Personal Care Assistant - Woods

Overview

PCA provide one-to-one primarily non-instructional support to individual students for activities of daily living, health, behavior, etc. Assists teacher to maintain a safe classroom environment that meets the educational, physical, emotional and personal to an individual student in a special education program.

Responsibilities

• Assists in conducting behavioral assessments to determine a student’s current level of functioning.
• Assists in implementing approved behavioral goals, objectives and related lesson plans for the 1:1 student.
• Collect data for student positive behavior support plans;
• Assists in responding to behavioral emergencies and in implementing approved behavior programs.
• Implement school-wide positive behavior supports throughout the day by building relationships, listening, praising effectively, and assisting student in daily activities.
• Assist in conducting scheduled activities within day program including but not limited to art, music, health and physical education classes.
• Assists 1:1 student in all aspects of self-care.
• Maintains assigned level of supervision, and escorts and monitors 1:1 student throughout the school day.
• Attends scheduled team and staff meetings as requested.
• Provides residential support for students during school recess or inclement weather needs.
• Attends scheduled in-serviced days and training courses as required by education program.
• Adheres to all applicable Woods policies and procedures.
• Uses Microsoft Teams to receive important updates about Education and Woods-wide events.
• Uses care logic to document incidents in school and in the residence.
• Collaborates and follows feedback and rules related to work setting (e.g., residence and school).
• Attends scheduled team and staff meetings as requested.
• Attends scheduled in-serviced days and training courses as required by program.
• Adheres to all Woods policies and procedures.
• Assist with the instruction of daily living skills in the student’s residence or school as scheduled.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of instructional techniques to promote student independence (e.g., prompt hierarchies).
• Uses escalation methods to support student problem behavior (e.g., Ukeru).
• Participates in school-based orientation, training and meetings as requested.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Proof of a High School Diploma required.  Must be at least 21 years of age. 
• Experience with people who are developmentally disabled, socially/emotionally disabled, and or have challenging behaviors required.
• Demonstrated ability in written and oral communication in the English language as well as adequate computer skills for report writing.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds, be agile, physically pursue clients on foot, physically restrain, bend, squat, stretch, reach, push up and stand for several hours at a time.