Ricks Center for Gifted Children at the University of Denver is an exemplary program designed for gifted children. Established in 1984, Ricks provides nationally recognized gifted education to approximately 150 students ranging from preschool through eighth grade, who demonstrate exceptional, differentiated abilities and learning. The Ricks Center offers a progressive model of education focused on developing the intellectual, social, emotional, creative, and physical needs of the gifted child. Our diverse student body benefits from small class sizes, expert teachers, a wide range of content offerings, an integrated curriculum, and a focus on community, care, and engagement.

Position Summary

Provide coverage at the front desk helping to keep our school safe. Provide health care to students who require basic first aid, administer medication, and tasks as delegated by a school R.N. and as requested by a health care provider and parent.

Essential Functions

Front Desk Role

• Provide coverage at the front desk helping to keep our school safe.
• Screen guests who buzz for entry to ensure we only let in approved visitors.
• Answer the phone, take messages, and forward calls as needed.
• Communicating with teachers about absences and early dismissals.
• Sort school lunches each day for classroom pickups.
• Inform admin when you are stepping away from the front desk to foster seamless coverage.
• Possible other duties / duty coverage as assigned.

Health Clerk Role

• Provide health care to students who require basic first aid, administer medication, and tasks as delegated by a school R.N. and as requested by a health care provider and parent.
• Evaluate ill or injured students, notify parents as needed, provide basic first aid, and distribute daily medications
• Provide care in emergencies, call parents or emergency personnel when necessary and Contact 911 in emergencies
• Provide daily and emergency health care: inhaler treatments, insulin injections, and Epi-pen injections.
• Provide comprehensive care to students with diabetes according to their health care plan
• Keep reliable daily health office visits, medications administered and health concerns in the health and medication logbook.
• Help the office maintain student health files.
• Complete accident and head injury reports and communicate about them as necessary
• Provide staff with yearly and as-needed updated health concerns list, communicate regularly with the school nurse, parents, and school personnel regarding student health-related concerns
• Maintain CPR and First Aid certifications for self and staff
• Attend yearly training/reviews including diabetes review, medication administration, Diastat/seizure training, and Epi-pen training
• Maintain immunization records per state immunization requirements, send out immunization warning and exclusion letters as needed, contact parents as needed, monitor immunizations in process, and use the state immunization database for state compliance
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned including cleaning the health station, maintaining equipment, ordering supplies, organizing medications and trainings for chaperones on field trips, and attending field trips for children with medical concerns as assigned and delegated by the school RN or administration

Outcomes:

• Increase student comfort and health.
• Implement systems for parent and teacher communication around health concerns

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Criminal background check required for hire
• Must be a self-starter and confident in emergency situations
• CPR and First Aid certifications are required within 30 days of entering the position
• Conscientiousness and attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in healthcare, working with school-age children, or a combination thereof

Working Environment

• Standard office environment.
• Unexpected interruptions occur often and stress level is moderate to high.
• Noise level is quiet to moderate.

Physical Activities

• Ability to work in front of a computer for extended periods of time.
• Occasionally required to move about the office/campus.
• May occasionally need to lift up to 50 lbs.

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Evenings and weekends as required.

Application Deadline

For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) November 26, 2025.

Special Instructions

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number

The salary grade for the position is 5.

Hourly Range

The hourly range for the position is $20.00-$23.00.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Benefits

The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.