Behavior Support Educator

Behavior Support Educator – Immediate Start!

Washington DC

$30/hour

2026–2027 School Year

Monday–Friday | 3:00 PM TO 6:00 PM (schedules might vary according to location)

Apollo After School is seeking a caring, patient, and experienced Behavior Support Educator to provide individualized support for school-age children, including children who are neurodivergent and may have autism, ADHD, sensory-processing differences, developmental differences, communication needs, or challenges with emotional and behavioral regulation.

This position is ideal for someone who understands that behavior is communication and knows how to support children with different learning, sensory, social, and emotional needs in a positive, respectful, and strengths-based way.

You will work alongside our after-school team to help children successfully participate in activities, routines, peer interactions, transitions, and the overall after-school environment.

• Provide individualized support to children who may need additional behavioral, emotional, social, sensory, or developmental support
• Support neurodivergent children in successfully participating in the after-school program
• Help children navigate transitions, changes in routine, group activities, and peer interactions
• Recognize signs of sensory overload, frustration, anxiety, dysregulation, or escalating behavior and respond proactively
• Use positive behavior-support, co-regulation, redirection, visual supports, choices, and other developmentally appropriate strategies
• Help children build self-regulation, communication, social-emotional, and problem-solving skills
• Support children in identifying and communicating their needs appropriately
• Provide calm, consistent support during challenging moments
• Reinforce positive behaviors and celebrate children’s individual strengths and progress
• Help adapt activities, expectations, or the environment when appropriate so children can participate successfully
• Maintain a safe, predictable, structured, and inclusive environment
• Collaborate closely with the Site Director, classroom educators, school personnel, and Apollo leadership
• Follow individualized support strategies or accommodation plans provided for participating students
• Communicate observations, strategies, successes, and concerns appropriately with program leadership
• Maintain confidentiality regarding student needs and information

• A high school diploma or equivalent and is at least 18 years old
• At least 1 year of experience working with school-age children
• Experience supporting neurodivergent children strongly preferred
• Experience working with children with autism, ADHD, developmental disabilities, sensory needs, emotional regulation challenges, or behavioral support needs strongly preferred
• Experience in special education, behavioral support, paraprofessional support, therapeutic recreation, childcare, social work, psychology, ABA, or a related setting is a plus
• Familiarity with positive behavior support, de-escalation, co-regulation, visual schedules, first/then strategies, sensory supports, or similar approaches
• The ability to remain calm, patient, and supportive during challenging behaviors
• Strong observation and problem-solving skills
• The ability to build trusting relationships while maintaining clear and consistent boundaries
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Dependability and the ability to work independently when providing additional support to a child
• A genuine commitment to inclusion and helping every child feel successful and supported

• Special education paraprofessionals
• Intervention specialists or intervention specialist students
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