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School Based Personal Care Assistant

SOS Personnel
Philadelphia, PA, US
$16 an hour
Full-time

SOS Personnel is currently hiring Personal Care Assistants (PCA). PCAs are assigned specifically to a student who regularly need one-on-one assistance to maintain appropriate and equitable participation in the school setting.

You will directly support the students at the direction of the teacher.

Essential Functions :

  • Helps prepare, collect and set-up materials for student participation, following teacher direction
  • Provides instructional, behavioral, or physical assistance to students individually or in small groups at the direction of the teacher to reinforce and follow up instruction
  • Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling
  • Maintains daily activity logs for your assigned student (s)
  • Alerts regular teacher to any problem or special information about the individual student(s)
  • Serves as the chief source of information for the assigned students to help any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher
  • Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of teachers
  • Operates and or assists in the use of student mobility devices such as, but not limited to, walker, wheelchair, braces, canes, etc.
  • Assists students in self-care as assigned by teacher
  • Performs other related duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements :

  • High School Diploma in addition to any pre-requisite requirements as defined by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • Be at least 18 years of age
  • Not be a person who receives PCA services
  • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short (simple) correspondence, memos, and routine reports
  • Pennsylvania Criminal Record Check Clearance
  • Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance
  • FBI Criminal Background Clearance
  • Have the ability to effectively communicate with the child or youth during the school day
  • Be able to effectively provide PCA services according to the child’s or youth’s PCA plan of care

Demonstrated Knowledge of :

  • Effective communication with students and staff
  • Various problem solving methods

Demonstrated Ability to :

  • Follow directions
  • Work closely with support and compassion with students with disabilities
  • 30+ days ago
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