Personal Care Assistant

Woods Services • Middletown Township, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

PCA provide one-to-one primarily non-instructional support to individual students for activities of daily living, health, behavior, etc. Assists teacher to maintain a safe classroom environment that meets the educational, physical, emotional and personal to an individual student in a special education program.

Requirements

• High School Diploma required.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Experience with people who are developmentally disabled, socially/emotionally disabled, and or have challenging behaviors required.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Assists in conducting behavioral assessments to determine a student’s current level of functioning.
• Assists in implementing approved behavioral goals, objectives and related lesson plans for the 1:1 student.
• Collect data for student positive behavior support plans.
• Assists in responding to behavioral emergencies and in implementing approved behavior programs.
• Implement school-wide positive behavior supports throughout the day by building relationships, listening, praising effectively, and assisting student in daily activities.
• Assist in conducting scheduled activities within day program including but not limited to art, music, health and physical education classes.
• Assists 1:1 student in all aspects of self-care.
• Maintains assigned level of supervision, and escorts and monitors 1:1 student throughout the school day.
• Provides residential support for students during school recess or inclement weather needs.
• Attends scheduled in-serviced days and training courses as required by education program.
• Uses care logic to document incidents in school and in the residence.
• Collaborates and follows feedback and rules related to work setting (e.g., residence and school).
• Attends scheduled in-serviced days and training courses as required by program.
• Assist with the instruction of daily living skills in the student’s residence or school as scheduled.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of instructional techniques to promote student independence (e.g., prompt hierarchies).
• Uses escalation methods to support student problem behavior (e.g., Ukeru).
• Participates in school-based orientation, training and meetings as requested.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• PTO - Paid time off
• On-site medical center
• 403b Retirement Plan
• Continuing education programs
• Tuition-assisted program
• Career growth opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED