Freedom Elementary - PT Life Skills SpEd Paraeducator (30414)

Freedom Elementary; Hooper (UT); On-site; USD 17,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Freedom Elementary in Hooper, Utah is hiring a Lifeskills Special Education Paraeducator on a part-time basis. The role supports classroom teachers, assists with daily living skills, and helps document student activities under supervision.

The position runs 180 days with a 5.75-hour day schedule and does not include benefits. Starting immediately, the role requires in-person collaboration on-site with school staff and students, and is funded through grant or enrollment-based funding with

Qualifications

• Must be able to assume and maintain a variety of postures (kneeling, squatting, bending, standing, and sitting in student-size chairs) for extended periods.
• Safely manage physical or verbally aggressive students.
• Participate with students in physical fitness activities including walking, stretching, and aerobic exercise.

Responsibilities

• Adapts classroom work under the direction of the teacher for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing lesson plans.
• Monitors individual students in classroom, library, playground activities, etc., for a safe and positive learning environment.
• Assist with daily living skills (toileting, feeding, personal hygiene) as needed to demonstrate skills and provide care.
• Perform record keeping and clerical functions to support the teacher and administrator.

Job description

Freedom Elementary - PT Life Skills SpEd Paraeducator (30414)

Weber School District Freedom Elementary - Hooper, Utah Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Title:Lifeskills Special EducationParaprofessional

Calendar/Contract:180 Days

Salary Schedule:Lane 4(B) of the Educational Support Paraprofessionals Salary Schedule

Hours:5.75 hours/day |28.75 hours/week

Benefits-Eligible:No

FLSA Status:Non-exempt

This position is funded, in full or in part, through grant allocations or student enrollment-based funding sources. Continued employment (or the position’s hourly workload) is contingent upon the availability of future funding, as determined on yearly basis.

Job Description:

The job of Special Education Life Skills Paraeducator established for the purpose/s of assisting assigned teaching personnel in the supervision and instruction of special education students; performing classroom clerical tasks; and assisting students by meeting personal care and special health care needs, in addition to developing students' academic, daily living and behavioral skills.

Primary duties include, but are not limited to, engaging in the following activities with support and direction:

• Adapts classroom work under the direction of the teacher for the purpose of providing a method to support and/or reinforce lesson plans.
• Assists other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities.
• Implements under the supervision of the teacher, instructional behavioral programs in accordance with lesson plans for the purpose of assisting the teacher in improving students' academic success through a defined course of study.
• Assists in maintaining students' files/records for the purpose of documenting activities and/or providing reliable information, i.e. data collection.
• Monitors individual students in classroom, library, playground activities, etc. for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Performs record keeping and clerical functions (e.g. scheduling, copying, etc.) for the purpose of supporting the teacher and/or administrator in providing records/materials.
• Assists with daily living skills (e.g. toileting, changing diapers, feeding, personal hygiene, etc.) for the purpose of demonstrating skills and/or providing needed care.
• Must be able to adapt to changing work priorities; displaying tact and courtesy; meeting deadlines and schedules; setting priorities; being attentive to detail; and working with detailed information/data.
• Regular attendance at work is critical.

Attendance is an Essential Function of this Position

• Physical presence at the worksite is an essential function of this position. The role requires in-person collaboration, direct interaction with team members, other staff, students, and/or guardians, and access to on-site equipment and resources.

Other Functions

• Assists other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities.

Qualifications andBasic Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to assume and maintain a variety of postures (kneeling, squatting, bending, standing, and sitting in student-size chairs) for extended periods of time
• Safely manage physical or verbally aggressive students.
• Participate with students in physical fitness activities including walking, stretching, and aerobic exercise.
• Lift occasionally up to 60 lbs. to a height of 36 inches and frequently up to 25 lbs. to a height of 36 inches.
• Sanitize and clean equipment (work boxes, exercise equipment, walkers, wheelchairs, etc.)
• Remain calm and follow safety procedures in emergency situations.
• Walk with students to bus stops in inclement weather.
• Willing to participate in and utilize MANDT training.
• May require working with bio-hazards (blood borne pathogens, human waste, cleaning/disinfecting materials, etc.)

Weber School District has the right to revise this position description at any time.

WEBER SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (EEO) EMPLOYER

Position Type: Part-Time

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Freedom Elementary
• Phone: [phone]