Behavior Consultant

Merakey • Montgomery Township, PA

7d • $36 - $39

About The Position

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 Fee for Service Behavior Consultant to join our team in our Lansdale, PA location. The Behavior Consultant in collaboration with other members of the treatment team, designs and directs the implementation of a treatment plan which is individualized to each child or adolescent and to family needs. The Behavior Consultant identifies behavioral goals and intervention techniques and recommends non-aversive behavioral change methods. In group services, Behavior consultants complete the same duties, while also supporting the presentation of curriculum and implementing treatment interventions. The Behavior Consultant typically serves as consultant to other members of the treatment team. While maintaining some direct contact with child and family, the BC primarily provides assessment, treatment plan development and revision program design and monitoring, rather than direct therapy. The BC is expected to participate in team meetings. When questions or conflict around behavioral paradigms arise in other systems, such as school, (e.g., a review of a behavior paradigm to help the child remain in school), the BC may participate as a consultant in a special child-centered, family focused meetings along with other team members. Behavior Consultants may provide individual and/or group clinical supervision to BHTs. In a group service, Behavior Consultants support group programming and supervise BHTs in the group setting.

Requirements

• Licensed as a Behavior Specialist in PA
• Certification as a BCBA
• Graduate degree in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of 1 year full-time experience providing mental health direct services to children -- 21 years of age AND a graduate degree in psychology, social work, education, or counseling from an accredited college or university
• Completed a clinical or mental health direct service practicum AND have a graduate degree in psychology, social work, education, counseling or a related field from an accredited college or university
• If working with individuals with Autism: must be licensed in PA as a psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, clinical social worker, social worker, behavior specialist, or certified registered nurse practitioner AS WELL AS one of the above

Responsibilities

• designs and directs the implementation of a treatment plan which is individualized to each child or adolescent and to family needs
• identifies behavioral goals and intervention techniques and recommends non-aversive behavioral change methods
• complete the same duties, while also supporting the presentation of curriculum and implementing treatment interventions
• primarily provides assessment, treatment plan development and revision program design and monitoring, rather than direct therapy
• participate in team meetings
• may participate as a consultant in a special child-centered, family focused meetings along with other team members
• may provide individual and/or group clinical supervision to BHTs
• support group programming and supervise BHTs in the group setting

Benefits

• DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
• Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
• Voluntary limited benefits offered through the American Worker. Offerings include limited medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance. (not a substitute for major medical insurance).
• Access to Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services (for FFS employees working at least 170 hours per quarter).
• Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Enjoy our On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
• Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle
• Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees