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Northeast Counseling Services
Hazleton, Pennsylvania

School-Based Behavioral Health Technician

Behavioral Health TechFull-Time

Listed compensation

starting at $33K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

  • This is a full-time, salaried position with a generous benefit package inclusive of:
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance at no cost to the employee
  • Life Insurance
  • Employer funded 401k, 4% salary equivalent, no match required
  • Paid Annual, Sick, and Personal Leave Time
  • 8 paid holidays
  • Voluntary AFLAC options
  • Professional enhancement opportunities
  • Discounted rates at Odyssey Fitness and more!

The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) within the CSBBH Program provides therapeutic and case management services to children and their families in a setting other than the provider agency or office. These settings can include the child's home, church, community center, school or other community settings.

The care provided is child-centered and family focused. The Behavioral Health Technician functions as a member of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure quality care is being provided and is medically necessary.

Qualifications

Requires a bachelor's degree in a human services field. Two year's experience in the mental health field is preferred but not required.

Experience/Specialized Skills/Aptitudes: Knowledge of the mental health and social service field; familiarity with and ability to access community resources; ability to make accurate assessments of client needs and to be creative in seeking appropriate services; ability to organize time efficiently to meet client needs in a flexible, non-traditional time frame.

  • Salary starting at $33,000, up to $39,500 per year
  • EOE

This position requires the successful completion of an FBI Clearance, PA Criminal Clearance and Child Abuse Clearance.

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Technician provides therapeutic and case management services to children and their families in various community settings. They function as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the delivery of quality, medically necessary care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in a human services field. While not required, two years of experience in the mental health field is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Therapeutic servicesMental health assessmentCommunity resource accessTime managementMulti-disciplinary collaborationClient needs assessmentCrisis interventionFamily-focused careChild-centered care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates School-Based Behavioral Health Technician at Northeast Counseling Services a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Behavioral Health Tech roles — ranked against 1,557 active Behavioral Health Tech roles listings on WeekdayDoc.

Psychology Career Context

Of the 40 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 73% have no call, 63% require no weekends.

Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Psychology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 5% in behavioral health tech rolesranked against 1,557 Behavioral Health Tech roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$33k–$40kPsychology median $37k (middle half $35k–$43k)83 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$37k in purchasing powerPennsylvania index 97.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All psychology listings in Pennsylvania196 active1,595 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 73% no call · 63% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania healthcare professional listings (all specialties): <1% state a sign-on bonus · 3% offer loan repayment196 active listings, Nov 2026
New Psychology listings693 in the last 30 days309 the 30 days before (+124%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychology pay trend (all specialties)+8.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,557 Behavioral Health Tech roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Pennsylvania figures use all psychologys: too few Pennsylvania Psychology postings state pay.

Top Behavioral Health Tech Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 20 employers
6
<$40k
5
$40k-45k
9
$45k-50k
2
$52k
2
$55k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

14 jobs
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
36%
Sign-on bonus
14%
Loan repayment
7%
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Behavioral Health Technician

Centurion Health · Taylorville, Illinois

$26.91-$28.58/hr
#2

Therapeutic Recreation Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)

New Horizon Community Care · Tolleson, Arizona

$23-$27/hr
#3

Behavioral Health Technician

$16-$25/hr
#4

Behavioral Health Tech IV

$22-$25/hr
+ 22 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Behavioral Health Tech roles listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,557 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Northeast Counseling Services

Mental Health Care
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance at no cost to employee
Life Insurance
Employer Funded 401k (4% salary equivalent, no match required)
Paid Annual, Sick, and Personal Leave Time
8 Paid Holidays
Voluntary AFLAC Options

Living in Hazleton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$236k≈ 7.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,259/mo≈ 46% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.