Behavior Mentor, Chester County Learning Center

Chester County Intermediate Unit; Coatesville (Chester County); On-site; USD 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent medical coverage

PSERS retirement benefit

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Chester County Intermediate Unit is seeking multiple full-time Behavior Mentors (RBTs) for the Learning Center in Coatesville, PA. The role focuses on implementing ABA-based strategies, PBSPs, and data collection to support students with behavioral and emotional needs.

The position reports to the Behavior Analyst and collaborates with classroom staff to ensure fidelity and positive student outcomes. Strong data skills and interventional planning are required.

Qualifications

• Education and experience in supporting students with significant emotional/behavioral needs.
• ABA experience preferred and experience with secondary students required.
• CPR/First Aid certification required within 30 days of hire.
• Background clearances (PA child abuse, FBI) required within specified timelines.
• Registered Behavior Technician credential required within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assist teachers by ensuring PBSPs and teaching plans are implemented with fidelity.
• Model proactive, evidence-based strategies for staff and students.
• Collect data on goals, interventions, referrals, and ABC data for new assessments.
• Create data-tracking systems and graph progress for communication with staff.
• Enter daily data into templates and manage discipline referrals in SIS.

Skills

Relationship building

Data collection

Collaboration

De-escalation

Behavior support

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Behavior Mentor, Chester County Learning Center JobID: 4544

• Date Posted:
  8/28/2026
• Location:
  IU CCIU Learning Center - Coatesville

We are currently hiring multiple full-time Behavior Mentors(RBTs) at the Chester County Learning Center within the Student Services division of the Chester County Intermediate Unit, located in Coatesville, PA. This position involves providing direct behavior support to students with behavioral and emotional needs.

Are you motivated to create brighter futures for students, families,and the entire community? If so, we want you on Team CCIU! At theCCIU,we pride ourselves on the creativity, dedication,and collaborative spiritthatour employees bring to their work every day,and we know that achieving success together takes a teamapproach! We strive to hire exceptional, motivated,and passionate individuals that help us achieve our vision of acting as educational leaderswhocontribute to a better Chester County and beyond.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The primary role of the behavior mentor is to implement proactive, evidence-based strategies both individually with studentsand with staff bymodeling strategies. The behavior mentor usesprinciples of applied behavior analysis to extinguish negative behaviors and promote positive replacement behaviors as developed in students' IEPs.The mentor works collaboratively with classroom staff to implement Positive Behavior Support Plans(PBSPs), collect data on current IEP goals and interventions, and communicate noted trends to classroom staff.The mentor will utilize de-escalation techniques and management strategies for student-student or student-staff conflicts.Thementor works in conjunction with and reports directly to the Behavior Analyst.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

Assisting the Teacher:

• Serve as liaison between Behavior Consultant/Behavior Analyst/administrative staff to ensure classroom staff implement students' PBSPs/teaching plans with fidelity.
• Model proactive, evidence-based strategies for classroom staff.
• Collect dataon current goals, current interventions, discipline referrals, and ABC data for new Functional Behavior Assessments.
• Generate data tracking systems in collaboration with classroom staff to represent collected data graphically to ensure communication of student progress.
• Maintain paperwork for each student to support staff collaboration toincludeIEPat a glance, important personal information, most current PBSP highlights, thestudent'sgoals with tracking sheets, and pertinent data tools like ABC sheets or DBR scales.
• Arrange the learning environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Assisting with Students:

• Implement universal expectations and follow established consequences for all students, while implementing strategies and individualized modifications for all students with specific programming.
• Workindependently with students to provide opportunities to reinforce and practice newly taught replacement behaviors.
• Work independently with studentsto generalize learned replacement behaviors to new learning environments.
• Support students placing themselves or others in imminent risk by implementing Personal Emergency Interventions, after having been trained and demonstratingcompetencyin the skills.

Assisting with Clerical Duties:

• Work independently to represent collected data graphically.
• Work independently to enter all daily data into provided templates (Skill Card Database).
• Enteringdiscipline referrals into the Student Information System.

ESSENTIAL JOB SKILLS:

Skills required of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, staff and parents.
• Ability to apply sound judgment to resolve conflicts and problems.
• Ability to work collaboratively with educational andbehavioralstaff.
• Ability to work with emotionally disturbed and/or behaviorally disordered students in a calm, professional manner.
• Ability tocollect, graph, and analyze data.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED required. Bachelor's degree (psychology, education, social work, counseling) preferred
• Previous experience working with students withsignificant emotional and behavioral needs; demonstratedability to relate well to adolescent populationdesired.
• ABA experiencepreferred
• Experienceworking with secondary students required
• CPR/First Aid Certification required within 30 days of hire
• Registered Behavior Technician Credential required to be obtainedwithin90-days of hire
• PA Criminal and Child abuse Clearances current within 180 days prior to start date required
• FBI clearance currentwithin 1 year of start date required
• Clearance as an MA provider by both the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the federal government required

RATE OF PAY:2026-2027SCHOOL YEAR

• $27.82 - $33.86 Hourly
• Placement on the step salary scale based upon related experience

SCHEDULE:

• Monday- Friday. 7.5 hours/day, 7:45AM - 3:45PM
• 190 days/year, following the school year calendar

SUPPORT STAFF BENEFITS:

• Excellent medical, prescription, vision and dental coverage at minimal cost to employee
• If medical, prescription, vision and dental coverage is not needed, opt-out payments available
• Life insurance in amount of 1x annual salary paid by CCIU
• Long-term disability insurance effective 31st day of illness/injury
• Retirement through PSERS, PA's Public School Employees Retirement System
• Worker's Compensation
• New employees accrue 10sick daysand 2 personal days annually
• Tuition reimbursement - 100% of 12credits per year
• …and much more!

LOCATION:

• 1635 East Lincoln Hwy; Coatesville, PA 19320

Equal Opportunity Employer

Chester County Intermediate Unit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Chester County Intermediate Unit ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. Chester County Intermediate Unit has a policy of active recruitment of minorityteachers and non-certified employees. Any individual needing assistance in making application for any opening should contact the Department of Human Resources at 484-237-5085 .