What are the responsibilities and job description for the IBHS Behavior Health Technician (ABA) position at NORTHEAST TREATMENT CENTER?
Summary of Position: The Behavioral Health Technician ABA (BHT-ABA) a staff person who is responsible for delivering interventions based on the client’s active Individual Treatment Plan (ITP) as developed by the BA, BC, or BCaBA. The BHT provides therapeutic ABA support services to children/youth/young adults with serious behavioral health issues or deficits in developmental skills in order to sustain placement in the natural environment and avert the need for referral to a more restrictive setting.
Essential Position Responsibilities:
• Working one on one with children, youth, and young adults to implement BHT interventions as specified in their individual treatment plan (ITP). Such interventions include behavioral contingencies, verbal redirection, prompting, coaching, emotional support, time-structured activities, crisis management techniques and other strategies described in the treatment plan.
• Collaborating with the Behavior Analyst (BA), Behavior Consultant (BC) and other IBHS clinical staff in identifying and pursuing medically necessary treatment goals.
• Must maintain at least one case per quarter to remain an active employee.
• Must maintain all requirements regarding training and supervision as defined by licensing regulations and NET policy.
• Must accept assignment to cases based on availability or program needs.
• Maintain legible, timely, and complete clinical records documenting the client’s progress toward goals and objectives.
Qualifications:Must have ONE of the following:
1. Have certification as BCaBA/RBT/BCAT
2. Behavior Analysis Certification
3. HS Diploma/GED plus 40 hour RBT task list training
4. 2 years delivering ABA plus 40 hour ABA Training
• Experience in a mental health setting preferred
Autism experience is preferred
• Adult and Pediatric CPR Certification Required
• PA Child Abuse Clearance required
• PA Mandated Child Abuse Reporter Training Required
• FBI Clearance required
• PA Criminal Clearance required
• Health Assessment required
• TB Test required
NET is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. As a proud Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)
About US
The Northeast Treatment Center founded in 1970 is one of the largest behavioral health and social service agencies is in the Philadelphia Region. Services are offered at 15 sites throughout Greater Philadelphia, the Lehigh Valley and the state of Delaware.
NET Centers (NET) offers support and hope to individuals and families at times of great stress in their lives. A nonprofit agency, NET provides a continuum of trauma informed behavioral health and social services designed to meet complex needs of all family members. These include mental health, addiction treatment, foster care, residential group care, adoption, juvenile justice services and child welfare services. While some services address the needs of the family as a whole and some target individuals, we always strive to foster positive connections within the family to help all family members heal, recover and rebuild.
Salary : $20 - $21