Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) - Philadelphia

Behavioral Health Technician

Malvern Community Health Services (MCHS), seeks to support children; adults and their families, role models, caregivers, friends and members of their spiritual community of choice, to have access to individualized, strength-based, trauma informed quality behavioral health supports and services that foster choices so that they may enjoy meaningful relationships and a life worth living in our communities.

MCHS is currently accepting applications for BHT (Behavioral Health Technicians). As a BHT, you will work with children / adolescents, one-on-one, and also provide support for the family / caregivers / schools primarily in the Philadelphia School District area.

Position Summary : Behavioral Health Technicians (BHT) provides specialized behavioral services directed by a detailed treatment plan and under the direction of a BC, 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

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