Personal Care Assistant / Instructional Aide

Location: Langhorne, PA

Salary: $21.50 USD Hourly - $22.00 USD Hourly

Description

Judge Healthcare is seeking Personal Care Assistants for a local school in the Langhorne, PA area ASAP!

Position Details

Title : Personal Care Assistant / Paraeducator

Location : Langhorne, PA 19047

Type of engagement : Contract throughout the school year

Hours : M-F 6:45am-2:15pm

Specific Duties

• Work with special needs students in a high school, providing behavior and academic support and assist in implementing an effective educational programs for the students assigned by their case manager/behaviorist.
• Assist in providing instruction and meeting special needs which includes feeding, toileting, positioning, and monitoring health conditions of students with disabilities.
• Provide instruction as directed by teacher to individuals or small groups in a variety of areas including cognitive, gross and fine motor skills, feeding skills, self help skills and behavior control.
• Assist teacher in maintaining health and safety of physically handicapped students by being aware of environment and the potential hazards of each child’s actions.
• Assist students with personal hygiene, including washing hands and faces, toileting, and changing diapers and clothing as needed.
• Monitor and control student behavior in accordance with established guidelines.
• Assist other specialists with physical development activities.
• Prepare students for mainstreamed classes according to established procedures.
• Attend periodic and special training and in-services related to medical interventions and instructional program as required.
• Assist students with braces and other orthopedic equipment to lift, position, and reposition students as needed.
• Assist teacher in maintaining a variety of records related to student progress
• Implement positive behavior intervention support policies.
• Collaborate with case workers, general education teachers, and other staff as needed.
• Assist students in social interactions.
• Work cooperatively with others and independently as needed.
• Perform other duties similar to the above in scope and function as required.
  
  

Requirements/Qualifications

• High School graduate, GED or equivalent
• Experience with Special education or Behavioral Health Preferred
• First Aid Certificate including CPR
  
  

Please send your resume and the job number to Sophia Kranias at SCosciaKranias@judge.com for immediate consideration and please share within your network!

Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from and working with you.

Regards,

Sophia Kranias

Healthcare Recruiter

The Judge Group

Email: scosciakranias@judge.com

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