Personal Care Assistant

Position: Personal Care Assistant Location: Memorial Elementary School Schedule: 2026 – 2027 School Year – Hours 8:35 – 3:05 Salary: $26.00 per hour To Start: September 2026 A personal care assistant is a student assistant who works under the direction of a certified staff member to support and assist in providing instructional, behavioral and functional programs. They also provide personal care services to a student with disabilities who regularly require one-on-one assistance to maintain appropriate and equitable participation in the school setting. Such support and assistance includes: ●Handle student’s personal needs (i.e. toileting, diapering, specialized feeding, if warranted) for the purpose of providing care to the student whose primary area of concern is of medical orientation (mild-moderate lifting may be required) ●Provide support and assistance in the use of medical equipment (i.e. augmentative communication devices; activities of daily living and monitoring of health and behavior). ●Participate in specialized training related to specific and individualized needs of the student ●Help prepare, collect and set-up materials for student participation, following teacher direction ●Provide instructional, behavioral or physical assistance to students individually or in small groups at the direction of the teacher to reinforce and follow up instruction ●Guide independent study, enrichment work and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher; check notebooks, supervise testing and make-up work as assigned by teacher ●Maintain daily activity logs for assigned student ●Alert teacher(s) to any problem or information regarding the student ●Serve as the primary source of information for your assigned student to help substitute teachers ●Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of all educators ●One-on-one review of material taught by certified staff ●Implementation of positive behavior support plans ●Services may be provided in an inclusion or pull-out setting as recommended in the student’s IEP Duties and Responsibilities ●Assist the Principal and all school staff in maintaining a safe and orderly school environment ●Assist the special education and regular education teachers in the delivery of appropriate instructional and tutorial strategies as per the Individualized Education Program (IEP) ●Assist in the implementation of therapy programs developed by all related service providers ●Adapt to the student’s mode of communication as necessary for instructional purposes ●Collect observational and academic data for the purpose of progress monitoring ●Assist student’s safe transitions to/from locations and environments within and around the school ●Respond appropriately to emergency situations as per standing orders and other policies and procedures ●Perform other tasks within the expectation of this job category and/or assume such other responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by the Principal or Director of Special Education Competencies Interpersonal Skills: ●Display a positive role model for students at all times ●Maintain confidentiality ●Show respect and sensitivity for cultural differences ●Open to the views of others ●Work well with others Oral and Written Communication Skills: ●Speaks clearly in positive or negative situations ●Listens and solicits clarification ●Responds appropriately to questions Personal Competencies: ●Exhibits sound and accurate judgment ●Treats people with respect ●Works ethically and with integrity ●Uses time efficiently ●Approaches others in a tactful manner ●Deal courteously and tactfully with all district personnel, students, and the public ●Develop effective working relationships with students, staff and school community ●Reacts well under pressure ●Follows instructions and responds to supervisory direction Dependability: ●Takes responsibility for own actions ●Consistently at work and on time