Behavioral Speech Therapist
Listed compensation
$21.5-$27.5/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Lifesteps is currently seeking a Full-Time Behavior Specialist to work with individuals who live in a Lifesteps community home or are external participants. Behavior Specialists promote individual health, safety, and quality of life through behavioral skill development.
The Behavior Specialist is based in the Murrysville / Monroeville area and will travel throughout Westmoreland, Washington, and Allegheny Counties, providing services to adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
The schedule is 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
Job Duties
- The Behavioral Specialist performs a functional assessment and develops strategies to support a participant accordingly. This could include: social emotional plans, functional behavioral analyses, behavior plans, restrictive procedures, and associated documentation necessary for tracking plan implementation.
- Provides on-site training to participants, staff, parents and caregivers and monitors participant success.
- Develops effective behavior support plans to be utilized by the care team and evaluates participant progress.
Qualifications
Required
- Master’s Degree in Human Services or a closely related field (Social Work, Psychology, Special Education, Education, etc.).
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
- Current driver’s license and valid auto insurance..
Preferred
- Coursework in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and experience working with adults with an intellectual disability
- ABA Certification
- Trama-informed care, such as Certified Trauma Professional (CTP) or Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- PA Behavior Specialist Licensure
Benefit Package for Full-Time Employees Includes
- 100% Employee Paid Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Premiums
- Paid Vacation, Sick and Personal/Emergency Time
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- 403 (b) Retirement Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement and much more!
Apply Today: Online at lifesteps.net
Call 724-283-1010
Lifesteps – Where Rewarding Opportunities Start!
EOE/ADA
Full-Time: 9:00am-5:30pm M-F
Key Responsibilities
The Behavior Specialist performs functional assessments and develops behavior support plans to promote individual health and quality of life. They also provide on-site training to participants, staff, and caregivers while monitoring progress.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Speech Therapist at Lifesteps a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,853 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context
Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 53% have no call, 45% require no weekends.
Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · top 25% in speech language pathology | ranked against 6,853 Speech Language Pathology listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $45k–$57k | Speech-Language Pathology median $90k (middle half $65k–$92k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$52k in purchasing power | Pennsylvania index 97.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Speech-Language Pathology listings in Pennsylvania | 232 active | 6,861 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 53% no call · 45% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania speech-language pathologist listings (all specialties): 7% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 7% offer loan repayment277 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Speech-Language Pathology listings | 2,557 in the last 30 days | 1,395 the 30 days before (+83%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Speech-Language Pathology pay trend | +4.3% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs
19 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
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Benefits & Perks
17 jobs · 13 employersShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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$65-$75/hrWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,853 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
About Lifesteps
Benefits & Perks
Living in Monroeville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $218k
- Typical market rent
- $1,354/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 94.7
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.