Behavioral Health Technician

Behavioral Health Technician

If you are passionate about supporting children with mental health challenges, behavioral health challenges, emotional and social challenges, or autism, COMHAR invites you to join our team and make a difference every day.

Per Diem | Available in the Philadelphia, PA 19124 Area

Hourly Rate: $17.51/HR

Training Rate: $17.63/HR

Schedule varies based on school assignment

Behavioral Health Technician Position Summary

COMHAR's Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) is located in the Philadelphia area. IBHS support children, youth, and young adults with mental, emotional, and behavioral health needs. Services are provided to children, youth, and young adults across all settings (at the home, school, and community settings) in order to both help them reduce and/or replace problem behaviors with more positive, socially appropriate behaviors, with the highest priority placed on family engagement throughout the process.

Behavioral Health Technician provides one-to-one mental health interventions to a child(ren) or adolescent(s) with a serious emotional disturbance in order to prevent more restrictive services or out-of-home placement and to promote age-appropriate psychosocial growth. These services, recommended by a psychologist/psychiatrist and approved by CBH, are designed to be short-term with as little disruption as possible in the home and educational setting. The Behavioral Health Technician worker should work collaboratively with the family, the teachers and other school personnel to help them develop the skills and techniques needed to integrate the child into normalizing activities. The Behavioral Health Technician worker uses various interventions including:

• Positive behavioral reinforcement
• Emotional support
• Time-structuring activities
• Crisis intervention techniques
• Other strategies as prescribed in the child's treatment plan

Responsibilities of the Behavioral Health Technician:

• Specific interventions to assist the child in developing age-appropriate self-management skills, such as focusing attention, organization and planning and appropriate participation and interaction across multiple settings.
• Support to the teachers, parents and other adults responsible for supervising the child in the classroom or in the home/community settings in their efforts to provide direct supervision.
• Assistance to the teacher, parent or other adult in providing therapeutic structure and setting clear limits for the child.
• Assistance in implementing a behavioral intervention plan for the child.
• Assistance in implementing alternative activities to redirect challenging behaviors.
• Assistance in promoting positive relationships with teachers, aides, families, siblings and peers.
• Assistance to the family, teacher in ensuring safety to the child and others.
• Assistance in promoting positive behavior with peers during lunch, recess, bathroom visits, bus, etc. while in school.
• Assistance in promoting positive behavior within the family throughout the normally scheduled routines, as noted in the treatment plan.

Employment Status: Per Diem (NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FULL-TIME BENEFITS WHICH INCLUDES MEDICAL, AND RETIREMENT)

Behavioral Health Technician Job Requirements:

• Have a high school diploma/GED or higher.
• Must be able to complete 64 hours of behavioral health technicians paid training upon hire.

About COMHAR:

COMHAR is a nonprofit human-services organization dedicated to empowering individuals, families, and communities to live healthier, self-determined lives. Our mission is: "To provide health and human services that empower individuals, families and communities to live healthier, self-determined lives." Serving the Philadelphia region since 1975, COMHAR provides a wide continuum of behavioral health, intellectual and developmental disability, substance use, and social support services. With programs that include outpatient treatment, residential services, community-based recovery centers, supportive housing, and specialized services for children, families, and diverse populations, COMHAR delivers person-centered care rooted in dignity, respect, and community integration. Today, COMHAR's team supports more than 5,500 people each month, helping individuals build stability, independence, and meaningful connections in their communities. COMHAR strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

COMHAR is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace. COMHAR, Inc. is a not-for-profit community-based health and human service organization founded in 1975. We do not discriminate in services or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, past or present receipt of disability-related services or supports, marital status, veteran status, or any other class of persons protected by federal, state or local law.