Behavior Health Technician-Children's Group

Merakey; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in behavioral health services is seeking a Behavior Health Technician to support children through group interventions and behavior modification. This role requires a minimum of two years’ experience and offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Medical and dental insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible schedules

DailyPay

Employee referral bonuses

Cell phone discount plans

Care.com membership

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience providing behavioral health services.
• Reliable transportation required.
• Preferred: Completed RBT training and relevant college coursework.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate behavioral interventions for children.
• Implement behavior modification treatment plans.
• Document progress notes and maintain communication with the treatment team.

Skills

Behavioral facilitation

Communication

Behavior modification

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do.

We are seeking a Behavior Health Technicianto join our team in ourEnola, PAarea.

Position Details:

This position involves providing group behavioral facilitation and interventions for children in a structured setting. Interventions are delivered in a 3:1 staff-to-child ratio to support behavioral training, particularly when such interventions are needed to avoid placement in a more restrictive treatment or educational environment.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate basic behavioral curriculum for groups of children.
• Implement behavior modification treatment plans based on psychological evaluations and developed by senior team members, in accordance with medical necessity for the specific setting.
• Utilize prescribed interventions to address problematic behaviors, targeting antecedents, teaching/reinforcement strategies, and other psychosocial rehabilitative activities as outlined in the treatment plan.
• Model and implement intervention techniques for members of the treatment team (e.g., parents, caregivers, teachers, personal care aides) to stabilize the child or adolescent and support skill transfer for successful discharge of services.
• Collect behavioral and program data during sessions from various environments.
• Maintain regular communication with the case-specific treatment team.
• Document progress notes for all billable interactions.
• Submit payroll weekly or as directed, ensuring all required county-specific documentation is included.
• Participate in scheduled supervision sessions with an assigned clinical supervisor.
• Attend required training and meet the specified number of training hours per fiscal year.

Earn: $16.00 per hr.

Benefits

Merakey offers medical, dental - vision insurance plans, competitive compensation plans and more!

• DailyPay
• Work/Life Balance
• Flexible Schedules
• Cell Phone Discount Plans
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Care.com Membership

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!

Qualifications

Our ideal candidate will possess the following skills:

Required:

• Minimum of a high school diploma or general educational development (GED) is required.
• Must Have reliable transportation.
• A minimum of 2 years' experience providing behavioral health services (e.g., previous experience as a TSS/BHT with another agency)

Preferred:

• Completed 40-hour Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) training course.
• Completed college coursework in mental health, child development, or a related field.
• Certification as a BCaBA, an RBT, or BCAT preferred