Personal Care Assistant (PCA) $19 per hour

Established in 1998 with 97 students, CCCS has steadily increased to more than 4,000 students in grades K-8 across 12 state-of-the-art buildings on four campuses. The school is a true community success story that has transformed the lives of thousands of students and their families, while breathing life back into a city that was once one of Philadelphia’s most vibrant manufacturing suburbs.

Job Summary:

The Personal Care Assistant (PCA) is assigned specifically to a student or group of students who regularly need one-on-one assistance to maintain appropriate and equitable participation in the school setting. The PCA directly supports the students at the direction of the teacher and is under the general supervision the Special Education and Pupil Services Department.

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

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

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

Note: CCCS has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract.