2026-27 Personal Care Assistant

    Highlights

    Note: Starting pay for a new hire in a pay range plan will be determined individually based on each person''s job-related experience and salaries paid to peer employees in the same position with similar experience. PRIMARY PURPOSE: To assist and provide safe efficient transportation so that students may enjoy the fullest possible advantage from the district''s curriculum and extracurricular program.

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    LocationMcAllen, TX

    Description

    OPEN UNTIL FILLED

    PRIMARY PURPOSE:

    To assist and provide safe efficient transportation so that students may enjoy the fullest possible advantage from the district''s curriculum and extracurricular program.

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    Education/Certification:

    High School Diploma or GED, preferred

    Special Knowledge/Skills:

    Ability to work with children with disabilities

    Ability to communicate with school administrators and public

    Experience:

    None

    Work Days / Hrs. Per Week: 187 / 27.5 hours

    Pay Date: Biweekly

    Auxiliary Pay Structure: Pay Grade 1

    Hourly Pay Range:

    Minimum: $12.50

    Midpoint: $14.88

    Maximum: $17.26

    Note: Starting pay for a new hire in a pay range plan will be determined individually based on each person''s job-related experience and salaries paid to peer employees in the same position with similar experience.

    MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

    1. Monitor students in bus and secure all wheelchairs.

    2. Assist in filling out disciplinary reports.

    3. Keep bus clean.

    4. Assist substitute bus driver on routes.

    5. Observe safety procedures at all times and report any safety hazards.

    6. Attend in-service meetings.

    7. Follow McAllen ISD customer service standards.

    8. Perform other duties assigned by immediate supervisor (primary evaluator).

    SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

    None

    EQUIPMENT USED:

    Wheelchairs

    WORKING CONDITIONS:

    Mental Demands:

    Emotional control; reasoning skills; understand verbal instructions

    Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

    Sitting; kneeling; pulling; pushing and work under various weather conditions

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