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Community-Council-Health-Systems; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 14,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Council for Mental Health is seeking a full-time Behavioral Specialist to provide individualized mental health interventions and academic support within a school setting in Philadelphia.

You will work under the program director as part of the IEP team, implement behavior support and FBA plans, and collaborate with the IEP team to progress toward goals.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Minimum of one year experience in working with children and adolescents.
• Appropriate state required background checks (e.g., PA-Act 33/34 Clearance).
• Training and experience in crisis intervention.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized mental health interventions and academic support services in the school setting.
• Support the IEP team with data, progress notes, and behavior goals.
• Respond to emergencies and coordinate with the director to promote stabilization.
• Maintain records reflecting goals in the IEP/FBA and participate in weekly reviews.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Child/adolescent experience

Education

High School diploma

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

About the Organization Our services are designed to be holistic, geographically accessible, culturally sensitive, and coordinated with other related service systems, both formal and informal. Community Council has a long history of providing mental health services to Philadelphia residents and is one of the City of Philadelphia's original 12 Base Service Units. We provide a range of mental health and substance abuse direct services and case management. The organization has a diverse staff of 200 that deliver evidenced based services in a culturally competent manner.

EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Description

Job description

GENERAL OVERVIEW OF KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide individualized mental health interventions and academic support services in the school setting. The one to one is supervised by the program director as apart of the IEP team. The goal is to implement sound clinical interventions and support services to enable the client to be maintained and function appropriately in the least restrictive setting.

ESSENTIAL & CORE FUNCTIONS

• Provide the IEP team or other pertinent professionals with clinical data (e.g., behavioral observations) to support the behavior support plan/FBA, as well as engaging the client in age appropriate therapeutic activities.
• As directed by the director to assist in the development and implementation of behavioral goals and other therapeutic interventions as specified in the FBA and Behavior Support Plan.
• Respond appropriately to cases that have emergency needs and respond all information immediately to the director to further promote stabilization.
• Use supervision/consultation effectively to improve the quality of therapeutic services.
• Maintain an ongoing dialogue regarding client's progress toward behavior goals with the IEP team.
• Present periodic updates (e.g., progress toward goals) during annual IEP meetings and/or conferences as requested by the director, school district or other IEP team members.
• Ensure that all daily progress notes for therapeutic services, or written documents clearly reflect behavior goals that are indicated in the IEP/FBA
• Maintain the appropriate intervention hours via face-to-face contact specified in the IEP.
• Meet weekly with the director to discuss client's progress towards his behavior goals.
• Work collaboratively with IEP team members and use supervision/conclusion effectively to improve the quality of therapeutic services.
• Follow Community Council for Mental Health and special incidents reporting procedures and provide the Behavioral Specialist Consultant with information on potential issues of safety and ethical/confidentiality dilemmas.
• Adhere to all of the Community Council for Mental Health personnel policies and the Community Council for Mental Health Code of Conduct.

Position Requirements

PREREQUISITES & QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION:

• High School diploma required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Minimum of one year experience in working with children and adolescents.
• Appropriate state required background checks (e.g., PA-Act 33/34 Clearance)
• Training and experience in crisis intervention.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour

Schedule

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate

• Philadelphia, PA 19131: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Special education: 1 year (Preferred)
• Childcare: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Location Community Council Learning Academy

Number of Openings 1

Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time and/or Part-Time

Category Education

Salary/Sign-on bonus

Close Date

Created By Donna Mims

Number Filled 0

Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt

Hiring Manager(s) Sharon Johnson

Open Date 8/6/2026

This position is currently accepting applications.