How to Write a Resume for Paraeducator Positions
- 1). Begin your resume with your name and contact information, including a phone number and a professional e-mail address if possible. Avoid using a personal address, like ilovetofly@mail.com.
- 2). Include an objective. Indicate the type of para-educator position that you are seeking. For example, if you wish to provide classroom or academic support, state that in your objective. This is also the opportunity to specify whether you wish to assist teachers with daily and weekly lesson plans.
- 3). List your skills. Indicate whether you have previous experience developing classroom instruction that helped keep students engaged. List all software skills, such as proficiency in Microsoft Office. Indicate languages other than English that you speak. List all skills that qualify you to work with high-risk children. For example, if you possess the ability to create flexible discipline methods in the classroom, list this. Include all record-keeping skills; many employers look for this in para-educators.
- 4). List your education background, beginning with high school and including any college attended and the type of degree obtained. If you have received a graduate degree, such as a master's or Ph.D., list the degree and the college where it was received.
- 5). List experience, including previous jobs and experiences that are related to the position for which you are applying. Include the dates of employment and duties performed.
- 6). List all affiliations with professional organizations. Indicate whether you have served those groups as a volunteer. In addition, list all special recognitions or awards received from such organizations.
