Office Assistant/Medication Technician

The Katherine Thomas School in Rockville, MD is seeking to hire an Office Assistant/Medication Technician. The school serves students in elementary and middle school with language and learning disabilities, autism, intellectual disabilities, and/or other health impairments that affect their learning. We address the individual needs of each student to facilitate success at home, school, and in the community. EOE

Responsibilities Of The Office Assistant/Medication Technician

• Support and maintain the highest professional standards consistent with the objectives and procedures of the Treatment and Learning Centers.
• The position also provides direct first aid, health room care, and health related information to students and school staff under the supervision and direction of the Director of KTS and the School Designating Nurse
• Provides clerical and administrative support to the Program Coordinator, Director of KTS, Education Director, and Special Education Program Director

Requirements For The Office Assistant/Medication Technician

• Ability to use situational workplace judgement and assume the risk in working with students/children with acting out/behavioral challenges
• A High School Diploma and at least one year experience working with children
• Good organizational skills, familiarity with special needs students, the ability to work independently, to provide excellent customer service, and to make decisions and solve problems
• Good oral and written communication skills, knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures, working knowledge of common computer office software, including email and word processing
• Must have and maintain certification in CPR, First Aid, and Medication Administration
• Reading comprehension sufficient to permit an understanding of the American Red Cross and American Heart Association manuals of standard first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to have received at least the first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. New hires must receive any additional vaccine doses in the appropriate timeframes to be considered fully vaccinated and submit weekly test results until they are fully vaccinated. Requests for religious or medical exemptions will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.