What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paraprofessional, Special Education-Lifeskills Secondary Level position at Tooele County School District?
Position Type :
Support Professional Employees / Paraprofessional, Special Education
Date Posted : 1 / 6 / 2025
Location :
Grantsville Junior High School
Closing Date :
Open until filled Lifeskills Para Educator
Position Purpose
Under the direct supervision of a certified staff member, to assist certified professional staff with students in the classroom to meet instructional goals and objectives, and to free certified professional employees to enable them to make a contribution to other aspects of the educational program.
Essential Job Functions
- Assists and guides students to reinforce reading, language arts, mathematics, computer instruction, and lifeskillsmay include diapering.
- Works with students individually and in small groups to reinforce basic learning and implement assigned programs.
- Assists professional staff in the administration and correction of classroom exercises, tests and assessments.
- Assists in classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing instructional materials and skills according to individual student needs.
- Assists with record-keeping procedures to document student learning and performance.
- Assists with classroom behavioral management to minimize disruptions, ensure a safe and orderly classroom, and ensure students are on task.
- Assists students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, study hall, and other related non-instructional areas.
- Accompanies students on field trips for the purpose of assisting with supervision.
- Constructs, copies, distributes and uses educational materials as needed.
- Assists teacher with parent contact as requested to foster effective and participatory parent involvement in student education.
Assists students with special needs in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize inclusion, learning, achievement of IEP objectives, etc.
Participates in IEP process and serves as resource for the student personnel evaluation team as needed.
Assist students with physical or mental disabilities with activities of daily living for the purpose of maximizing their ability to participate in school or learning activities.
Additional Duties :
Note : The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.
Equipment
Travel Requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs.
Work Environment
Qualifications Profile
Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to :
FLSA Status : Non-exempt
Contract :
Support Professional Employees Salary Schedule : Level E1 plus 2 levels for Lifeskills classroom.
Not Benefit eligible
