Fremont High School - PT Life Skills SpEd Paraprofessional (30098)

Fremont High School; Ogden (UT); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Fremont High School in Weber School District Ogden, Utah, seeks a part-time Life Skills SPED paraprofessional to support students with special needs and collaborate with teachers to implement individualized plans.

The role involves assisting with daily living skills, documenting progress, and maintaining a safe, inclusive learning environment. Starting date is immediate; position may be grant-funded and contingent on funding, with a 180-day calendar and 5.75 hours per day (28.75 hours/week).

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift up to 60 lbs occasionally and 25 lbs frequently.
• Able to adapt to changing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Assist with daily living skills and personal care as needed.
• Willing to participate in MANDT training.
• Safely manage physically or verbally challenging students.
• Regular attendance is essential.

Responsibilities

• Adapts classroom work under the direction of the teacher to support lesson plans.
• Assists other personnel as needed to complete work activities.
• Implements instructional behavioral programs under supervision to improve student outcomes.
• Maintains students' files/records for documentation and data collection.
• Monitors students in various settings to ensure a safe learning environment.
• Performs clerical tasks like scheduling and copying to support staff.
• Assists with daily living skills and personal care as required.
• Demonstrates tact, courtesy, and attention to deadlines in daily duties.

Skills

Adapt to changing priorities

Data collection

Record keeping

Safety awareness

Interacts with students daily

Communication with staff

Regular attendance

MANDT training willingness

Job description

Fremont High School - PT Life Skills SpEd Paraprofessional (30098)

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Job Details

Job ID: 5920830

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Sep 10, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

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

Application Note: This position will remain open until filled after a minimum five working days (three working days if EMERGENCY HIRE is indicated). Applications will be reviewed prior to scheduling interviews. Current employees should complete the internal candidate application.

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.

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.

Qualifications and Basic 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

• Fremont High School
• Phone: [phone]