Therapist Aide Harford County (26570)

Paycom; Bel Air, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Referral program

Vision insurance

Job summary

Thrive Behavioral Health in Harford County seeks a Therapist Aide to support a licensed clinician in the Early Intervention Program, delivering behavioral support in schools and homes to reduce challenging behaviors and help students succeed educationally.

Work involves in-school and in-home visits with young children, up to 40 hours weekly, with some evenings. Year-round, full-time role in multiple Maryland locations; pay is $23.93/hour plus benefits listed in the posting.

Qualifications

• 2+ years implementing and monitoring behavioral/instructional programs for young students with autism, emotional disability or related behavior disorders.
• 2+ years of experience providing in-home services and understanding family systems and relational patterns.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to pass a criminal background check.
• Must be organized, flexible and able to demonstrate self-motivation and prioritization.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual student support during school hours up to 4 hours per week per student as directed by the treatment plan.
• Provide caregiver/family support at home up to 3 hours weekly, including role-playing and collaboration with family.
• Not to exceed 40 hours per week and some evenings may be required.
• Collaborate with the treatment team to implement changes to the treatment plan as needed.

Skills

Behavioral programming

In-home services

Collaboration

Office skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Thrive Behavioral Health is currently hiring a Therapist Aide to work supporting a licensed therapist with Thrive's Harford County Early Intervention Program to provide behavioral support in the school and community. This position is a year-round opportunity and is geared towards students who have behavioral challenges at school and are at risk for going on a non-public education route. Our goal is to be able to provide behavioral support in the school and home to reduce said behaviors. Services will take place in the Harford County School Clusters as well as students’ home.

The Therapist Aide will be working in schools and will visit local homes to meet with the client's family. The Therapist Aide should have experience with early childhood and elementary aged children. The Therapist Aide should be enthusiastic about helping children succeed in their educational goals. The therapist aide will work with an advanced level licensed clinician.

Knowledge, Skills, Education/Training and Experience Requirements:

• 2+ years of knowledge and experience working with the implementation, and monitoring of behavioral and instructional programming for young students with autism, emotional disability and related behavior disorders
• 2+ years of experience with providing in-home services, family systems and relational patterns, desired but not required
• Must be able to work collaboratively and effectively with treatment team
• Has at least a high school diploma or its equivalency
• Must possess a valid Driver’s license
• Must pass a criminal background check
• Must have Microsoft Office skills, particularly word and excel
• Must be organized, flexible, and have the ability to demonstrate self-motivation and prioritization

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• During school hours, for up to 4 hours per week per student, the therapist aide will provide individual support to the student and treatment team by modeling behaviors as implemented by the behavioral therapist. They will also adjust the treatment plan as needed by the therapist and work on implementing any changes as needed.
• The therapist aide will provide ongoing support to the caregiver/family in their home for up to 3 hours a week. This will include role-playing, any behavior modeling that therapist has suggested, and will work collaboratively with family/caregiver both inside and outside of the home.
• The therapist aide will not work more than 40 hours per week.
• While there is some flexibility with the schedule, one-two evenings may be required

Thrive Behavioral Health is Joint Commission accredited. Our team of licensed therapists provide individual, family, and school-based therapy services to adults, children and families. Thrive serves clients in Baltimore City and Frederick, Baltimore, Harford, Howard, Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, and Montgomery counties. Our Thrive clinicians take a proactive approach to treatment by meeting with clients in neighborhoods, homes, and schools to reduce the barriers of traditional mental health treatment. Thrive also has clinic-based programs in Rosedale, Catonsville, Millersville, and Silver Spring and Bel Air.

Work Location:

• Multiple locations

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.93 per hour

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Year Round position

EEOC STATEMENT:

It is our policy to abide by all Federal and State laws, as well as, the requirements of 41 CFR 60_1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5 (a), prohibiting discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors.