Behavior Director

Job Description

Job Description

Behavior Director - Mars, PA

Set on a 30-acre wooded campus in Mars, PA, Hope Academy North gives our students — and our staff — room to breathe, grow, and thrive. The Hope Centers is a premier provider of educational and therapeutic services for children with special needs, serving families throughout the North Pittsburgh region. We're a model of excellence, a safe haven for students, and a steady advocate for those who need our support. Guided by compassion, integrity, innovation, perseverance, and teamwork, our team takes a multidisciplinary, best-practices approach to help every student succeed.

WE WILL ALWAYS BE A SOURCE OF HOPE.

As Behavior Director at our Mars campus, you'll bring clinical expertise and steady leadership to a school-based team that believes in meeting students where they are. You're a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who finds energy in collaborative problem-solving and genuine satisfaction in watching students reach their goals.

Leading Behavior Programming
You'll direct all behavior-related services across the North campus — building out programs, procedures, and staff training for supporting learners with challenging behaviors. This includes overseeing PBSPs, ABA skill acquisition plans, and data systems to ensure everything reflects current best practices and compliance standards.

Supporting Compliance
You'll keep programming aligned with professional, state, and federal regulatory requirements — managing target selection, data sheets, teaching strategies, reinforcement schedules, and data fidelity for your caseload.

Building Relationships
Strong communication with faculty, staff, families, and students is central to this role. You'll document interactions and services according to Hope's policies.

Supervision & Documentation
You'll ensure reliable data collection on IEP goals and ABA targets, complete supervision documentation for RBT and BCBA candidates, and maintain thorough service records.

Assessment & Staff Development
You'll lead training on tools like VB-MAPP, functional behavior assessments, and Crisis Prevention protocols — plus take on additional responsibilities as needed.

Credentials

• Master's Degree (required)
• BCBA certification
• Behavior Specialist License (BSL)
• 8-Hour Supervision Course completion
• Experience with individuals with developmental delays or disabilities

Clearances

• Act 33 – PA Child Abuse History Clearance
• Act 34 – PA State Criminal History Clearance
• Act 114 – FBI Clearance (Dept. of Education)
• Act 126 – Mandated Reporter Training
• Act 168 – Previous Employer Disclosure
• State License of Practice and/or Certification
• CPR/First Aid Certification
• TB Test & Physical

Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination Policy

The Hope Center is committed to maintaining fair and equitable employment practices in compliance with all applicable federal and state requirements. All employment policies, procedures, and practices shall be designed to ensure equal opportunity, prohibit discrimination and retaliation, and promote an inclusive workplace.

Policy Statement

The Hope Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. Employment decisions will be based on qualifications, merit, and organizational needs, consistent with all applicable nondiscrimination laws.

Protected Characteristics

No person shall be discriminated against, harassed, or retaliated against on the basis of:

• Race (including hair type, hair texture, or hair style)

• Color

• Religious creed (including observance, practice and belief)

• Disability (physical, intellectual, developmental, or mental health)

• Ancestry or national origin

• Age (40 and over)

• Sex, including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, sex assigned at birth, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation

• Genetic information

• Veteran or military status

• Familial or martial status

• Or any other characteristic protected under applicable law

Scope of Policy

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to:

• Recruitment, hiring, and job advertisements

• Assignments, classifications, and promotions

• Compensation, benefits, and training

• Transfers, discipline, and termination

• Discipline and termination

• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, unless doing so would cause undue hardship

• Protection for retaliation for good-faith reports or participation in investigations

Enforcement & Reporting

Managers, supervisors, and employees share responsibility for upholding this policy. Any person who believes that have been subject to discrimination, harassment, or retaliation should report the matter through established grievance or HR reporting process. The Hope Center shall investigate promptly and take appropriate corrective action. No individual will be retaliated against for making a good-faith complaint or participating in an investigation.