Behavioral Health Technician - Cambria County

Merakey • Northern Cambria, PA

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About The Position

Merakey is seeking a Behavioral Health Technician to provide one-on-one interventions to a child or adolescent in home, school, and/or community settings. The intervention is intended to help prevent the need for a more restrictive treatment or educational setting. The technician implements a behavior modification treatment plan based on recommendations from a psychological evaluation and developed by a senior-level team member. The treatment setting is determined by direction based on medical necessity.

The role includes using prescribed interventions when problematic behaviors occur, applying child-specific strategies and psychosocial rehabilitative activities in accordance with the treatment plan, and modeling techniques for the treatment team and caregivers. The technician collaborates with the family and other professionals, documents behavioral and program data, maintains progress notes and contact with the treatment team, submits payroll and required county paperwork, receives scheduled clinical supervision, and attends required training. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum high school diploma or GED.
• Reliable transportation.
• Ability to complete 40-hour Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) training before the start date.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience providing behavioral health services, such as 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one interventions to a child or adolescent in home, school, and/or community settings.
• Implement the behavior modification treatment plan developed by a senior-level team member and based on psychological evaluation recommendations.
• Use prescribed interventions when the child exhibits problematic behaviors.
• Apply child-specific antecedent, behavioral/teaching, consequence, and reinforcement strategies, as well as other psychosocial rehabilitative activities prescribed in the treatment plan.
• Implement and model intervention techniques for treatment team members, caregivers, and other relevant supports to help stabilize the child or adolescent, transfer skills, and promote developmentally or age-appropriate behavior.
• Collaborate with treatment team members, the family, and professionals working in the home or other community settings.
• Document behavioral and program data during sessions and maintain progress notes for every billable contact or as required by regulations and program requirements.
• Maintain contact with the case-specific treatment team.
• Submit payroll weekly or as directed by the supervisor, including required county-specific paperwork.
• Receive scheduled supervision from an assigned clinical supervisor.
• Attend required training and attain required training hours per fiscal year.
• Perform other related duties when required or assigned.

Benefits

• DailyPay access to earned pay.
• Retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) 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.
• Access to Care.com 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 (EAP).
• On the Goga well-being platform with self-care tools and resources.
• Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
• Free online personal development classes through Pryor Online Learning.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED