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Behavioral Health Professional

Maxim Healthcare
Portland, ME Part Time
POSTED ON 2/16/2026 CLOSED ON 2/25/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Professional position at Maxim Healthcare?

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At Maxim Healthcare, we specialize in providing high-quality in-home and community services for children under the age of 21. Our goal is to enhance the quality of life in the communities we serve by offering compassionate personalized care, and unwavering support every step of the way.

Join a team that is dedicated to providing top notch support to children with autism and their families.

Hours: afternoon/evening hours, part-time hours

Why Join Maxim

  • Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
  • Flexible work hours
  • Referral Bonus Program
  • PTO/Bonus potential
  • Paid BHP Certification Training

Responsibilities

  • Ensure client's health, wellness and safety
  • Encourage client's individual goals as they relate to learning and maintaining independent living skills such as healthy lifestyle, personal care, and other activities of daily living
  • Assists with crisis prevention and intervention
  • Helps client build and maintain safe and appropriate friendships/relationships with peers and adults
  • Teaches skills that that will improve client's self-awareness, environmental awareness, social appropriateness and supports social integration, and learning awareness of and appropriate use of community services and resources
  • Promotes advocacy and individual rights of client
  • Monitors and maintains detailed and compliant documentation on client status, interactions, and behaviors as it relates to progress, concerns and other relevant details
  • Provides safe and appropriate implementation of behavior support plan strategies and interventions as it applies to the individual served
  • Reports suspected abuse, neglect, and exploitation accurately and timely
  • Utilizes skills such as prompting, instruction, modeling, and reinforcement as it relates to person centered services, via the Individual Treatment Plan
  • Promotes client's independence in activities of daily living, working, volunteering, learning, and leisure
  • Provides transportation, based on client needs, to maintain medical support needs and facilitate community inclusion
  • Engagement in advancing client's communication, decision-making, empowerment, and overcoming barriers-to-access necessary services, support and resources

Requirements

  • Must be at least 18 years of age and have a High School diploma or equivalent required
  • Proficiency in the English language is required
  • Current CPR Card required
  • Current Health Screening (in accordance with state regulations) required
  • Provide proof of successful completion of BHP certificate within 1 year of hire date

Maxim Benefits

Health and Wellness Medical/Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Advocacy (company paid if enrolled Medical) and Health Advocate Employee Assistance Program

Retirement and Financial Security: Health Savings Account, 401(k), Short Term Disability, Voluntary Group Life Insurance and Supplemental Accidental Insurance, Hospital Expense Protection Plan, Critical Illness Insurance, Home and Auto Insurance discounts, Pet Insurance and Legal Benefits

Lifestyle Benefits: Paid Time Off, Employee Discount Program, Transportation Benefits and College Partnership Program

  • Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.

About Maxim Healthcare

Maxim Healthcare has been making a difference in the lives of our patients, caregivers, employees and communities for more than 30 years. We offer private duty nursing, skilled nursing, physical rehabilitation, companion care, respite care and behavioral care for individuals with chronic and acute illnesses and disabilities. Our commitment to quality customer service, compassionate patient care, and filling critical healthcare needs makes us a trusted partner wherever care is needed.

Maxim Healthcare, Inc. ("Maxim") is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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