Position Type:
Support Staff/Personal Care Assistant

Date Posted:
2/21/2019

Location:
New Oxford Elementary School

Date Available:
Immediate opening

Closing Date:
03/01/2019


Program

Preschool

Description

Assist a student in self-sufficiency, communication, interpersonal, social, academic and mobility skills. Assist student with balance, following directions, fine and/or gross motor activities, assist student on/off the van, prompts to stay focused, complex support needs, etc.

Position requires Personal Care Assistant to drive to student's home in Upper Adams School District and board the school bus with the student. The PCA will ride bus to school, assist student in the classroom, then ride the bus back to the student's home at noon.

Qualifications

• HS diploma/GED, requiredExperience with students with special needs, preferred.Successful candidate must work well within a team, be friendly, and have the abiltiy to lift.Willingness to obtain required additional training. Must obtain "qualified" status within one (1) year from date of hire.

"Qualified" means having an associate's degree or higher; or having completed 2 years of post secondary study; or meeting a rigorous standard of quality as demonstrated through a state or local assessment (CAPE test or Certificate of Competency). All paraprofessionals must also complete twenty (20) hours of professional development related to their assignment each school year in order to continue employment. All Personal Care Assistants must hold or obtain First Aid/CPR certification and keep same current.

Terms of Employment

Part - time, temporary position. Tuesday - Friday, 8 AM - Noon to follow Preschool calendar through June 13.

Salary

ESPA pay scale, minimum $13.01/hour