Behavior Support Educator

Behavior Support Educator – Immediate Start!

📍 Washington DC
💰 Starting at $25/hour and up based on experience
📅 2026–2027 School Year
⏰ Monday–Friday | 3:00 PM TO 6:30 PM (schedules might vary according to location)

Make a Meaningful Difference After School

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.

What You’ll Do

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

We’re Looking for Someone Who Has

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 and Certifications with special education, behavioral support, paraprofessional support, therapeutic recreation, childcare, social work, psychology, ABA, or related fields are required
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

This Role May Be a Great Fit for

Special education paraprofessionals
Intervention specialists or intervention specialist students
Behavioral technicians or behavioral support staff
Psychology, social work, education, occupational therapy, or related college students and graduates
Experienced childcare professionals who have worked extensively with neurodivergent children
Professionals experienced in autism support, ADHD support, sensory regulation, or social-emotional learning

Perks

Monday–Friday afternoon schedule
Professional development
Training and ongoing support
Supportive team environment
Opportunity to make a direct impact in a child’s daily experience
Work-life balance

About Apollo After School

Apollo After School provides engaging, safe, and enriching after-school programming for school-age children. We believe successful programs are inclusive programs, and we are committed to creating environments where children with different abilities, learning styles, communication styles, and support needs can participate and thrive.

Apollo After School or Chess Wizards is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.