Behavior Consultants- CCDC Great Valley

At the present time, vacancies exist for Behavior Consultants within the Student Services Division of the Chester County Intermediate Unit. These positions will be located at the Child & Career Development Center- Great Campus Campus in Malvern, PA.

Are you motivated to create brighter futures for students, families, and the entire community? If so, we want you on Team CCIU! At the CCIU, we pride ourselves on the creativity, dedication, and collaborative spirit that our employees bring to their work every day, and we know that achieving success together takes a team approach!

We strive to hire exceptional, motivated, and passionate individuals that help us achieve our vision of acting as educational leaders who contribute to a better Chester County and beyond.

If you are looking for an exciting, challenging opportunity to grow your career, don’t wait – apply today to make Team CCIU even stronger tomorrow!

Summary Of Position

This is a position specializing in behavior change for our school community. The function of this role is to address challenging behaviors of students at the Child and Career Development Center (CCDC) and provide direct assistance to educational staff, administrators, and parents in the areas of behavior change. The Behavior Consultant provides individual and group trainings, conducts and supports functional behavior analyses 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. All services and documents provided by the Behavior Consultant are based on best practices, research validated methods, and PDE supported procedures and materials.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• 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 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
  
  

Qualifications Professional Certifications

• Education and Experience
• Master's Degree required
• Experience working with children and adolescents with severe and complex behavior challenges in a school, community or residential setting required
• Licensed Behavior Specialist Consultant in Pennsylvania required
• Valid Pennsylvania Driver’s License required

Schedule:

Monday - Friday; 7.5 hrs/day; 260 days/year (12-Month)

Salary (2026-2027)

Project, Level 14, Exempt: $68,981 - $86,227/yr.

• Placement on scale determined by years of experience in a similar role*
  
  

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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 qualified minority teachers 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.