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Clarvida - Pennsylvania
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Behavioral Health Technician ABA

Behavioral Health TechPart-Time

Listed compensation

$15.50 - $20/hr

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Job Description

  • Job Title: Behavioral Health Technician (BHT - ABA)
  • Location: Mechanicsburg, PA
  • Employment Type: Part‑time
  • Salary: $15.50 - $20/hour
  • Date Posted: August 7, 2026

About Your Role

As a Behavioral Health Technician, you will provide one-to-one services to children and adolescents between the ages of 2-24, who are confronted with serious, identified, emotional and/or behavioral disturbances.

With the support and guidance of the Behavioral Consultant, you will aid in improving independent, age-appropriate functioning to levels which require less or no service intervention.

You will travel to the clients' home/school/service location daily being sure to follow the prescribed treatment plan and provide behavioral and treatment interventions and consequences to the client.

Setting boundaries with clients and their families to prevent dependency upon your services as you also provide support to parents and adult professionals.

Being sure to educate and train parents/young adults to utilize these skills, providing positive reinforcement and provide culturally aware and competent service provision

Perks of This Role

  • Competitive pay
  • Does the following apply to you?
  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Valid PA Driver’s License and car insurance
  • Ability to obtain Act 33, Act 34, and FBI Clearances
  • CPR/First Aid training (must include infant/child) or ability to obtain

Additional Requirements

Working 4-6PM is a must.

What We Offer

  • All Employees:
  • 401K
  • Free licensure supervision
  • Pet Insurance
  • Employee Assistance program
  • Perks @ Clarvida - national discounts on shopping, travel, Verizon, and entertainment
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Cellphone stipend
  • If you're #readytowork we are #readytohire!

*benefit option varies by State/County

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To Learn More About Us

Clarvida is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.

We encourage job seekers to be vigilant against fraudulent recruitment activities that are on the rise across the healthcare industry.

Communication about legitimate Clarvida job opportunities will only come from an authorized Clarvida.com email address or a personal LinkedIn account that is associated with a Clarvida.com email address.

Clarvida recruiters will never charge application fees, conduct interviews via chat rooms, or extend job offers without a thorough recruitment process.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide one-to-one behavioral services to children and adolescents in various settings while following prescribed treatment plans. Educate and train parents and professionals on behavioral interventions and positive reinforcement techniques.

Requirements

Requires a high school diploma or equivalent, a valid driver's license, and the ability to obtain necessary state and federal clearances. Candidates must be available to work between 4 PM and 6 PM.

Key Skills

Applied behavior analysisBehavioral interventionTreatment planningCrisis interventionParent educationDocumentationBoundary settingCultural competence

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Technician ABA at Clarvida - Pennsylvania a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Behavioral Health — ranked against 1,225 active Behavioral Health listings on WeekdayDoc.

Behavioral Health Career Context

Clarvida - Pennsylvania ranks #4 of 11 employers hiring Behavioral Health Tech on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 41 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 63% have no call, 32% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution41 jobs · 23 employers

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.6
Among the best 10% of Behavioral Health listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,225 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Mechanicsburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$353k
Typical market rent
$1,963/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Clarvida - Pennsylvania

Mental Health Care
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

401K
Free licensure supervision
Pet Insurance
Employee Assistance program
Perks @ Clarvida - national discounts on shopping, travel, Verizon, and entertainment
Mileage reimbursement
Cellphone stipend