Behavioral Health Technician- Children's Group - Hershey, PA

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  Required:

  
  
  
  
  • Minimum of a high school diploma or general educational development (GED) is required.
  • 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.
  • Certification as a BCaBA, an RBT, or BCAT preferred
  
  
  
  

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 Hershey, PA area.

EARN $16/hr!

Position Details:

This position involves providing group behavioral facilitation and interventions for children in a structured setting. Interventions are delivered in a 3:1 staff-to-child ratio to support behavioral training, particularly when such interventions are needed to avoid placement in a more restrictive treatment or educational environment.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate basic behavioral curriculum for groups of children.
• Implement behavior modification treatment plans based on psychological evaluations and developed by senior team members, in accordance with medical necessity for the specific setting.
• Utilize prescribed interventions to address problematic behaviors, targeting antecedents, teaching/reinforcement strategies, and other psychosocial rehabilitative activities as outlined in the treatment plan.
• Model and implement intervention techniques for members of the treatment team (e.g., parents, caregivers, teachers, personal care aides) to stabilize the child or adolescent and support skill transfer for successful discharge of services.
• Collect behavioral and program data during sessions from various environments.
• Maintain regular communication with the case-specific treatment team.
• Document progress notes for all billable interactions.
• Submit payroll weekly or as directed, ensuring all required county-specific documentation is included.
• Participate in scheduled supervision sessions with an assigned clinical supervisor.
• Attend required training and meet the specified number of training hours per fiscal year.

Benefits

Merakey offers benefits tailored to support your unique work arrangements.

• 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.

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.

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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!