Job detail
Behavior Support Specialist (355)
Lutheran Services Florida
FULL_TIME
Posted 4/1/2026
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Core responsibilities
The behavior support specialist performs professional work in behavior management for pre-School children, including designing support plans and providing coaching to staff and parents. They also manage cases by linking families to mental health services and monitoring child progress through classroom observations.
Requirements summary
Candidates must hold at least a bachelor's degree in social work, mental health, or a related field and have a minimum of one year of experience in children's mental health services. The role requires the ability to perform physical tasks such as lifting up to 50 pounds and traveling to multiple program locations.
bachelor degreepostgraduate degreeCommunicationDocumentationOrganizationTeam collaborationData analysisCrisis interventionMental health supportCase managementBehavior managementSafety monitoringReferral coordinationChild developmentTrust-based relational interventionClassroom observationParent coachingPsycho-educational services
Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Life insurance
- Telehealth
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Student loan repayment reimbursement