Behavior Specialist (Per-Diem with Path to Full-Time)

Job Description

Job Description

Behavior Specialist (Per-Diem with Path to Full-Time)

Pay Rate: $25.00 – $27.00 / hour

Are you ready to do meaningful work, make a difference, and be part of a team that actually cares? We're looking for a skilled, compassionate Behavior Specialist to join us in supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism in living full, connected lives in their homes and communities.

This is a flexible per-diem position with a clear path to full-time employment as your caseload grows.

How It Works:

• Work From Home: All indirect work-like writing assessments, drafting behavior support plans, and administrative tracking-can be completed comfortably from your home office.

• In-Community Support: Direct services require travel and face-to-face visits with participants in their homes and communities across Delaware County, PA, along with periodic daytime appointments in adjacent regions.

Because direct support requires travel, you'll need:

• A reliable vehicle

• Valid driver's license

• Up-to-date insurance, registration, and inspection

  (Don't worry, we reimburse your mileage!)

What You Might Be Doing:

• Assessment & Plan Design: Conducting Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs) to understand the "why" behind challenging behaviors, then crafting individualized, positive-practice Behavior Support Plans and practical Crisis Intervention Plans tailored to each person's unique goals.

• Team Collaboration & Education: Partnering closely with participants, families, Supports Coordinators, and care teams. You'll walk everyone through the plans, model interventions, and provide hands-on training so all supporters feel confident and aligned across every environment.

• Direct Coaching & Implementation: Spending time with participants in their homes and communities to teach new skills, coach supporters through real-time challenges, and put positive behavior strategies into practice.

• Data Tracking & Plan Evolution: Collecting and evaluating data, monitoring what's working, and updating behavior support plans as participants grow and their needs change.

• Advocacy & Human Rights: Creating fading plans for restrictive interventions and presenting plans to Human Rights Committees when needed-always keeping participant dignity, rights, and least-restrictive approaches front and center.

Who We're Looking For:

• Experience: At least 2 years of experience working directly with individuals with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism.

• Location & Travel: Comfortable traveling in and around Delaware County, PA (and adjacent areas) for scheduled daytime visits.

• Educational & Credential Requirements (Must meet one of the following):

  • Master's degree or higher in Psychology, Special Education, Counseling, Social Work, Education, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), or Gerontology

  • Pennsylvania Behavior Specialist License

  • Bachelor's degree with commitment to work under the direct supervision of our Director of Behavior Supports

• Mindset: Dependable, patient, collaborative, and genuinely invested in positive behavior support practices and real human connection.

What We Offer:

• $25.00 – $27.00 / hour starting pay

• Work-from-home flexibility for all indirect administrative tasks

• Paid mileage for all direct travel and paid training (we never stop learning)

• A clear path to full-time employment

• Supportive supervisors who care about your professional growth

• Tools to make your job easier (we hate unnecessary paperwork too, so we've streamlined it)

• A culture that actually sees you as a person , not just a worker

So if you're the kind of person who wants your expertise to matter and you're looking for a supportive place to build a real career in human services, come join us. Let's do something good together.

Background checks are required - this is serious work, and we're serious about safety and trust.