Full Time Personal Support Aide

Personal Support Aide - Child Specific

This is a Full Time Personal Support Aide - Child Specific position at multiple locations including Cambridge Springs High School and Meadville Area Senior High School.

Requirements/Duties: CPI Training, CPR, First Aid, PCA Logs, Lifting, Assist student with academics, behavior and/or mobility. We will train new employees.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalency.
• Basic understanding and knowledge of computer technology and word processing.
• Flexibility when working with children of different ages, backgrounds, abilities, etc.
• Meets the Highly qualified requirement when deemed necessary.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the board may find appropriate or acceptable.

Reports To: Special Education Teacher, Building Principal, Director of Special Services.

Job Goal: To assist the special educator in meeting the needs of learning support students within a system that supports appropriate inclusion.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Supports the instructional program taught to special needs students by providing practice, review and drill.
• Assists in guiding, redirecting prompting student behavior.
• Assists in the implementation and charting of behavior management plans and progress toward achievement of educational goals.
• Assists in the preparation of adapted or modified learning materials.
• Assists students in the use of low and high tech assistive devices or other special equipment that may be required.
• Assists in monitoring pupil activity during periods of free independent study, seat work, etc.
• Provides assistance to students in self-help skills such as eating, dressing and toileting as the need requires.
• Supports the collaborative link between learning support and classroom teachers by assisting as a communication liaison between the two.
• Continuing education in Behavior Management Techniques, Passive Restraints, and other such classes offered at Intermediate Unit, etc.
• Performs other reasonable duties as are assigned by the learning support teacher and/or building principal and approved the Director of Special Services for the general well being of the student.