App development experience a plus
• Educational environment experience and preferably with exposure to Educational Administration needs 
• Able to apply Business Intelligence tools to write reports

Skills

• Strong proficiency in database systems and applications
• Strong proficiency with SQL, PHP, Java and similar technologies
• Strong analytical and project management skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects independently and in a timely manner
• Ability to work short deadlines
• Fluent in English (Cantonese and/or Mandarin would be an advantage) 
   

*The ideal candidate would start duty in August 2024.