Life Skills SPED Paraeducator — Foster Student Growth (PT)

Uintah Elementary; Ogden (UT); On-site; USD 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Uintah Elementary in Ogden, Utah is seeking a Lifeskills Special Education Paraeducator to support teachers in small-group and whole-class activities. This 180-day position is part-time (3.0 hours/day, 15 hours/week) and is benefits-eligible: No; the role is non-exempt under FLSA.

You will assist with daily living skills, behavior support, data collection, and classroom tasks while maintaining a safe, structured environment for students with special needs.

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 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.)

Responsibilities

• The job of Special Education Life Skills Paraeducator established for the purpose 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.
• Adapts classroom work under the direction of the teacher for the purpose of providing a method to support and/or reinforce lesson plans.
• 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.

Skills

Posture flexibility

Safety management

Physical activity

Lifting ability

Sanitation

Calm under pressure

Escort students

MANDT training

Biohazard awareness

Job description

Uintah Elementary in Ogden, Utah is seeking a Lifeskills Special Education Paraeducator to support teachers in small-group and whole-class activities. This 180-day position is part-time (3.0 hours/day, 15 hours/week) and is benefits-eligible: No; the role is non-exempt under FLSA.

You will assist with daily living skills, behavior support, data collection, and classroom tasks while maintaining a safe, structured environment for students with special needs.