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Para educator resume examples from 2026

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a para educator resume

Craft a resume summary statement

A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in para educator-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some para educator interviews.

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List the right project manager skills

Your Skills section is a place to list all relevant skills and abilities. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description in your resume. Look at the job listing and consider which of the listed skills you have experience with, along with related skills.
  2. Include as many relevant hard skills and soft skills as possible from the listing.
  3. Use the most up to date and accurate terms. Don't forget to be specific.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some para educator interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a para educator resume:

  • Behavioral Issues
  • Student Performance
  • IEP
  • Math
  • Kindergarten
  • School Administration
  • CPR
  • Mathematics
  • Direct Supervision
  • General Education
  • Instructional Materials
  • Behavior Management
  • Classroom Management
  • Language Arts
  • Classroom Environment
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Instructional Support
  • Education Plan
  • ABA
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Behavior Modification
  • Instructional Assistance
  • Clerical Tasks
  • Physical Disabilities
  • Bulletin Boards
  • CPI
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Data Collection
  • K-12
  • Academic Support

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How to structure your work experience

Your work experience should be structured:

  1. With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
  2. Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
  3. Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
  4. Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.

How to write para educator experience bullet points

Effective job bullet points do more than just describe your job duties. Instead, they should be specific and measurable accomplishments. Here are some strategies to mastering job bullet points:

  • Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
  • Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
  • Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.

Here are great bullet points from para educator resumes:

Work history example #1

Para Educator

Minneapolis Public Schools

  • Checked blood pressure, temperature, and vital signs, CPR.
  • Implemented district approved techniques for verbal de-escalation and safe physical restraint, such as Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training.
  • Participated in Education training and enrichment courses in CPR, and Crisis Prevent
  • Maintained cooperative relationships and clear positive communication with staff, children, families, support professionals, volunteers, and caregivers.
  • Received CPR certification, sanitation and disinfecting certification, and other various curriculum training.

Work history example #2

Educational Aid

St. Vincent Family

  • Interpreted in IEP meeting, conducted home visit, conducted evaluation, and make phone call to scheduled meeting.
  • Prepared/designed PowerPoint presentations and other materials for staff in-services.
  • Worked with physical, occupational, audiology therapists, and classroom teacher to provide IEP goals.
  • Arranged, organized and scheduled CPR, ACLS, and PALS courses for hospital employees.
  • Ensured all updated IEP's are current with Teachers, Students Related Service providers and Case Manager.

Work history example #3

Head Start Teacher

Appomattox Regional Library System

  • Graded mathematics papers for an adjunct mathematics instructor
  • Generated appropriate strategies to help students achieve high success in the least restrictive environments (IEP's).
  • Trained in guided reading and centers for differentiated literacy instruction.
  • Developed individual educational plans (IEP) designed to promote educational, physical and social development.
  • Developed and collaborated with local school district to transition children into kindergarten.

Work history example #4

Para Educator

Howard University

  • Required certifications for Instructional Assistants were CPR, First Aid and NCI Make copies of documents for the teacher's.
  • Monitored and reported behavioral tendencies for further discussion during IEP meetings.
  • Administered test to students with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and the Language Transition Program (LTP) students.
  • Demonstrated patience and submitted weekly reports and evaluations of students and physical activities.
  • Provided creative and adaptive solutions for bridging communication gaps and disabilities.

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Add an education section to your resume

The education section should display your highest degree first.

Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.

If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries from para educator resumes:

Doctoral Degree in communication disorders sciences

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

2012 - 2015

Bachelor's Degree in elementary education

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

2008 - 2011

Highlight your para educator certifications on your resume

Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

Here are some of the best certifications to have on para educator resumes:

  1. Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
  2. Medical Assistant
  3. Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE)
  4. First Aid, CPR and AED Instructor
  5. Dental Assistant (RDA)
  6. Certified Professional - Human Resource (IPMA-CP)
  7. Child Development Associate (CDA)
  8. Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)
  9. Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
  10. Certified Medical Office Manager (CMOM)

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