Behavioral Health Technician ABA
Listed compensation
$18.75-$25.92/hr
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Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: Scranton, PA 18503Salary Range: $18.75 - $25.92 HourlyWe are Friendship House, a behavioral health agency located in Scranton, PA servicing children and adults with behavioral health disorders across a variety of therapeutic services in Northeast, PA.
Roles & Responsibilities: We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic people to provide behavior intervention services to children and youth from 2 to 21 years old diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related disorders in our Center, Community and Home based programs.
BHT-ABA staff work 1:1 using Applied Behavior Analytic (A.B.A.) based teaching methods and behavior intervention strategies under the supervision of a Licensed Behavior Specialist/Behavior Analyst.
Qualifications* Have a High School Diploma or the equivalent * Be a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) OR * Be a Board Certified Autism Technician (BCAT) OR * Be a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) * Other: Current FBI Clearance, Child Abuse Clearance, PA Criminal History Check, Valid Driver’s License. * Other: Must be able to pass a Pre-employment Physical and Drug Test. To Apply send resume to recruiter@friendshiphousepa.org
Key Responsibilities
The Behavioral Health Technician provides 1:1 behavior intervention services to children and youth diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. They implement Applied Behavior Analytic teaching methods under the supervision of a Licensed Behavior Specialist or Behavior Analyst.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a High School Diploma or equivalent and hold a certification as an RBT, BCAT, or BCaBA. Additionally, applicants must pass background checks, including FBI and child abuse clearances, and complete a pre-employment physical and drug test.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Technician ABA at FRIENDSHIP HOUSE 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
Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 48% have no call, 48% 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)), so the posted ~$46k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $48k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Scranton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $203k
- Typical market rent
- $1,354/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 93.6
- 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 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.