Personal Care Assistant / PCA Position Available In Worcester, Massachusetts

Personal Care Assistant / PCA
Milford Public Schools
Stacy Middle School

• Milford, Massachusetts Job Details

Job ID:

5238327

Application Deadline:

Jun 25, 2025 11:59 PM (UTC)

Posted:

Jun 16, 2025

Starting Date:

Aug 25, 2025
Job Description

Position:

Personal Care Assistant

Location:

Stacy Middle School

Schedule:

2025

• 2026 School Year
• Hours 7:45
• 2:15

Salary:

$26.00 per hour

To Start:

August 25, 2025
A personal care assistant is a student assistant who works under the direction of a certified staff member to support and assist in providing instructional, behavioral and functional programs. They also provide personal care services to a student with disabilities who regularly require one-on-one assistance to maintain appropriate and equitable participation in the school setting.

Such support and assistance includes:

• Handle student’s personal needs (i.e. toileting, diapering, specialized feeding, if warranted) for the purpose of providing care to the student whose primary area of concern is of medical orientation (mild-moderate lifting may be required)
• Provide support and assistance in the use of medical equipment (i.e. augmentative communication devices; activities of daily living and monitoring of health and behavior).
• Participate in specialized training related to specific and individualized needs of the student
• Help prepare, collect and set-up materials for student participation, following teacher direction
• Provide instructional, behavioral or physical assistance to students individually or in small groups at the direction of the teacher to reinforce and follow up instruction
• Guide independent study, enrichment work and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher; check notebooks, supervise testing and make-up work as assigned by teacher
• Maintain daily activity logs for assigned student
• Alert teacher(s) to any problem or information regarding the student
• Serve as the primary source of information for your assigned student to help substitute teachers
• Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of all educators
• One-on-one review of material taught by certified staff
• Implementation of positive behavior support plans
• Services may be provided in an inclusion or pull-out setting as recommended in the student’s IEP
  Duties and Responsibilities
• Assist the Principal and all school staff in maintaining a safe and orderly school environment
• Assist the special education and regular education teachers in the delivery of appropriate instructional and tutorial strategies as per the Individualized Education Program (IEP)
• Assist in the implementation of therapy programs developed by all related service providers
• Adapt to the student’s mode of communication as necessary for instructional purposes
• Collect observational and academic data for the purpose of progress monitoring
• Assist student’s safe transitions to/from locations and environments within and around the school
• Respond appropriately to emergency situations as per standing orders and other policies and procedures
• Perform other tasks within the expectation of this job category and/or assume such other responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by the Principal or Director of Special Education
  Competencies

Interpersonal Skills:

• Display a positive role model for students at all times
• Maintain confidentiality
• Show respect and sensitivity for cultural differences
• Open to the views of others
• Work well with others

Oral and Written Communication Skills:

• Speaks clearly in positive or negative situations
• Listens and solicits clarification
• Responds appropriately to questions

Personal Competencies:

• Exhibits sound and accurate judgment
• Treats people with respect
• Works ethically and with integrity
• Uses time efficiently
• Approaches others in a tactful manner
• Deal courteously and tactfully with all district personnel, students, and the public
• Develop effective working relationships with students, staff and school community
• Reacts well under pressure
• Follows instructions and responds to supervisory direction

Dependability:

• Takes responsibility for own actions
• Consistently at work and on time

Position Type:

Full-time