Malvern Community Health Services Hiring For Behavioral Health Technician (bht) at Allentown, PA, United States Full Time

Job Description

Position Summary: Behavioral Health Technician provides specialized behavioral services directed by a detailed treatment plan and under the direction of a BSC, who is responsible for the treatment plan.
Summary of Essential Position Functions:

• Provide one-on-one behavioral interventions to client
• Assist parent/caregiver and/or teacher with implementation of behavior plan
• Monitor client’s behaviors emphasized in the treatment plan; intervene and redirect challenging behaviors
• Collaborate with team members and must work in context of transferring skills to others
• Attend monthly treatment team meetings with client, family and treatment team
• Provide services within authorized amount of hours & Complete all paperwork within policy time frames
• Attend staff meetings & mandatory trainings as necessary and comply with all IBHS policies
• Attend trainings (must have twenty (20) hours per year if an experienced BHT; non experienced need thirty-nine (39) hours of training within the first six (6) months of hire)
• BHT with less than six months of previous BHT experience must receive six hours of on-site assessment & assistance by a qualified supervisor. BHT with more than six months of previous BHT experience must receive three hours of assessment/assistance by a qualified supervisor.
• Ability to develop therapeutic rapport with treatment team, clients and families
• Attend weekly supervision with master’s level mental health professional
• Travel to and from client sites to perform services (100% travel required)
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• This position requires individuals that are client focused; team oriented; great interpersonal and communication skills; dependable; problem solving skills; organizational skills; focused on compliance and performance quality. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Education and/or Experience:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in a human service field (Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Education or similar human services) with no previous work experience, or
  
• A Bachelor’s Degree in any other field with the equivalent of at least one (1) year full-time paid work experience in a job that involved direct contact with children or adolescents, or
  
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) with the equivalent of at least one (1) year full-time paid work experience in a job that involved direct contact with children or adolescents, or
  
• Licensed as a Practical Nurse (LPN) with the equivalent of at least three (3) years full-time paid work experience in a job that involved direct contact with children or adolescents, or
  
• An Associate’s Degree or sixty (60) college credits with the equivalent of at least three (3) years paid full-time experience in a job that involved direct contact with children or adolescents