Personal Care Assistant

POSITION : Personal Care Assistant

REPORTS TO : Principal

SALARY GRADE : 56-TA

NATURE OF WORK : Employees in this position assist a certified teacher in the instruction and supervision of an assigned individual student with special needs as prescribed by an IEP team or school administration. The emphasis of the position is on providing direct individual and / or physical care assistance on a one to one basis to a student with special needs. Employees in this classification receive direct to general supervision from a certified teacher within a well-defined framework of policies and procedures. Supervision of the student is unceasing during the day. The employee may eat lunch with the student and carry on a habit training program in etiquette, hygiene, manners and development of skill in using eating utensils. Some positions in this class may work with a student with significant mental and physical demands on developing simple craft and vocational skills. A wide variety of tasks are performed to support the teacher in the teaching-learning process for students. The work is performed under the supervision of the teacher and principal.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK :

• Academic Assistance
• Required to lift and / or move children, some in wheelchairs and diapers
• Provides individualized instruction under the direction of a teacher
• Demonstrates various instructional activities
• Monitors work assigned by teacher
• Checks and corrects students' work while in progress
• Keeps students on task
• Praises and reinforces achievement of students
• Reports student progress to teacher
• Instructional Preparation / Support
• Arranges classroom furnishings and equipment.
• Prepares visual aids
• Duplicates materials
• Reorganizes materials at the end of day
• Serves as proctor during testing
• Attends workshops
• Scores students' papers as instructed by teacher
• Distributes and collects instructional materials
• Report and Records
• Records student behavior
• Monitoring Student Behavior
• Supervises students in the classroom and other locations
• Creates and distributes awards for positive behavior
• Promotes student self esteem
• Teaches citizenship, social skills and respect for others
• Reconciles minor student conflicts
• Enforces the district and school discipline policy
• Disciplines misbehavior through approved methods
• Reports discipline problems to teacher or principal
• Reports to supervisor significant change or lack of change in student behavior.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES : Additional Duties may be assigned.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS :

REASONING ABILITY :

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk and use fingers, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. Specific visual abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception. The employee may lift up to approximately 200 lbs in order to lift, position and change students.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee continuously interacts with the public and staff. The employee is exposed to various body fluids due to the medical and physical needs of the students.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :

This specification has been designated to represent the general nature and level of work found in positions in this class. As such, it is not intended to contain all of the duties and qualifications required of an employee in a single position (job). Consequently, it is not to be perceived as a position (job) description or as identification of essential functions as required by ADA.

EVALUATION :

Performance in this position will be evaluated regularly by the supervisor in accordance with Board Policy.