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

Central Bucks School District; Sulphur Grove (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Job summary

Central Bucks School District in Titus Elementary School is seeking a Personal Care Assistant (PCA) for full-time, school-year employment to support a student with autism or related needs in the classroom, lunch, and recess. Duties include one-to-one support, assisting daily activities, and collaborating with staff; training provided for crisis prevention; 90-day provisional employment.

Hours are 8:15am–3:35pm, 10-month schedule; compensation $20.84 per hour with potential $1.25 add-on for

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/ GED equivalent required at time of hire.
• Able to work as a team member and communicate effectively with students and adults.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one support for a student with needs in autism, emotional/behavioral, intellectual, medical, or personal care areas.
• Assist student with daily activities in classroom, specials, lunch and recess.
• Follow crisis prevention techniques; training provided by CBSD; may involve restraint as a last resort.

Skills

Team collaboration

Effective communication

Positive role model

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

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

• Position Type: SUPPORT STAFF/ Personal Care Assistant (PCA) (Full-time)
• Date Posted: 7/31/2026
• Date Available: 08/31/2026
• Closing Date: 05/30/2027

LOCATION: Titus Elementary School (Location Subject to Change)

AVAILABLE: 2026/2027 School Year

COMPENSATION: $20.84* p/hr

HOURS: Full-time/10-months/Student days only 8:15am - 3:35pm

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.