2026-27 Personal Care Assistant

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:

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