Valley View Elementary - PT Life Skills SpEd Paraeducator

Valley View Elementary - PT Life Skills SpEd Para educator (28786)

Weber School District, Valley View Elementary – Roy, Utah.

Job : 5721381
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Posted: May 18, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Aug 20, 2026

A position has been declared open in the Weber School District for a part‑time Special Education Life Skills Para educator for 5.75 hours per day, 180 days (9 months) per year and is compensated according to Lane 4(B) of the Paraprofessional Salary Schedule.

This position is funded, in full or in part, through grant allocations or enrollment‑based funding sources. Employment is guaranteed through the current school year (or the upcoming school year if the posting occurs during summer). Continuation of employment beyond this period (or the position’s hourly workload) is not assured and is contingent upon the availability of future funding.

Applicants shall apply at  Files will be reviewed before interviews are scheduled.

THIS POSITION WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FILLED.

The job of Special Education Life Skills Para educator is to assist assigned teaching personnel in the supervision and instruction of special education students; perform classroom clerical tasks; and assist students by meeting personal care and special health care needs, as well as 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:

• Adapt classroom work under the direction of the teacher to support and reinforce lesson plans.
• Assist other personnel as required to support them in completing their work activities.
• Implement instructional behavioral programs under the supervision of the teacher in accordance with lesson plans to assist the teacher in improving students’ academic success.
• Assist in maintaining students’ files/records for documentation and data collection.
• Monitor individual students in classroom, library, playground activities, etc., to provide a safe and positive learning environment.
• Perform record‑keeping and clerical functions (e.g., scheduling, copying) to support the teacher and/or administrator.
• Assist with daily living skills (e.g., toileting, changing diapers, feeding, personal hygiene) to demonstrate skills and provide needed care.
• Adapt to changing work priorities; display tact and courtesy; meet deadlines and schedules; set priorities; be attentive to detail; and work with detailed information/data.
• Maintain regular attendance at work.

• Must 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.).

Position Type:
Part‑Time

• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.

• Valley View Elementary
• Phone: (801) 476‑5200