Weber High School - PT Life Skills SpEd Paraeducator (28956)

Weber School District•Pleasant View, UT

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for assisting assigned teaching personnel in the supervision and instruction of special education students; performing classroom clerical tasks; and assisting students by meeting special health care needs and developing students' daily living and behavioral skills. This position is for 5.75 hours per day, 180 days (9 months) per year. Continued employment is contingent upon the availability of future funding.

Requirements

Regular and reliable attendance is a necessary essential function of this job.
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.
Adhering to safety practices.
Basic math, including calculations using fractions, percents, and/or ratios.
Understand written procedures, write routine documents, and speak clearly.
Understand multi-step written and oral instructions.
Safety practices and procedures.
Health standards and hazards.
Ability to adapt to changing work priorities.
Displaying tact and courtesy.
Meeting deadlines and schedules.
Setting priorities.
Being attentive to detail.
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.
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

Adapts classroom work under the direction of the teacher for the purpose of providing a method to support and/or reinforce lesson plans.
Assists in job coaching activities (e.g. work skills, filling out applications, preparing for interviews, following up on job leads, etc.) for the purpose of supporting teachers and promoting student success.
Assists other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities.
Confers with parents for the purpose of assisting in evaluation of students' progress and/or implementing students' objectives as requested.
Drives students for the purpose of providing transportation to/from interviews, job sites, etc.
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.
Maintains students' files/records for the purpose of documenting activities and/or providing reliable information.
Monitors individual students, 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.