Behavioral Health Tech - Lock Haven, PA

Merakey; Williamsport (Lycoming County); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Retirement plan

DailyPay access to wages

Well-being platform (Goga)

Care.com backup care access

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Merakey is seeking a Behavior Health Technician for the Clinton County, PA area. The role involves one-on-one behavioral health interventions with children and adolescents in home, school, or community settings, with a starting pay of $17.48 per hour.

The position requires at least two years of relevant experience, a 40-hour RBT training certificate, and a completed college coursework in mental health or related fields. Merakey offers comprehensive benefits and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience delivering behavioral health services.
• Completion of 40-hour Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) training.
• College coursework in mental health, child development, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one behavioral health interventions to a child or adolescent in home, school, or community settings.
• Document behavioral and program data; maintain progress notes for billable contacts.
• Collaborate with treatment team and family to implement and model interventions.
• Attend required supervision and training; participate in team meetings.

Skills

2 years experience behavioral health

RBT training (40-hour)

Reliable transportation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job 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 Technician to join our team in our Clinton County, PA location.

EARN $17.48/hr!

Position Details

Behavioral Health Technicians provide one-on-one interventions to a child or adolescent at home, school, and/or community setting when the behavior without this intervention would require a more restrictive treatment or educational setting.

Work Location(s): School, community, or home setting

Works one‑one-on with client(s)

• Implements a behavior modification treatment plan targeting the recommendations from the psychological evaluation and developed by a senior level team member. Direction will be will determined for the setting for implementation of the treatment plan based upon medical necessity.
• Utilizes prescribed interventions as needed when the child exhibits problematic behaviors in each particular setting. Targets child specific antecedent, behavioral/teaching, consequent, reinforcement strategies techniques and additional psychosocial rehabilitative activities as prescribed in the treatment plan.
• Implements and models intervention techniques for members of the treatment team to stabilize the child or adolescent, lending support for family efforts to stabilize the child or adolescent, by transferring appropriate techniques and skills, and to promote developmentally and/or age appropriate behavior. (i.e. the parent, grandparent, care givers, teachers, Personal Care Aide) for the transfer of skills which allows for successful discharge of services.
• Collaborates with all members of the treatment team and professionals working in the home or other community settings, including the family.
• Documents behavioral and program data during session, from each environment; Maintains progress notes for every billable contact or per regulatory and program requirements.
• Maintains contact with case specific treatment team.
• Submits payroll weekly or as directed by supervisor; including all county specific paperwork required with weekly submission.
• Receives scheduled supervision from an assigned clinical supervisor
• Attends training as required; attains required training hours per fiscal year.
• May perform other related duties, when required or assigned.

Benefits

Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security, and work-life balance, including:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
• Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
• DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
• On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
• Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
• Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
• Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
• Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

Learn more about our full benefits package - https://www.merakey.org/careers/benefits

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!

Our ideal candidate will possess the following skills:

• Bachelors Degree
• Must have reliable transportation. Preferred:
• 2 years' experience providing behavioral health services (e.g., previous experience as a TSS/BHT with another agency)
• Completed 40-hour Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) training course.
• Completed college coursework in mental health, child development, or a related field.