Personal Care Assistant

Overview

We want you to join our team! We need deeply compassionate, committed and highly talented staff. The Woods organization is guided by their mission to support children and adults with disabilities or challenges to achieve their highest potential and independence through innovative and individualized approaches that promote learning and personal fulfillment.

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• PTO - Paid time off
• On-site medical center
• 403b Retirement Plan
• Continuing education programs
• Tuition-assisted program
• Career growth opportunities

PCA provide one-to-one primarily non-instructional support to individual students for activities of daily living, health, behavior, etc. Assists teacher to maintain a safe classroom environment that meets the educational, physical, emotional and personal to an individual student in a special education program.

• Assists in conducting behavioral assessments to determine a student’s current level of functioning.
• Assists in implementing approved behavioral goals, objectives and related lesson plans for the 1:1 student.
• Collect data for student positive behavior support plans;
• Assists in responding to behavioral emergencies and in implementing approved behavior programs.
• Implement school-wide positive behavior supports throughout the day by building relationships, listening, praising effectively, and assisting student in daily activities.
• Assist in conducting scheduled activities within day program including but not limited to art, music, health and physical education classes.
• Assists 1:1 student in all aspects of self-care.
• Maintains assigned level of supervision, and escorts and monitors 1:1 student throughout the school day.
• Provides residential support for students during school recess or inclement weather needs.
• Attends scheduled in-serviced days and training courses as required by education program.
• Uses care logic to document incidents in school and in the residence.
• Collaborates and follows feedback and rules related to work setting (e.g., residence and school).
• Attends scheduled in-serviced days and training courses as required by program.
• Assist with the instruction of daily living skills in the student’s residence or school as scheduled.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of instructional techniques to promote student independence (e.g., prompt hierarchies).
• Uses escalation methods to support student problem behavior (e.g., Ukeru).
• Participates in school-based orientation, training and meetings as requested.

• High School Diploma required.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Experience with people who are developmentally disabled, socially/emotionally disabled, and or have challenging behaviors required.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.