Para Educator PRN

Perimeter Healthcare•Springdale, AR

About The Position

Perimeter Behavioral Health is seeking a PRN Para Educator to provide on-call and substitute classroom coverage based on facility and staffing needs. Hours and scheduling vary and are not guaranteed; assignments may be offered on short notice and may involve weekdays, weekends, holidays, or other shifts. The role works closely with teachers and the interdisciplinary treatment team to support students’ academic, behavioral, social-emotional, and daily living needs. The Para Educator assists with instruction, reinforces individualized education and behavior plans, supervises students, and helps maintain a safe, structured, therapeutic learning environment. The ideal candidate is dependable, flexible, patient, compassionate, and comfortable supporting students who may experience emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges.

Requirements

Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in education, special education, psychology, human services, social work, or a related field.
Ability to obtain CPR and Verbal De-Escalation certification within the first week of employment.
Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and teamwork skills.
Ability to follow individualized education, behavioral, and treatment plans.
Ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries and student confidentiality.
Ability to remain calm and respond appropriately during behavioral or emergency situations.
Ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Flexibility and willingness to accept assignments based on facility and classroom needs, including responding to short-notice coverage requests when available.
Availability for varying schedules that may include weekdays, weekends, holidays, and other shifts.
Physical ability to stand, walk, sit, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and reach as required.
Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds as needed and perform authorized physical intervention procedures when necessary for student and staff safety.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working with children, adolescents, individuals with behavioral or emotional challenges, or in a school, healthcare, behavioral health, or social services setting.
Experience working with students with special education needs.

Responsibilities

Provide on-call and substitute classroom support based on facility and staffing needs.
Assist teachers with individualized academic programs, lesson plans, classroom activities, and instructional materials.
Provide individual and small-group support under the direction of the classroom teacher.
Reinforce academic skills, life skills, social-emotional skills, and appropriate classroom behaviors.
Support implementation of students’ IEPs, behavior plans, treatment plans, and other individualized interventions as directed.
Maintain active supervision and line-of-sight observation of assigned students to promote safety and identify potential behavioral concerns.
Maintain a safe, structured, secure, and therapeutic classroom environment with clear expectations and consistent routines.
Model and reinforce appropriate behaviors, communication, social skills, coping skills, and classroom expectations.
Assist students with classroom activities, transitions, daily routines, and other educational activities.
Use appropriate de-escalation techniques and authorized physical intervention procedures when necessary to maintain safety.
Observe, document, and communicate student academic, behavioral, and social-emotional progress to the teacher and appropriate treatment-team members.
Help maintain accurate records, including daily grades or points, behavior data, progress notes, incident reports, and other required documentation.
Maintain professional boundaries and treat students with dignity, respect, and consistency.
Help maintain a clean, organized, positive classroom environment, including supplies, equipment, materials, schedules, and student progress displays.
Collaborate with teachers, therapists, nursing staff, mental health technicians, administrators, and other interdisciplinary team members.
Attend required staff meetings, training, and professional development activities.
Maintain confidentiality of student information and records in accordance with company policies and applicable laws and regulations.
Follow company policies, procedures, safety standards, and chain-of-command requirements.