Personal Care Assistant Placement Students

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**Job Title**: Casual Personal Care Assistant

**Job Type**: Casual positions are to be available to work a minimum of three days per week
**Salary**: $26.22 per hour
**Start Date**: Post Graduation
**Date Posted**: November 7, 2024
**Closing Date**: December 16, 2024 at 4:00PM
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This posting is intended for current college or university students who are doing their placement with Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPR) and are set to graduate by April 2025. If you are *not* currently a placement student with us, please review our other postings.
**Who We Are**:
The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPR) offers a world-class education for approximately 35,000 students in 87 schools. Spanning over 7,000 square kilometers, across diverse rural and urban communities in southeastern Ontario, KPR serves the Municipality of Clarington, Northumberland and Peterborough Counties, and City of Quinte West/Murray Ward.
The Board is situated on the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg people, serving three vibrant Indigenous communities which include Alderville First Nation, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation.
Today, the Kawartha Pine Ridge school district is home to many First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples and we acknowledge the contributions and accomplishments of all Indigenous people across Turtle Island, current and throughout history.
All positions in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board support the school’s priority of student achievement and the Boards mission to educate our students to excel in learning, to succeed in life and to enrich our communities.
**Main Responsibilities**:
The purpose of the Personal Care Assistant position is to enhance support and provide care to students with health-related, physical, mobility, and toileting needs. In addition, the Personal Care Assistant will support students with alternative expectations and occupational, physical and communication goals. The Personal Care Assistant will assist with the understanding and management of challenging behavior associated with cognitive impairment.
Provide identified students with support as per strategies recommended by occupational, physical, and communication therapists.
Transfer and lift students, using appropriate and safe techniques and devices.
Provide toileting, changing, repositioning, and dressing.
Assist students with mobility as required.
Assist in the operation of specialized equipment.
Assist in the implementation of Student Safety Plans under the direction of the classroom Teacher and/or School Principal/ Vice-Principal.
Perform clean and intermittent catheterization.
Perform shallow and surface suctioning.
Provide assistance with Glucometer, Insulin Pump and other procedures related to diabetes, with training as required.
Provide hand over hand feeding, food preparation, deploys modified feeding tools, modeling, and monitoring for choking.
Administer routine medication needs as permitted under the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA).
Monitor and track the health needs of the student.
Utilize the strategies of Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI).
Assist in supervision needs as required, on class trips, in the classroom, washrooms and hallways, on the yard, at lunch, during examinations, receiving and delivering students to and from transportation, in academic groups and with individuals, and on student transportation.
Assist with student safety issues including emergency evacuation, medical emergencies.
Participate as a member of the school collaborative team, acting as a resource to other staff members and take part in the discussion of students’ progress and needs while maintaining confidentiality.
Performs other duties as may be assigned by the teacher and the principal.

**Qualifications**:
One (1) year Personal Support Worker Certificate or equivalent education.
Current Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NCVI) Certification - Full Program.
Up to six (6) months related experience.
A police record check, with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Pardoned Sexual Offenders Database Search dated within 6 months prior to the date of hire, is a requirement for employment.
**How to Apply**:
**Our Commitment**:
First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;
Members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
Persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
Persons who identify as women; and
Persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board is committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recru