Full-Time, 10-Month Personal Care Assistant Paraprofessional

Responsibilities

• Able to carry out oral and written instructions including those in the student's IEP and 504 plan to allow access to the educational environment.
• Assisting teachers in presentation and development of learning materials and instructional exercises.
• Performing routine clerical work.
• Working with instructional media, office machines, and equipment.

Requirements

• Immediate/continued inclusion in Public School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS).
• Six (6) Paid Holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Good Friday.
• Paid Leave: 3 Personal Days and 10 Sick Days (pro-rated based on start date).
• If applicable, Paid Bereavement Leave and Jury Duty Supplemental Pay.

Qualifications

• Highly Qualified = High School Diploma (or GED equivalent) AND completion of an assessment through our special education department,
• Completed at least two years of postsecondary study (48 credit hours or more),
• Associate's Degree or higher,
• Completion of at least 20 hours of staff development activities related to assignment each school year.

Skills

• Child-centered, warm, and receptive to children.
• Ability to carry out oral and written communications/instructions and work cooperatively with others.
• Adequate record of attendance.

Benefits

• Immediate/continued inclusion in Public School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS).
• Six (6) Paid Holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Good Friday.
• Paid Leave: 3 Personal Days and 10 Sick Days (pro-rated based on start date).
• If applicable, Paid Bereavement Leave and Jury Duty Supplemental Pay.

Pay

• Your work schedule and pay will follow student attendance full and half days during the school year -- approximately 177 student days mid-August through early June.
• For a full school year, your bi-weekly pays will typically begin by mid-September and continue through late-June.

Schedule

• Full-day hours: 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM, which is 7.00 working hours and a 30-minute unpaid lunch period.