Sand Ridge Jr - PT Life Skills SpEd Paraeducator

Sand Ridge Jr High – PT Life Skills SpEd Para educator (29175)

Weber School District, Sand Ridge Junior High – Roy, Utah

Job
Final date to receive applications:
Posted until filled
Posted:
Jul 15, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date:
Aug 20, 2026

Title:

Lifeskills Special Educator Para educator

Calendar/

Contract:

180 days

Salary

Schedule:

Lane 4(B) of the Educational Support Paraprofessionals Salary Schedule

Hours:

5.75 hours/day | 28.75 hours/week

Note:

This position will remain open until filled after a minimum of five (5) working days. Applications will be reviewed prior to scheduling interviews.

Funding

Note:

This position is funded, in full or in part, through grant allocations or student enrollment-based funding sources. Continued employment (or the position’s hourly workload) is contingent upon the availability of future funding, as determined on yearly basis.

Job Description:

The job of Special Education Life Skills Para educator established for the purpose/s 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.
• 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 in maintaining students' files/records for the purpose of documenting activities and/or providing reliable information, i.e. data collection.
• Monitors individual students in 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.
• 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.
• Regular attendance at work is critical.

• 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.).

WEBER SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (EEO) EMPLOYER

Position Type:
Part-Time

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

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