What are the responsibilities and job description for the Personal Care Aide (PCA)- Shepherdstown Elementary position at Mechanicsburg Area School District?
Position Type :
Instructional Assistant / Special Ed - PCA
Date Posted : 10 / 15 / 2024
Location :
Shepherdstown Elementary School
Closing Date : Until Filled
SPECIAL EDUCATION PCA - SHEPHERDSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Mechanicsburg Area School District is seeking a Personal Care Aide (PCA) at Shepherdstown Elementary School, effective immediatly for the 2024 / 2025 school year. This is a full-time, during the school year position.
JOB SUMMARY : Provides instructional assistance to teachers and / or students in the assigned setting. Requires working with children and performing various clerical duties. Instructional assistants assigned as Personal Care Aides have primary responsibility to the assigned student.
QUALIFICATIONS : High School graduate with general typing ability and computer skills. Experience working with children in an instructional setting preferred. Strong interpersonal skills required. Chapter 14 requires that all special education instructional assistants and personal care assistants must meet one of the following qualifications : (1) have completed at least two years of postsecondary study, (2) possess an Associate's degree or higher, OR (3) meet a rigorous standard of quality as documented through a state or local assessment.
Any individual who is to be considered for employment must provide school district officials with a valid Criminal History Record Clearance form, a valid Child Abuse History Clearance form, FBI Clearance, Act 168 form(s), and an I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) form.
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
Mechanicsburg Area School District is an equal opportunity education institution and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap or age in its activities, programs or employment practices as required by Title VI, Title IX and Section 504, and ADA. For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures, contact Debra L. Stouffer at 100 East Elmwood Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-41909 (717-691-4500).
Attachment(s) :
- Instructional Assistant-PCA 2021.pdf