After-School Behavior Support Specialist

Apollo After School; Beachwood, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay: $25/hour

Afternoon schedule

Professional development

Training & support

Supportive team

Impact on kids

Work-life balance

Job summary

Apollo After School in Beachwood, OH is seeking a caring Behavior Support Educator to provide individualized behavioral, emotional, and social support for school-age children, including neurodivergent learners.

You will work with the after-school team to help children participate in activities, manage transitions, and stay safe in a structured, inclusive environment, using positive behavior strategies and collaboration with staff.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent, 18 years old minimum.
• Minimum 1 year of experience working with school-age children.
• Experience supporting neurodivergent children strongly preferred.
• Experience with autism, ADHD, sensory needs, emotional regulation challenges, or behavioral support needs strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with positive behavior support, de-escalation, co-regulation, visual schedules, first/then strategies, sensory supports, or similar approaches.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized support to children that 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.

Skills

Patience

Observation

Communication

Teamwork

Dependability

Inclusion

Calm under pressure

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Apollo After School in Beachwood, OH is seeking a caring Behavior Support Educator to provide individualized behavioral, emotional, and social support for school-age children, including neurodivergent learners.

You will work with the after-school team to help children participate in activities, manage transitions, and stay safe in a structured, inclusive environment, using positive behavior strategies and collaboration with staff.