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Achieving True Self
Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania

ABA Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)

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Pay: $18-25/hour

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Job Description

Spring Into a Career That Makes a Difference

Paid Training Provided to Become a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)

At Achieving True Self (ATS), you can begin a purpose-driven career helping children with Autism thrive, no college degree required.

We provide paid training, ongoing support, and a team that genuinely believes in your growth. From day one, you’ll be empowered to make a real impact on children and families in your community—while building a career you can be proud of. If you’re ready for a fresh start this spring, now is the time to make a difference.

  • Position: Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) / Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)
  • Hourly Pay: $18-25/hr for direct billable hours (based on experience)
  • Training, onboarding, and drive time: Paid at $12.50/hr
  • Paid RBT certification training provided within your first month of employment

What You’ll Do

  • Provide one-on-one support to children with autism and related developmental needs using evidence-based strategies
  • Implement individualized treatment plans designed by a supervising clinician
  • Teach communication, social, daily living, and behavioral skills in home, school, or community settings
  • Collect data on client progress and adjust support strategies as needed
  • Build positive, supportive relationships with clients and their families
  • Collaborate with a clinical team to ensure consistent, high-quality care
  • Celebrate small wins that lead to meaningful, life-changing progress
  • Be a steward of ATS’s mission, vision, values, and beliefs.

Why Join ATS This Spring?

  • Bi-weekly pay for the rewarding, hard work.
  • Up to 2 weeks paid time off (based on hours worked) + 12 floating holiday hours.

We offer medical coverage from individual to family plan options, dental, vision for those who qualify. ATS covers a portion of your monthly costs for medical benefits.

Employer-paid life insurance, retirement options with 401K match, as well as supplemental, voluntary insurance to include short term disability plans for those who qualify.

Free and confidential Employee Assistance Program (mental health, legal, financial, wellness) for all our employees. There is Pet Insurance too!

  • Travel time reimbursement and client matching close to home.
  • Tuition discounts, education partnerships, and career growth opportunities.
  • A diverse, inclusive, and supportive culture where team members thrive.

What We’re Looking For?

  • High school diploma, or GED (minimum) and 18+ years old.
  • Experience working with children or individuals with disabilities (or related coursework).

Valid driver’s license, car insurance, and your own reliable vehicle is required. This is not a position where rideshare or public transportation can be used.

  • Candidates with evening/after-school availability preferred (sessions typically 2–6 hours, Monday–Friday).
  • General knowledge of computer systems, including Windows and Google products.

About ATS

Our Mission: Achieving True Self is passionately cultivating and inspiring growth through the delivery of evidence-based treatment to assist individuals, families, organizations and their surrounding communities to achieve their self-defined goals. Through a supportive organizational culture focused on developing and retaining team members, we are determined to change the world by instilling hope and helping each person whose life we touch achieve their truest self.

People matter. A concept so simply stated, yet powerfully embraced.

Achieving True Self is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer that celebrates differences and thrives on diversity. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or factors and characteristics prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

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Achieving True Self is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.

Key Responsibilities

Provide one-on-one support to children with autism by implementing individualized treatment plans and evidence-based strategies. Collect data on client progress and collaborate with a clinical team to ensure high-quality care in home, school, or community settings.

Requirements

Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and be at least 18 years old. A valid driver's license, car insurance, and a reliable personal vehicle are required for the position.

Key Skills

Autism supportData collectionTreatment plan implementationCommunication skillsSocial skills trainingDaily living skillsClinical collaborationComputer literacy

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

In Pennsylvania, the Applied Behavior Analysis weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (53 salary observations; 201 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (1,286 salary observations; 4,939 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% are remote, 23% have no call, 88% require no weekends.

Applied Behavior Analysis pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$26k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $27k 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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  • No weekends

Living in Castle Shannon

Median resident rent
$1,126/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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About Achieving True Self

Individual and Family Services
Hagerstown, Maryland
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid RBT certification training
Bi-weekly pay
Up to 2 weeks paid time off
12 floating holiday hours
Medical coverage
Dental
Vision
Employer-paid life insurance