Lower School Nurse (Pre-K - Grade 5)

The Covenant School, an independent Christian Liberal Arts & Sciences school in Charlottesville, Virginia, is seeking a Lower School Nurse (grades Pre-K through 5) at our Birdwood Campus starting in the 2025-26 school year. Our school, which serves over 750 students from Pre-K through Grade 12, is a gospel-centered community of faith and learning, rooted in the Western Liberal Arts tradition, focused on the formation of the whole person—mind, body, and soul. Our faculty leads with an incarnational approach that seeks to equip and inspire students to live well through service to God and others.

Essential Duties: 
  • Act as a liaison between home and school by communicating with parents regarding students’ health and safety needs and developing plans to meet those needs at school.
  • Assess students' health and provide triage when a sick student visits the school clinic. 
  • Monitor illness-related absences and enforce strategies related to health and wellness. 
  • Keep appropriate documentation of injuries/illnesses.
  • Gather and maintain important health and emergency medical information for students at the Birdwood Campus and make the Birdwood faculty aware of any health concerns affecting students that they may come into contact with during the day. 
  • Implement health screening programs (i.e. vision & hearing screening) and facilitate follow-up care.
  • Monitor immunizations, manage communicable diseases, and assess the school environment to prevent injury and ensure safety.
  • Provide health-related education to students and staff in both individual and group settings.
  • Provide educational in-service/training for faculty and staff annually and/or as needed. Training includes Occupational Safety and Health Associations (OSHA): Bloodborne Pathogens; anaphylaxis and Code Ana; appropriate use of Epi-Pen and AED. The nurse schedules CPR and First Aid classes for both campuses. 
  • Stay up-to-date on continued education requirements and all local mandates

Qualifications: 
  • Must have graduated from an accredited school of professional nursing with at least two years of work experience as a Registered Nurse.
  • Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred. Must be licensed as an RN by the Virginia Board of Nursing. 
  • Must possess current CPR & First Aid Certification

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to birdwood-careers@covenantschool.org.
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Birdwood Campus | Lower School | Pre-K–Grade 5 |
1000 Birdwood Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 | 434.220.7309

Hickory Campus | Middle and Upper School | Grades 6–12 | 175 Hickory Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 | 434.220.7329
Located in Charlottesville, VA, The Covenant School is a non-denominational, private, Christian day school for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. Students benefit from a challenging academic program, visual and performing arts, competitive athletics, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.
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