Special education aide resume examples for 2025
Build a better special education aide resume with Zippi, your AI resume builder robot.
All resume examples
How to write a special education aide 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: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.
Step 2: Next put your years of experience in special education aide-related roles.
Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.
Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some special education aide interviews.Hi, I'm Zippi, your job search robot. Let me write a first draft of your summary statement.
List the right project manager skills
Your Skills section is an easy way to let recruiters know you have the skills to do the job. Just as importantly, it can help your resume not get filtered out by hiring software. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
- Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
- Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a special education aide resume:
- Behavior Management
- Paraprofessional
- IEP
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- CPR
- Adaptive
- Math
- Instructional Support
- Physical Disabilities
- Instructional Materials
- Clerical Tasks
- Mathematics
- Physical Care
- Bulletin Boards
- Walkers
- ABA
- Administrative Regulations
- Education Plan
- Standardized Testing
- CPI
- Child Left Behind
- Instructional Assistance
- Classroom Management
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Kindergarten
- Academic Support
- Behavior Modification
- Occupational Therapy
- Learning Disabilities
You can let Zippi customize your resume.
How to structure your work experience
Next you should include your work experience. Structure your work experience section by listing your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
Include only recent, relevant jobs. Avoid including work experience over 20 years to avoid ageism.
Beneath each job, you should have bullet points to emphasize why you're the perfect fit for the special education aide.
How to write special education aide experience bullet points
Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.
Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:
- 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.
This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.
Here are examples from great special education aide resumes:
Work history example #1
Life Skills Trainer
Vinfen
- Attended Individualized Service Plan (ISP) meetings as part of a treatment team, and maintained communication with families.
- Provided brief therapy to consumers, typically disputing distorted thoughts.
- Provided 1:1 assessment, training/follow up in the consumer's home and community as identified in their ISP.
- Dispensed prescription medication to individuals at appropriate times.
- Established and maintained communication with clients, their family members, providers, etc.
Work history example #2
Special Education Associate
Middle School
- Prepared students for NY state ELA exam and NY state Math exam.
- Cared for special needs children and provided them with much needed attention and patience.
- Worked closely with interdisciplinary team to develop student's IEP.
- Used online database to store and update IEPs.
- Performed formal assessments to develop present levels, individualized education plan (IEP) goals, and specially designed instruction.
Work history example #3
Special Education Aide
Chicago Public Library
- Participated in the implementation of IEP programs for the purpose of meeting IEP goals and/or district benchmarks standard for all children.
- Developed individual educational plans (IEP) designed to promote educational, physical and social development.
- Designed student IEP's and administered key math assessments for initial and reevaluation referrals.
- Developed and organized a school-wide in-service presentation focusing on inclusive practices and co-teaching models.
- Worked with a small group on mathematics and based lessons on differentiated learning needs.
Work history example #4
Special Education Assistant Teacher
Boys & Girls Club
- Assisted in developing individualized programs and curriculum based IEP recommendations for each student.
- Designed, developed, and initiated a Web Based Instructional Project to deliver Oklahoma geography to elementary students.
- Demonstrated patience and understanding while managing difficult children Developed and implemented activities for educational learning
- Utilized University of Texas undergraduate education coursework through teaching grades K-5.
- Certified in CPR, and First Aid Course such as Blood Born Pathogens, and Universal Precautions.
You can let Zippi customize your resume.
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 special education aide resumes:
Master's Degree in business
Ashford University, San Diego, CA
2006 - 2007
Master's Degree in criminal justice
Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL
2017 - 2018
Highlight your special education aide certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education section.
Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.
Here are some of the best certifications to have on special education aide resumes:
- Advanced First Aid & CPR
- Medical Assistant
- Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS)
- First Aid Certification
- First Aid, CPR and AED Instructor
- Educational Certificate: K-12 (Ed:)
- Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE)
- Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)
- Medication Aide Certification (MACE)
- Nationally Certified Medical Office Assistant (NCMOA)