Licensed specialist

The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth 1100 Adams Ave | Audubon, PA 19403
(610) 277-3715 | [email protected]
JOB DESCRIPTION: Licensed Behavior Specialist
Title: Licensed Behavior Specialist

Reports To: Clinical Director
Organization Summary:
Position Summary:
Founded in 1970 by a behavioral health hospital and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 1983,
TLC is an entrepreneurial social enterprise committed to transforming lives and communities—one
moment, one choice, one connection at a time. Headquartered in Pennsylvania, TLC operates across
multiple states, providing K-12 alternative education, comprehensive mental and behavioral health
services, coaching, counseling, and trauma-informed training.
Additionally, TLC collaborates with school districts, universities, hospitals, police departments,
and nonprofit organizations, offering consultation services to secure federal and state grant
funding.
This position specializes in behavior change. The function of this role is to provide direct
assistance to educational staff, administrators, agency personnel and parents in the areas of
behavior change and addressing challenging behaviors of students. The Behavior Consultant provides
individual and group trainings, conducts and supports functional behavior assessments and positive
behavior support plans, advises administrators and staff regarding best practices and regulations,
works as a collaborative consultant with school and agency personnel, and provides expertise
regarding behavior modification in complex cases. The Behavior Consultant provides services and
documents that are compliant with federal, state, and local regulations. Also, services and
documents are based on best practices, research validated methods, and PDE supported procedures and
materials.
Skills & Knowledge: • Provide consultation to staff through observations, functional
behavior
assessment, behavior modification plan development, consultations, and recommendations related to
the needs of individual students, utilizing best practice, research validation methodologies, and
PDE endorsed practices.

• Conduct functional behavioral assessments for students in the school, home, or community

setting.

• Create individualized positive behavioral support plans to address the target

behaviors.

• 
  Train staff, parents, and students on implementation of the plan. Monitor treatment integrity

and provide feedback when needed.

• Develop and oversee ongoing behavior data collection and present summarized data when

needed.

• Assist staff in maintaining the level of expertise within their programs regarding the proper

methods of deescalating challenging and complex behaviors presented by students.

• Provide direct intervention support to students both proactively to teach new skills and

reactively to facilitate the de-escalation of the student.

• Provide training, staff development, and informational support in all aspects of behavior change

with challenging behaviors to LEA staff, parents, students and agency personnel.

• Maintain professional and legally compliant documentation of services and student related

paperwork.

• Stay knowledgeable in best practice and research validated practices.
• Perform additional duties as needed and specified by supervisor

Education and Experience:

• Master’s Degree required
• Licensed Behavior Specialist Consultant in Pennsylvania required
• Experience working with children and adolescents with severe and complex behavior challenges in

a school, community or residential setting is required.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a
comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee
for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without
notice.
Work Hours: Full-time, 10-month position

Work Environment: Public school and Home settings.

EEO Statement: TLC is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not
discriminate on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to, race, age, color,
religion, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental
disability, veteran status, or any other basis recognized by
federal, state or local law.