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Paraprofessional resume examples with IEP support bullets, behavior data language, district keywords and a full writing guide for every experience level.
Example Paraprofessional summary
Paraprofessional with four years supporting elementary students with autism, emotional disabilities and specific learning disabilities in both resource and inclusion settings. Skilled at running phonics and math small groups, collecting daily behavior data, and prompting AAC use. ParaPro Assessment passed and CPI trained. Looking for a district role on a self-contained team with a strong case manager.
Skills to list on a Paraprofessional resume
- IEP support
- Behavior intervention plans
- Data collection
- Small group instruction
- Reading fluency practice
- Math manipulatives
- Assistive technology
- AAC devices
- Personal care routines
- Visual schedules
- De-escalation
- Progress monitoring
- Classroom setup
- Student supervision
What actually gets this resume read
- Name the classroom setting in every job: self-contained, resource room, inclusion, or life skills, because they are different jobs.
- Say which disability categories you have supported and what supports you delivered, without ever naming a student.
- List your ParaPro Assessment result or the college credits that meet your state paraprofessional requirement near the top.
- Describe the data you collected, the sheet or system you used, and who read it, since districts run on documented progress.
- Include physical and personal care duties such as lifting, toileting or feeding when the posting asks for them.
- Put de-escalation and restraint training with the issuing program name, because principals filter on that line.