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ABA Support Services
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Part Time Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)/RBT

Behavioral Health Tech Top 5% in Behavioral HealthPart-Time

Compensation

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  • Among the best 10% for work-life in Behavioral Health

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Job Description

Description

Full Time and Part Time Positions Available!

Are you looking for a great opportunity to expand your career working with children? Would you be interested in making a difference and being able to focus your care and attention on one special needs child at a time while still being able to increase your earning potential?

At ABA Support Services, you can take your knowledge, care and compassion for children and expand upon your knowledge to earn your Registered Behavior Technician designation.

ABA Support Services is dedicated to supporting, empowering, and strengthening the lives of children and adolescents on the autism spectrum.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

ABA Support Services is seeking part time and full time Behavioral Health Technicians (BHT)/RBTs in the Harrisburg area. This role is responsible for providing one-on-one service to clients in a home, school or daycare/community setting.

The BHT/RBT is responsible for collecting and recording data based on what is observed in terms of behavior while working with clients. BHTs/RBTs will assist our BCBAs in maintaining up to date graphs as well as summarizing and calculating data.

This candidate will also write progress notes and program updates as well as create session materials and stimuli.

This position offers a competitive starting hourly rate, that will increase, based upon your attainment of your Registered Behavior Technician certification. (requires completion of approx. 45 hours of training).

This is a great opportunity to work with children/adolescents on the Autism Spectrum in a forward thinking and growing organization that uses innovative programs.

Full-time staff are offered a comprehensive benefit package which includes health, vision, dental insurance, life insurance and 401k. This is a great opportunity to work with children/adolescents on the Autism Spectrum in a forward thinking and growing organization that uses innovative programs.

Join our team of highly qualified professionals!

Requirements

Required Background: Bachelor’s Degree/AA degree (60 credits) with previous experience preferred, but not required. Prior experience working with children required. We provide extensive training! Willingness to learn and reliability is a must!

Must have reliable transportation and a valid driver's license. This position works on site where our client is located. We will assign you to cases based upon your geographic location and willingness to travel.

Completed background clearances required prior to date of hire.

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Technician provides one-on-one support to clients in home, school, or community settings. They are responsible for collecting behavioral data, maintaining graphs, and preparing session materials.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Data collectionData recordingGraphingAutism spectrum supportOne-on-one careCommunication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Part Time Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)/RBT at ABA Support Services 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 1,212 active Behavioral Health listings on WeekdayDoc.

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% have no call, 40% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.0% 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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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 1,212 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Harrisburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$268k
Typical market rent
$1,369/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 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.