Clinical Practice Specialist

Join a Team That Changes Lives

For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we’re here to create real change – helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.

Now, we’re looking for passionate team members to join us. Here, your work will change lives – including your own. You’ll make an impact every day, find purpose in what you do, and grow in a career that truly matters.

At Elwyn, we take care of you while you care for others. We offer:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
• Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay
• Paid On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
• Flexible Schedules
• Retirement Savings Plan

The Clinical Practice Specialist collaborates with leaders, clinicians, and interdisciplinary teams across Elwyn service lines to support clinical workforce development, onboarding, competency attainment, and ongoing professional growth, and supervision. This role provides clinical consultation, coaching, and training that promote compliance with regulatory, licensing, accreditation, and organizational standards; strengthens staff competency in evidence-based, trauma-informed, and person-centered interventions; and supports high-quality clinical care and treatment outcomes for individuals and families receiving services across Elwyn programs.

The Clinical Practice Specialist is responsible for the transfer of learning to clinical practice through direct observation, coaching, performance feedback, and implementation support. Responsibilities include developing and delivering clinical curricula, administering and evaluating competency-based assessments, monitoring treatment fidelity, reviewing documentation practices, and providing ongoing consultation and supervision to enhance assessment, intervention, crisis response, and clinical decision-making skills. The Clinical Practice Specialist partners with operational and clinical leaders to promote best practices, improve service quality, and support positive individual outcomes across diverse care settings.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops and delivers high-quality clinical and professional development training grounded in evidence- based practices and current behavioral health research to strengthen staff competency across programs and service settings.
• Designs and implements competency-based assessments, coaching plans, and fidelity measures; uses performance, observational, and documentation data to monitor staff growth, evaluate training effectiveness, and adjust support as needed.
• Provides individualized coaching, modeling, consultation, and practical guidance to staff on clinical practices, implementation of service plans, documentation, communication, and other role-specific best practices.
• Plans and facilitates professional learning opportunities, including workshops, team-based learning, and communities of practice, focused on skill development, quality service delivery, safety, and data-informed decision making.
• Provides leadership with written and verbal updates on staff progress, identified training needs, consultation trends, and recommendations to strengthen supervision, staff development, and service quality.
• Supports staff understanding and implementation of documentation, compliance, service delivery, and quality standards relevant to their roles, programs, and populations served.
• Maintains confidentiality and protects individual, family, employee, and company information in compliance with HIPAA, FERPA where applicable, other relevant laws and…