Founded in 1970 by a behavioral health hospital and incorporated as a nonprofit in 1983, The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth is an entrepreneurial social enterprise committed to transforming lives and communities.

Headquartered in Audubon, TLC operates across multiple states, providing K-12 alternative education, comprehensive mental and behavioral health services, coaching, counseling, and trauma-informed training.

TLC collaborates with school districts, universities, hospitals, police departments, and nonprofit organizations, offering consultation services to secure federal and state grant funding.

Here are a few of the staff positions currently available:

Full-time Licensed School-Based Counselor/Social Worker

The School-based Counselor/ Social Worker provides early intervention therapy and counseling services.

They also provide case management and mental health support services at the school and in the homes of at-risk students.

The counselor/social worker will provide consultation services to school personnel, liaison support to community agencies, and training programs for school and community populations.

Services to students include:

• Identify students in need of trauma support and provide prevention, screening, referral and treatment services to students potentially in need of service.
• Provide trauma-informed therapy and counseling interventions (group, individual and/or family) for at-risk students.
• Provide mentoring and other intervention models to children and their families who have experienced trauma or are at risk of experiencing trauma, including those who are low-income, homeless, in foster care, involved in the criminal justice system, unemployed, experiencing a mental illness or substance abuse disorder or not enrolled in or at risk of dropping out of an educational institution.
• Provide case management for students and families requiring multiple resources.
• Provide quality trauma support and behavioral health care services.
• Provide home-based services to the families of students who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing trauma, including those who are low-income, homeless, involved in the child welfare system or involved in the juvenile justice system.

Services to school personnel include:

• Assist teachers with behavior management strategies.
• Provide staff with essential information to better understand factors (cultural, societal, economic, familial, health, etc.) affecting a student’s performance and behavior.
• Train school staff on trauma-informed approaches to education to develop safe, stable and nurturing learning environments that prevent and mitigate the effects of trauma.

Services to districts include:

• Provide consultation regarding school law and school policy including IDEA and Section 504.
• Assist in developing positive behavioral intervention strategies.
• Assist in developing and implementing educational programs, including programs on safety and bullying.
• Develop alternative programs for drop-out, truancy, delinquency, etc.

Services to parent/families

• Work with parents to facilitate their support in their children’s school adjustment.
• Alleviate family stress to enable the child to function more effectively in school & community.
• Assist parents in accessing and utilizing school and community resources.
• Work with those problems in a child’s living situation that affect the child’s adjustment in school (home, school, and community).

School Community Liaison:

• Obtain and coordinate community resources to meet students’ needs.
• Provide health services and intervention strategies by coordinating the services provided by eligible applicants and coordinated care organizations, public health entities, nonprofit youth service providers and community-based organizations.
• Foster and promote communication between the school entity, community and law enforcement.
• Increase access to quality trauma-informed support services and behavioral health care by linking the community with local trauma support and behavioral health systems.
• Help school districts receive adequate support from social and mental health agencies.
• Advocate for new and improved community/school service to meet the needs of students and families.
• Mobilize family, school, and community resources to enable the child to learn as effectively as possible in his or her educational program.
• Help school districts receive adequate support from social and mental health agencies.

Skills and knowledge for this position include:

• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Ability to work effectively on a multi-treatment team.
• Proficient in numerous clinical interventions.
• Knowledge of and ability to access community resources.
• Strong substance abuse intervention skills

Education and experience for this position include:

• Master’s degree required, preferably in counseling or social work.
• At least one of the following licenses is required: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), or Licensed Social Worker (LSW), or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Find out more about the Full-time Licensed School-Based Counselor/Social Worker position.

Full Time English Teacher

The English Teacher provides academic instruction and socioemotional support to at-risk youth, grades 7-12, in an alternative school setting.

In an open, small classroom environment, the English Teacher must demonstrate a high degree of flexibility in serving the individualized instructional needs of the students assigned to the class.

The English Teacher must be able to work in a team environment with other educators, special education staff, counselors, and social workers.

 The English Teacher should possess a high degree of authenticity, kindness, and empathy while effectively maintaining a classroom atmosphere conducive to academic and socioemotional growth.

The following responsibilities are required for this position:

• Develop a classroom culture where the Teacher is viewed as “facilitator” of the learning process and not a “lecturer.”
• Plans, prepares and implements lesson plans that facilitate active learning.
• Provides personalized support to each student to develop learning plans that matches each student’s needs and abilities.
• Utilizes Project-Based Learning (PBL) techniques.
• Leverages technology to support and differentiate instruction.
• Develops a multi-sensory learning environment.
• Facilitate Socioemotional Development.
• Provides diverse opportunities to develop and enhance students’ social and emotional skills.
• Promotes the overall wellness (physical, mental, social, emotional) of each student.
• Assigns and grades classwork, homework, test and assignments.
• Monitors the progress of individual students and uses information to adjust facilitation strategies.
• Maintains accurate and complete records of students’ progress.
• Builds positive, compassionate classroom communities that engage learners.
• Implements evidenced based classroom management and positive behavior support strategies.

Other Duties:

• Actively participates in department, school, district and parent meetings.
• Initiates and maintains close contact with parents/guardians of each student.
• Communicates information regularly to students, parents, and districts regarding student progress and student needs.
• Updates all necessary records accurately and completely as required by laws, district policies, and school regulations.
• Assesses, records, and reports on the development, progress, goal attainment and behavior of students.
• Attends meetings as scheduled and necessary with counselors, other staff and other members of the Public-School District.

Skills and Knowledge for this position include:

• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Ability to work effectively on a multi-treatment team.
• Proficient in subject matter taught.
• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft programs.

Education and Experience for this position include:

• Bachelor’s Degree and Pennsylvania Teaching Certification in subject taught.

Find out more about the Full Time English Teacher position.

Registered Behavior Technician

The Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) will direct one-on-one behavioral interventions to teach communication, social, and daily living skills and reduce problematic behaviors for elementary, middle, and/or high school students at a Philadelphia-based charter school.

Responsibilities for this position include:

• Support teachers by implementing classroom management intervention protocols to create a safe school environment.
• Provide direct client care for students in 1:1 and group settings utilizing a combination of intensive teaching and natural environment training arrangements.
• Follow the prescribed behavioral skill acquisition and behavior reduction protocols.
• Collect, record, and summarize data on observable student behavior.
• Effectively communicate with parents and caregivers regarding student progress.
• Utilize safe & appropriate handing procedures when working with students.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work and therapy environment.
• Maintain and acquire technical knowledge by attending required trainings.

Skills required for this position include:

• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Ability to work effectively on a multi-treatment team.
• Proficient in numerous clinical interventions.
• Knowledge of and ability to access community resources

Education and experience required for this position include:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Certification required.
• Previous behavior management experience preferred

Find out more about the Registered Behavior Technician position.

See all the available job openings at The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth.