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 at The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth:

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 position 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 with The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth.

Mental Health Professional

The Mental Health Professional provides mental health therapeutic support, case management and home visits to at-risk students, if needed.

The Mental Health Professional will:

• Identify students in need of trauma support and to provide prevention, screening, referral and treatment services to students potentially in need of services.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Works 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 and 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).
• 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 district 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 their educational program.
• Help school districts receive adequate support from social and mental health agencies.

Skills and knowledge 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.
• Strong substance abuse intervention skills.

Education and experience required for this position include:

• Master’s Degree required in counseling, psychology, social work, or related field.

Find out more about the Mental Health Professional position with The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth.

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