Riverdale Elementary - PT Mild/Moderate SpEd Paraeducator (28860)

Weber School District•Ogden, UT

9h•Onsite

About The Position

A part-time Mild/Moderate Special Education Paraeducator position is available at Riverdale Elementary within the Weber School District. This role involves 5.75 hours per day, 180 days (9 months) per year, and is compensated according to Lane 4(B) of the Paraprofessionals Salary Schedule. Funding for this position may come from grant allocations or enrollment-based sources, and employment is guaranteed through the current school year, with continuation dependent on future funding. The primary purpose of this job is to assist teaching personnel in supervising and instructing special education students, performing classroom clerical tasks, and aiding students with personal care, special healthcare needs, and the development of academic, daily living, and behavioral skills.

Requirements

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.
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.
Lift occasionally up to 60 lbs. to a height of 36 inches and frequently up to 25 lbs. to a height of 36 inches.
Get into and out of full size 8-passenger vans.
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 and train students to use public transportation.
Willing to participate in and utilize MANDT training.
May require working with bio-hazards (blood borne pathogens, human waste, cleaning/disinfecting materials, etc.)

Responsibilities

Provides dedicated one-on-one support to a student with mild to moderate disabilities, assisting with academic tasks, behavior management, and social-emotional development in alignment with the student's individualized education plan (IEP).
Communicates with parents for the purpose of scheduling meetings and taking messages for special education teachers.
Assists in maintaining students' files/records for the purpose of documenting activities and/or providing reliable information.
Monitors individual students in classrooms, school and community, 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.
Adapts classroom work under the direction of the teacher for the purpose of providing a method to support and/or reinforce lesson plans.
Supports students, including providing instruction, in a variety of settings - special education classroom, general education classroom, one-on-one, etc.
Provides accommodations for students, such as reading tests aloud, scribe, alternate location for assessments, check-in/check-out support, etc.
Supports classroom teacher in collecting data.
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 with daily living skills (e.g. toileting, changing diapers, feeding, personal hygiene, etc.) for the purpose of demonstrating skills and/or providing needed care on an occasional basis.
Performs duties as otherwise assigned by the building administrator or special education department for the benefit of special education students.