Playground Assistant

Granite School District; Magna (UT); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Granite School District at Pleasant Green Elementary seeks a paraeducator/ instructional assistant to monitor students in the lunchroom, playground, and classrooms, providing supervision to keep students safe.

This 10-hour-per-week position requires a high school diploma or equivalent, with availability as soon as possible and a readiness to refer incidents to staff and support classroom staff during weather-related or busy times.

Qualifications

• Positive interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to deescalate potential volatile situations.
• Can remain calm during emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Monitor behavior of students in lunchroom, on the playground and classrooms.
• Move about to provide constant supervision for student safety.
• Refer students for discipline for inappropriate behaviors to administration.
• Inspect playground for hazardous equipment or materials; ensure student safety.

Skills

Positive interpersonal skills

Deescalation ability

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

• Position Type:
  Paraeducators & Instructional Assistants/ Playground Assistant
• Date Posted:
  10/22/2026
• Location:
  Pleasant Green Elementary
• Date Available:
  As soon as possible
• Closing Date:
  10/29/2026

Please note that this posting closes at 3:00 pm on the date listed above.

If you have questions regarding this position, please contact Prema Chruthoti, Assistant Principal, at 385-646-1274 or email [e-mail]

Hours per week:10 hours

Job Summary

Monitors behaviors of students in the lunchroom, playground, and classrooms during inclement weather. Provides supervision to ensure safety of students. Refers students involved in inappropriate behavior for disciplinary action. Attendance, physical presence, and timelines are required and are essential functions of this position.

Essential Functions

• Monitors behavior of students in lunchroom, on the playground and classrooms.
• Moves about to provide constant supervision for student safety.
• Monitors student activities for inappropriate behaviors, i.e. bullying, unsafe activities, rough play, etc.
• Based on school procedures, reminds students of expectations.
• Refers students for discipline for inappropriate behaviors to administration.
• Inspects playground for hazardous equipment or materials. Is the first and last person on the playground to ensure student safety.

Non-Essential Functions

Other duties as assigned

Required Knowledge and Skills.

Positive interpersonal and communication skills Ability to deescalate potential volatile situations. Can remain calm during emergencies.

Required Education and Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Required Prior Experience

None

Assigned Decision Making

Determines if students should be reported to teachers or administrator or inappropriate behaviors.
Moves students to safety if emergency situations arise.

Interactions with Others

Interaction with students, staff, teachers, and administration.

Supervisory Responsibility

Supervision of student safety.

Working Environment

Works inside and outside the building to accomplish assigned tasks. Working conditions can be in hot and cold weather. May experience stress from disruptive students and/or groups of students.

Physical Requirements –

Not limited to the following:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to speak and/or hear. Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, and crouch. Occasionally required to use hands to handle or feel and must occasionally climb or balance.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time
  Note: The list of essential and marginal functions and of physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented in accordance with the requirements of the job.