Behavioral Consultant
About The Position
Merakey is seeking a Behavior Consultant—Fee for Service to join its IBHS team in the Williamsport, Pennsylvania county area. This flexible, fee-for-service role offers meaningful work supporting children and families, with a minimum commitment of 15 hours per week. Pay is $27.50–$32.50 per hour, based on experience and licensure. The Behavior Consultant is a lead position working in home, school, and community settings. The consultant provides direct one-on-one treatment based on each client’s individualized needs and collaborates with team members and stakeholders to work toward treatment goals. Responsibilities include completing assessments, developing treatment plans, engaging with families and clients, collecting data, and completing daily session documentation.
Requirements
- Meet at least one of the following qualifications: be licensed as a Behavior Specialist in Pennsylvania; hold BCBA certification; have a graduate degree in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) from an accredited college or university; have at least one year of full-time experience providing mental health direct services to children through age 21 and a graduate degree in psychology, social work, education, or counseling from an accredited college or university; or have completed a clinical or mental health direct-service practicum and hold a graduate degree in psychology, social work, education, counseling, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
- For work with individuals with autism, be licensed in Pennsylvania as a psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, clinical social worker, social worker, behavior specialist, or certified registered nurse practitioner, in addition to meeting one of the listed qualifications.
- Minimum availability of 15 hours per week.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct one-on-one treatment in home, school, and community settings based on individualized client needs.
- Work with team members and stakeholders to achieve treatment goals.
- Complete assessments and develop treatment plans.
- Engage with families and clients.
- Collect data and complete daily session documentation.
Benefits
- DailyPay access to earned pay.
- Retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth employee contribution options.
- Voluntary limited medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance through the American Worker; these offerings are not a substitute for major medical insurance.
- Care.com access for backup childcare, elder care, and household services for fee-for-service employees working at least 170 hours per quarter.
- Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through the Employee Assistance Program.
- On the Goga well-being platform with self-care tools and resources.
- Employee discounts and savings programs for entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
- Free online personal development classes through Pryor Online Learning.
