Special Education Severe Staff Assistant ESP

Special Education Severe Staff Assistant [ESP
3487]

Ogden City School District Odyssey Elementary - Ogden, Utah

Job : 5514251

Final date to receive applications: Feb 27, 2026 11:59 PM (Mountain Standard Time)

Re-Posted: Feb 23, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Classification

Title:

Staff Assistant II

Title: Special Education Severe Staff Assistant

Calendar: A1, School Days

ESP Salary

Schedule:

Range 30 Step 1

Hours: 5.5/Day 27.5/Week

Location: Odyssey Elementary

General Purpose

Responsible for tutoring, testing, assisting, instructing, and caring for students with significant cognitive and/or physical support needs. The range of activities includes individual in-class tutoring to assist in obtaining and performing a job.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Instruct children in small groups, and/or tutor individual students in reading, math, writing, music, etc., as assigned by the Special Education Teacher.
• Rotate groups periodically during the school day with teachers and other staff assistants.
• May be required to assist students with his/her physical needs, such as feeding, diapering, toileting, pushing wheelchairs, lifting on and off bus, etc.
• Assist in maintaining classroom calendars, bulletin boards, and other room arrangements. (Elementary)
• Provide reinforcement as prescribed by the Special Education Teacher or by the Speech Therapist.
• Provide hand-over-hand assistance for students as needed.
• Assist regular education teachers and special education students in mainstreaming (when special education students are mainstreamed into regular education classrooms).
• Record data on individual student performance, and input student information on the computer.
• May instruct and coach students in life skills.
• May take children out in the community to participate.
• Assist in lesson preparation and presentation, such as cutting, laminating, copying, die cutting, coloring, gluing, bulletin boards, room decoration,s and snack preparation.
• Use a data sheet to record progress of students on classroom simulations (money, shopping, banking, etc.).
• Provides prescribed behavioral support.
• Record engaged time for students.
• May assist students in traveling to job sites, learn required job tasks, instruct the student, and observe the student’s job performance. (Secondary)
• Instruct severely disabled students in reading, math, spelling, etc., and record students’ answers to assignment problems.
• Monitor life support equipment; keep detailed records on suctioning, ventilation settings, number of days students are absent, etc.
• Administer medication to the student as required.
• Apply behavior modification techniques to assist students in learning.
• May be trained on life support equipment, suctioning, catheterization, etc.
• Attend conferences and training as recommended
• Follow the lesson plan outlined by the Speech Therapist, according to the student’s individualized educational plan; drill individual students on words, phrases, specific sounds, etc.
• May work with both regular education and special education students.
• Conduct exercises with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce speech training.
• Record student activities for use by the Speech Therapist; documents the progress of students.
• Prepare materials to supplement the therapist’s assigned activities; make your own files to refer to the student’s progress.
• May team-teach elementary school students in the classroom in language skills and listening comprehension.
• May be required to conduct language lessons for the entire class independently.
• Assist with the sanitation of classrooms and bathrooms.
• Provide a consistent atmosphere for children and teachers by being in attendance daily.
• Take over teaching responsibilities when the teacher is unavailable.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• One (1) year of related experience preferred

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• The job occasionally requires light physical exertion, including walking, standing, motor vehicle operation, and other forms of light physical activity.
• The job occasionally requires a moderate level of physical exertion such as handling medium weight materials…