What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Technician - Osceola Mills Elementary School position at Merakey?
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We are seeking a Behavioral Health Technician to join our team at our program at Osceola Mills Elementary School in Osceola Mills, PA.
Position Details
Behavior Health Technician will be working with kindergarten student at Osceola Mills Elementary School. Hours are 8 : 30am-2 : 30pm Monday-Friday with additional afternoon and evening hours possible in other locations. This is a school-based case so candidate would have off school holidays and summers if desired.
- Works one-one-on with client(s)
- Implements a behavior modification treatment plan targeting the recommendations from the psychological evaluation and developed by a senior level team member. Direction will determine for the setting for implementation of the treatment plan based upon medical necessity.
- Utilizes prescribed interventions as needed when the child exhibits problematic behaviors in each particular setting. Targets child specific antecedent, behavioral / teaching, consequent, reinforcement strategies techniques and additional psychosocial rehabilitative activities as prescribed in the treatment plan.
- Implements and model intervention techniques for members of the treatment team to stabilize the child or adolescent, lending support for family efforts to stabilize the child or adolescent, by transferring appropriate techniques and skills, and to promote developmentally and / or age-appropriate behavior. (i.e. the parent, grandparent, care givers, teachers, Personal Care Aide) for the transfer of skills which allows for successful discharge of services.
- Collaborates with all members of the treatment team and professionals working in the home or other community settings, including the family.
- Documents behavioral and program data during session, from each environment; Maintains progress notes for every billable contact or per regulatory and program requirements.
- Maintains contact with case specific treatment team.
- Submits payroll weekly or as directed by supervisor; including all county specific paperwork required with weekly submission.
- Receives scheduled supervision from an assigned clinical supervisor
- Attends training as required; attains required training hours per fiscal year.
- May perform other related duties, when required or assigned.
Earn : $17 per hour.
Benefits
Merakey offers competitive compensation plans and more!
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. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.
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!
Our ideal candidate must possess one of the following qualifications :
Salary : $17
