Behavior Para Educator

WAVERLY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS Position Announcement

Job Title: Behavior Para Educator

Location: Elmwood Elementary

Start Date: April 18, 2026

Salary Range/Level: Class I – Current WESPA Master Agreement $19.90 - $22.57/hr

Terms of Employment: School Year

Date Posted: April 8, 2026

Final date to receive applications: Until Filled

The Behavior Para educator is responsible for working as a team member in providing a quality educational program for students by providing behavioral support to the classrooms and building. The primary focus of the Behavior Para educator is to provide interventions for students that may need extra support in continuing their education.

• Maintain an atmosphere conducive to learning
• Assist staff in behavioral concerns with students
• Assist students in regulating behaviors by utilizing de-escalation skills and CPI strategies as needed.
• Cope with friction among students
• Deal with student problems and diffuse situations
• Ability to work with little assistance in high stress situations
• Assist students in improving decision‑making skills
• Will be required to assess problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Will be required to communicate effectively with staff and parents
• All other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum of a high school diploma
• Prior experience working with students, school personnel, and parents
• CPI Certification or willingness to obtain
• Strong communication skills
• Knowledge of PBIS and MTSS

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the school community. Ability to speak clearly and concisely both in oral and written communication. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies. Ability to demonstrate the character traits of respect, responsibility, honesty, and caring when interacting with staff, students, and community members.

Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment). Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust/focus.

Work Environment:
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate. Work is performed indoors although there will be required outdoor activities. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well‑being and work output of students.

Mental Functions:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile, and negotiate.

The Waverly Community Schools will not discriminate against any person based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, height, weight, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran, or military status.

Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations:
Assistance with the application process may be requested through the Human Resources Department at  or