Behavior Health Technician (BHT) - Individual Services

$15.00/hour

*NOW OFFERING DAILY PAY TO OUR EMPLOYEES*

Sign-on Bonus:
$1,000 Part-Time
$1,500 Full-Time

**PERKS OF WORKING WITH PATHWAYS PENNSYLVANIA**

• Competitive Salary
• 80 Hours of PTO Annually/10 Days
• 6 Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision including a Health Savings Account or FSA
• Health, Dependent, and Transportation Flexible Spending Accounts
• Basic and Optional Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and/or Dependents
• 401K
• Perks @ Pathways (student loan refinancing, pet insurance, Verizon Wireless discount, movie, hotel, concert, and sporting event discounts)

Are you interested in working with a company that values people and has a passion for service? Do you want to become part of an organization that cares about your personal and professional growth? If you have answered YES to these questions, then you should consider working for Children's Behavioral Health (CBH)!

Pathways is seeking an innovative and purpose driven individual to join our team as a BHT in Blair County.

WE OFFER:

• Positive Team Culture
• Work Flexibility
• Training, Development, and Continuing Education Credits
• Opportunities for Advancement

ABOUT YOUR ROLE:

• Provide one-to-one mental health interventions to children and adolescents between the ages of twenty-four months and twenty-one years’ old who are confronted with serious, identified, emotional, and/or behavioral disturbances
• Improve independent age-appropriate functioning to levels which require less or no service intervention
• Attempt to transfer skills to the child/adolescent and parents

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• As addressed in the IBHS service description and stated in the BHT Individual Services Training Manual, January 1, 2021, individuals who provide services through BHT shall meet one of the following:
  • Certified as a BCaBA, RBT or BCAT (only one is required)
  • Behavior health certification or behavior analysis certification from an organization that is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies or the American National Standards Institute
  • High school diploma or the equivalent and have completed a 40-hour training covering the RBT Task List as evidenced by a certification that includes the name of the responsible trainer, who is certified as a BCBA or BCaBA
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in the provision of behavioral health services

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Language skills
  • Read and analyze treatment plans
  • Respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries regarding clients and/or families
  • Document data and effectively consult with the lead clinician both verbally and in writing
  • Transfer skills to the caregiver
• Mathematical skills
  • Understand and apply general math skills
• Reasoning ability skills
  • Define problems, collect data, establish facts, implement effective intervention from the treatment plan, and draw valid conclusions
• Computer skills
  • Possess the ability and understanding in operating a computer
  • Knowledge of how to use email communications
  • Knowledge of how to open Word and Excel attachments
• If no BHT services have been previously provided, completion of at least 30 hours of department-approved training prior to providing services independently
• If no BHT services have been previously provided, completion of at least 24 hours of department-approved training within the first 6 months of providing BHT services
• Complete at least 20 hours of training annually that is related to job functions and is in accordance with the training plan
• Maintain confidentiality in all client related matters at all times
• Follow schedules and meet established deadlines
• Must have Pennsylvania Criminal, Child Abuse, and FBI Clearances
• Travel up to 50% of the time
• Analyze complex issues and make good decisions
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, families, and other employees
• Communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats
• Organize and plan in a methodical systematic approach

Pathways is known for our commitment to our community and the clients we serve. We’re experts in the field of behavioral health care and we provide cutting edge interventions and service delivery. We’ve been a preferred provider in eighteen counties in the state of Pennsylvania. We partner with local government agencies and managed care companies to provide personalized and integrated care to community members of all ages, ethnicities, and cultural backgrounds.
CBH – BLAIR COUNTY

CBH specializes in providing direct services and case management to children, adolescents, and adults with behavioral and medical health needs. As well as those supervised by government subsidized programs, in their homes or through community-based resources. Pathways offers a full spectrum of social service and behavioral health solutions including Youth & Family Services, Adult Services, and Prevention Services. Within each area, clients have access to a broad range of social and behavioral services to meet their needs. *If you're #readytowork PATHWAYS PA is #readytohire!*

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CBH is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.