What are the responsibilities and job description for the Full Time Personal Support Aide position at Crawford Central School District?
This is a Full Time Personal Support Aide - Child Specific position at multiple locations including Cambridge Springs High School and Meadville Area Senior High School
Requirements/Duties: CPI Training, CPR, First Aid, PCA Logs, Lifting, Assist student with academics, behavior and/or mobility. We will train new employees.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or equivalency.
- Basic understanding and knowledge of computer technology and word processing.
- Flexibility when working with children of different ages, backgrounds, abilities, etc.
- Meets the Highly qualified requirement when deemed necessary.
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the board may find appropriate or acceptable.
REPORTS TO: Special Education Teacher, Building Principal, Director of Special Services.
JOB GOAL: To assist the special educator in meeting the needs of learning support students within a system that supports appropriate inclusion.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supports the instructional program taught to special needs students by providing practice, review and drill.
- Assists in guiding, redirecting prompting student behavior.
- Assists in the implementation and charting of behavior management plans and progress toward achievement of educational goals.
- Assists in the preparation of adapted or modified learning materials.
- Assists students in the use of low and high tech assistive devices or other special equipment that may be required.
- Assists in monitoring pupil activity during periods of free independent study, seat work, etc.
- Provides assistance to students in self-help skills such as eating, dressing and toileting as the need requires.
- Supports the collaborative link between learning support and classroom teachers by assisting as a communication liaison between the two.
- Continuing education in Behavior Management Techniques, Passive Restraints, and other such classes offered at Intermediate Unit, etc.
- Performs other reasonable duties as are assigned by the learning support teacher and/or building principal and approved the Director of Special Services for the general well being of the student.