Full time – Personal Care Assistant Teacher Aide (PCA)

3. Must have met a rigorous standard of quality as demonstrated through a State or Local Assessment.4. Willingness to follow instructions of principal, teacher, school nurse, speech, physical and/or occupational therapist, while working with children.5. Must be certified in the areas of First Aid, CPR, and Safety Crisis Management and /or willing to secure these certifications and maintain current during term employment, required.6. Must maintain ongoing professional development as per Chapter 14 regulations.7. Such alternative to the above as the Board may find appropriate and AcceptableREPORTS TO: Building Principal and/ or designeeJOB GOAL: Assure that student needs are addressed under the direction of the professional provider per the student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) in order to enable a student access to his/her educational program.Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Assist students with daily living activities as associated with medically related needs, (ex. toileting, feeding, navigating the building).2. Be vigilant of student’s physical, personal (including feeding and toileting), and emotional needs while in the school environment.3. Participate in activities where the student’s special needs consisting of guidance, assistance with mobility, and/ or supervision for safety reasons, ( ex. cafeteria, playground bussing, field trips, etc.).4. Reinforce that safety and hygiene protocol are followed while in the school environment.5. Assure required certifications are updated annually, i.e. CPR, First Aid, Crisis Intervention.6. Execute safety measures when necessary using certifications required as part of the job responsibilities.7. Participate in 20 hours of para professional training required by Pennsylvania Department of Education to maintain Highly Qualified Para Professional (HQ) status.8. Assist the student by tending to individual, personal needs while in the regular or special education classroom environment to help the student gain access to his/her education.9. Attend training specifically to learn how to appropriately implement and assist students with their daily activities.10. Implement student daily therapeutic activity plans as directed by speech, physical, occupational therapists as well as teachers.11. Seek direction from a professional provider to assure that a student’s daily therapeutic activities are being implemented and monitored appropriately.12. Assist in the exiting or evaluation of special students in emergency and/or drill situations.13. Assist with the operation of assistive devices for special needs students (ex. Communication technology, writing technology, physical and occupation a therapy devises).14. Attend annual trainings provided by the district or other service agencies to learn of reporting requirements when participating in reimbursement programs for the provision of medically related services to eligible special education students.15. Any other duties assigned by the Superintendent or his/her designee.POSITION SPECIFICATIONS: Physical Demands: Ability to sit and talk and hear; Ability to stand; walk, climb or balance, stoop kneel crouch or crawl and move quickly when necessary to promote participants’ safety; Ability to lift and/ or move 50 lbs.Sensory Ability: Ability to speak clearly and distinctly; Auditory acuity to be able to hear students and directions, use telephone; Visual acuity to see participant activity in the school environment and extra curricular areas such as pool and playground, and read correspondence.Work Environment: Regular school environment (indoor and outdoors, including planned field trips)Temperament: Ability to work independently and with a team; Must be courteous; Must be cooperative and service oriented; Ability to be flexible in meeting the needs of students with disabilities which may require cross training.The information contained in this job description is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned. The work environment characteristics describe 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.TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Employment on days students are in session in accordance with the annual student school calendar and contingent upon student needs for personal care assistance per IEPs.EVALUATION: Performance to be evaluated annually by the Principal or designee.

Kane Area School District