6.5 Hour Per Day Life Skills Assistant

Meadow View School; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Meadow View School in Eugene, Oregon is seeking a 6.5 hour per day Life Skills Assistant to support individual and small groups of students. The role involves implementing behavior intervention plans, providing instructional support, and assisting with classroom activities to promote positive student outcomes.

Starting immediately, this position requires a high school diploma or equivalent and willingness to complete fingerprint clearance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Training in behavior support or related programs preferred.
• Ability to work with students with diverse needs and abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 or small group support under supervision.
• Assist in developing instructional materials and providing instructional assistance.
• Implement behavior intervention plans and monitor student progress.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional conduct in all interactions.

Skills

Behavior management

Student support

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

6.5 Hour Per Day Life Skills Assistant

Bethel School District 52 Meadow View School - Eugene, Oregon Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5975018

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Oct 28, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Bethel School District is seekingqualified applicants for a 6.5 hour per dayLife SkillsAssistant for Meadow View School.

Bethel Schools are committed to creating safe, caring, mutually respectful environments whereallstudentsare honored and valued for their diverse cultural backgrounds, strengths and abilities in every instructional practice and school activity to support academic achievement and student success.

Nature of Work

A Life Skills Assistant provides individual and small group support and personal assistance, often in a general education or special education program, to students with distinct and exceptional behavioral needs and challenges as determined by a licensed specialist. The primary purpose of positions in this class, which distinguishes it from positions of other classes, is to implement specific protocol in individualized behavior intervention plans, provide active supervision to students with such plans, and maintain student progress data.

A position of this class may provide support to students in 1:1, small group, or large group settings, implementing classroom behavior protocols and individual interventions. This may include supporting an individual student full time in one program or across programs, a small group of students in one program, multiple students in multiple programs, or assisting in a classroom during the implementation of a behavior intervention plan. An employee of this class may also collect assessment information and progress data from behavior intervention plans, student, staff and parent interviews, archival reviews, observations, and academic assessments.

A position of this class may be assigned full-time to student(s) with a physical impairment that requires the employee to assist with school tasks the student cannot perform, such as attending class and taking notes; carrying books; adapting written school materials; personal cleanliness and hygiene; administering medication; setting up or operating specially adapted equipment; food preparation and feeding the student; and assisting the student to communicate with teachers, classmates, and others.

An employee in this class will utilize knowledge and skills gained from trainings such as Students and Youth with Needs that are Complex (SYNC), Functional Behavioral Assessment, and other trainings as identified by licensed specialist and administrators.

Examples of Work

These duties are illustrative only. Other duties may be assigned.

• Implements individualized behavior intervention plans that may include pre-correcting for expected behavior, providing social skills and anger management instruction, redirection, positive reinforcement and consequences.
• Assists in developing lesson plans for students, prepares instructional materials, provides instructional assistance to students, tutors students, reads and paraphrases tests, and provides assistance in problem solving skills.
• Creating materials related to behavior intervention plans, such as point sheets, picture schedules, assignment sheets, and home-to-school communication systems.
• Observes and participates in recording student progress and correcting papers; confers and consults regularly with teachers about problems encountered with student, and shares behavioral and academic observations of individual students with the instructor and/or specialist.
• Clerical and word processing or computer database updating duties may be assigned to positions as time permits, but are not considered primary tasks and do not require a large percentage of time.

Selection Factors

• Knowledge of effective strategies for behavior management and support.
• Ability to assist in preparing materials for lesson plans.
• Ability to interact positively with children and adults, and observe individual student behaviors and abilities.
• Ability to work with a minimum of supervision.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachers, students, administrators, parents, and co-workers.
• Ability tomaintainan appropriate and legal level of confidentialityregardingstudents, staff, and otherindividuals.
• Ability to maintain regular, predictable and prompt attendance.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent. Previous course work and training, or child development, childcare or instructional assistance experience that demonstrates possession of the knowledge and abilities needed to perform the work. Ability to prove Highly Qualified status under NCLB or pass Bethel School District’s “Highly Qualified Assessment”. Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training that ensures the ability to perform the work may be substituted for the required experience.

Upon offer of employment applicants must obtain a fingerprint clearance from the Oregon Department of Education through a process authorized by the Bethel School District. Applicants would be responsible for the one-time fingerprint clearance fee.

For information regarding this position please email Heather Hiatt , Principal, Meadow View School.

Bilingual candidates and candidates experienced in working with bilingual students and families will receive preferential consideration.

CLOSING DATE: Open until filled

Bethel School District 52 complies with provisions of the various civil rights laws, such as the Fair Employment Practices Act,

Title IX regulations, and Section 504 of PL93.112 in employment and educational programs and activities.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

The Bethel School District, an equal opportunity employer, complies with provisions of the various civil rights laws, such as the Fair Employment Practice Act, Title IX Regulations and Section 504 of PL 93.112 in employment and educational programs and activities.

The District is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and strictly complies with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act amendments of 1989.

Reasonable accommodations for the application and interview process will be provided upon request and as required in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Disabled persons may contact Remie Calalang, Assistant Superintendent, at [phone] for additional information or assistance.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE PLEASE POST IMMEDIATELY

4640 Barger Drive, Eugene, OR 97402 l Phone: [phone] l Fax: [phone] l www.bethel.k12.or.us

Position Type: Permanent

Salary: $20.94 to $26.54 Per Hour

Job Categories:

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Special Education > Life Skills

Contact Information

• Heather Hiatt , Principal
• Meadow View School
• Email: [e-mail]