Personal Care Assistant, Elementary - Temporary at Lake Havasu Unified School District #1

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience working with special needs students preferred

• Current CPR and First Aid certification   
• CPI Non-aversive Training
• IVP fingerprint clearance card through AZ Department of Public Safety

• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, both to adults and children
• Skill level assessment
• Computer literacy
• Ability to follow detailed instructions
• Ability to maintain accurate records
• Ability to lift exceptional students up to 50lbs (over 50lbs involves a two-person lift)
• Skills in managing, operating, programming and/or monitoring clinical equipment and materials including assistive listening devices, augmentative commination devices, voice equipment and computer-based equipment and software
• Good health, physical stamina, fitness, and vitality
• Personal qualities associated with good human and interpersonal relations

• Provide assistance to students in areas of personal hygiene and nutrition, such as feeding, or toileting
• Participate in health screening of exceptional and potentially exceptional students by recording information and making simple measurements
• Provide assistance in emergencies with health impaired, wheelchair-bound or seizure-disordered students
• Maintain records of service provided
• Communicate with students and other professionals to meet the emotional needs of students
• Obtain case histories and completes observation checklists
• Manage behavior using appropriately designed management techniques
• Arrange the clinical-educational setting to maintain a safe and positive environment
• Manage, operate, program, and/or monitor equipment and materials

• Responsible for providing accurate documentation, communication in order to evaluate the needs of the child to immediate supervisor
• Responsible for participating in meetings with staff in order to better provide for the needs of the child and ensure a safe and healthy environment

• Responsible for conducting duties and activities in a professional and timely manner
• Responsible for assisting the therapist/teacher/supervisor in preparation of materials (i.e., typing, copying, research)
• Responsible for performing those duties which protect the health and safety of students and employees
• Responsible for performing other duties when assigned by the therapist, teacher, or immediate supervisor

• Physical Effort                                                                                                                                                           
• Repetitive motion and eye strain through extensive utilization of computer hardware and software
• May require lifting materials and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds
• Bending, stooping, lifting, climbing, walking
• Pushing wheel chairs
• Repetitive work

• Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance and background check
• Position contingent upon continued grant funding

 
This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements. Administrators and supervisors reserve the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.