Full-Time, 10-Month Personal Care Assistant (Grades 4-6)

The Dallastown Area School District seeks a Personal Care Assistant (PCA) who will work with an assigned student at the Intermediate School (Grades 4-6).

As an instructional paraprofessional, you'll play a valuable role in inspiring and creating pathways for student success by supporting special education teachers in the delivery of supports and services for a student with an IEP.

Your work schedule will follow student attendance full and half days during the school year - approximately 180 student days mid-August through early June - with full-day hours of approximately 7:45 AM - 3:45 PM, which includes 7.50 work hours and a half-hour unpaid lunch. Additional days may be arranged by your supervisor. While there are typically no pay periods July through August, you'll enjoy summers off to spend more time with your family. For a full school year, your bi-weekly pays will typically begin by mid-September and continue through late-June.

Paid Leave: After a successful Probationary Period of 90 calendar days, you would also be eligible for personal and sick days (prorated for the current school year based on start date).

Other District Benefits: Paid Bereavement Leave and Jury Duty Supplemental Pay (if applicable), along with immediate/continued inclusion in Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS), and availability of the following: a Tax-Sheltered Annuity Program, Dental and/or Vision Insurance with a $0 premium for the employee-only level, Health Insurance with two (2) options or opt-out for bi-weekly stipend, OSS Company Direct Program with no cost to employee (if health insurance plan is elected), several pharmacy/prescription programs for reducing or eliminating your costs, a Flexible Spending Account Program to set aside pre-tax dollars to cover out-of-pocket medical and/or dependent care expenses not covered by your selected plan, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Capital Blue Fitness Your Way program, and Life Insurance benefit offered at no cost to the employee.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Highly Qualified = High School Diploma (or GED equivalent) AND completion of an assessment through our special educaton department,

• OR, Completed at least two years of postsecondary study (48 credit hours or more)
• OR, Associate’s Degree or higher,

Completion of at least 20 hours of staff development activities related to assignment each school year

Child-centered, warm, and receptive to children

Ability to carry out oral and written communications/instructions and work cooperatively with others

Acceptable record of attendance