Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Full-time w/benefits

Central Bucks School District; Doylestown (Bucks County); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Bucks School District is hiring a Personal Care Assistant (PCA) for the 2026/2027 school year at Groveland Elementary School. The position runs 8:45 AM to 4:05 PM, with a $20.84 per hour rate and full benefits.

Duties include one-to-one support for students with autism, behavioral, or medical needs. Requirements include a High School Diploma or GED, the ability to work in a team, communicate well, and model positive behavior for students.

Qualifications

• Must work as a team member and communicate effectively with students and adults.
• Demonstrate good judgment and prioritize tasks in a classroom setting.
• Be a positive role model for students and maintain professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one support to a student with various needs in classroom, specials, lunch and recess.
• Assist student with daily activities, both academic and social.
• Participate in crisis prevention techniques as required by IEP, with training provided.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Prioritization

Professionalism

Education

High School Diploma/ GED

Job description

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Frontline Applicant Tracking - Central Bucks School District

Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Full-time w/benefits JobID: 7732

• Position Type: SUPPORT STAFF/ Personal Care Assistant (PCA) (Full-time)
• Date Posted: 8/19/2026
• Location: Groveland Elementary
• Date Available: 08/31/2026
• Closing Date: 05/30/2027

POSITION: Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Full-time w/benefits

LOCATION: Groveland Elementary School (Location Subject to Change)

AVAILABLE: 2026/2027 School Year

COMPENSATION: $20.84* p/hr

HOURS: 8:45 AM - 4:05 PM

DESCRIPTION: Duties include working one-to-one with a student with one or more of the following needs: autism/emotional/behavioral needs/intellectual disability/medical needs/physical needs/grooming and personal care needs/academic needs/organizational and impulsivity needs, in the classroom, specials, lunch and recess. Assist student with daily activities, both academic and social.
*If student toileting is required, additional $1.25 per hour will be added to base pay.
Employment contingent upon personal care services being required for the student's individualized educational program.
Utilization of crisis prevention techniques/strategies (including possible restraint as a last resort) with students who require such in their IEP. Training will be provided via CBSD.

REQUIREMENTS: High School Diploma/Transcripts or GED equivalent required at time of hire (the minimum). Must work as a team member, exercise good judgment, prioritize tasks,effectively communicate with both students and adults and be a positive role model for students.

Physical Requirements: to work in a classroom environment for extended periods of time including but not limited to sitting, standing, bending, reaching, walking, talking, hearing, climbing stairs and occasional lifting, up to 20 lbs.

All employment is provisional for 90 days as required by ACT 168 of 2014, enacted December 22, 2014. IF YOU ARE A NEW HIRE WITH CBSD, you must complete the ACT 168 INQUIRY FORM which is included in the New Hire Checklist. See details and instructions on the Inquiry Form.

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