Washington County School District

Job Description

Job Title:               First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor

Department:          Human Resource Department        

Reports To:           Director of Human Resources

FLSA Status:         Nonexempt

Salary Schedule:   SA01-2 -- $17.25 per hour

Prepared By:         Director of Human Resources

Prepared Date:      July 10, 2014

Approved By:        Director of Human Resources

Approved Date: July 10, 2014

SUMMARY

The incumbent of this position conducts CPR, AED, and First Aid training programs at District workplace and school locations for District Employees, Coaches, and Volunteers. Provides instruction to students that explain how to prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. Work Schedule is on-call/part time, 1 to 2 sessions per month occurring at approximately 3:30 PM on week days with occasional Saturday sessions. Instructors must gain the trust of their students in the hopes of forming a lasting relationship. Making a good impression on students increases the chances that the students will return when their certification expires or refer friends and coworkers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES may include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Regular attendance and timeliness is an essential job function to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position.

Conducts American Heart Association CPR, AED and First Aid training programs at workplace and community locations.

Provides instruction to students that explain how to prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

Establishes and maintains cooperative and effective working relationships including interpersonal skills (tact, patients, courtesy, etc.)

Responsible for equipment maintenance, set-up, and cleaning.

Complies with acceptable First Aid and/or CPR curriculum to issue American Heart Association certification to students.

Responsible for testing students and maintaining records and Classroom preparation and management

Must have own reliable transportation

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must have:

• American Heart Association Instructor Certification;
• Experience teaching First Aid and CPR courses;
• Good presentation and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to communicates well with a variety of clients; and,
• Ability to works collaboratively with the Human Resource Department and Athletic Directors at Secondary School locations.

Must demonstrate an acceptable level of maturity, good judgment, and emotional stability. Preferred: EMT or nursing experience, American Heart Association Instructor Certification and experience in teaching CPR and First Aid courses.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Experience and education necessary to meet the American Heart Association First Aid Instructor Certification with experience teaching First Aid and CPR courses Good presentation and verbal communication skills

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must hold a First Aid, CPR, and AED instructor certification qualifying the incumbent as a certified American Heart Association Instructor. Additional information about instructor training and qualifications is available at: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/InstructorsandTrainingCenters/InstructorResources/How-to-Become-an-AHA-Instructor_UCM_305348_Article.jsp

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Bilingual English/Spanish qualification is preferred. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical journals and legal documents.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from parents, community, and staff members.  Ability to effectively present information parents, community, and students.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to work with mathematical concepts.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.  Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism in its most difficult phases.  Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.  The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 80 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.