Personal Care Assistant - School Year

Personal Care Assistant

A Personal Care Assistant is a Paraprofessional whose role is to increase the quality of education by assisting a student(s) with instructional and non-instructional activities.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:

• Assists the assigned student on and off the bus at arrival and departure times.
• Know the whereabouts of the student assigned to you at all times. Report missing children to the office immediately.
• Assists and/or monitors the assigned student with the removal of putting on/off wraps.
• Facilitates personal care services as needed to assist the student with daily living activities necessary for comfort and well-being (when indicated on Student's IEP).
• Performs duties such as locking and unlocking braces in order to facilitate changes in position; assist children in the bathroom and assists with lifting non-ambulatory students, as necessary. Assists, in cases of emergencies, where the nurse may not be immediately available, all possible measures should be taken to assist the child until help arrives. This includes notifying the principal or other building administrator immediately.
• Assists with the supervision of the assigned student during play, recess, and recreational activities.
• Assists with feeding the assigned student if he/she is unable to feed him/herself. In addition, may collect lunch money, submit lunch count information and supervise students in the Cafeteria as needed.
• Performs reinforcement instructional services as delegated by the teacher, including reinforcing activities in the visual, auditory, motor and cognitive areas.
• Attends training as required for performance of job. This may include, but is not limited to, CPI, CPR, First Aid, Dysphasia, and Universal Precautions.
• Accompanies the teacher and assigned student on field trips or community based instruction during the school day.
• Follows and reinforces the student's behavior plan as instructed by the classroom teacher.
• Accompanies the assigned student and assists the teacher during emergency drills.

Qualifications:

Demonstrates an understanding of the job tasks.

Demonstrates and models effective teaching and assessment strategies and techniques.

Demonstrates the ability to deliver articulate oral presentations and well written communication and to react effectively with parents, students, teachers, administrators and the community.

Education and/or Experience:

High School Diploma is required.

Associate's Degree in Child Development or related field or successfully passing the ParaPro Assessment.

Experience working with children with special needs and in an educational setting is preferred.

Language Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of parents or public.

Reasoning/Other Abilities:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one-or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with and without variables.

Physical Demands:

Work involves limited physical tasks and may involve infrequent operation of office equipment. Above-average amount of walking, bending, standing, stooping, and lifting in a classroom environment.

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.

Evaluation:

Performance on this job will be evaluated in accordance with school board policy and administrative regulations on evaluation of licensed personnel.