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Achieving True Self
East Petersburg, Pennsylvania

ABA Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)

BCBANo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$18-$25/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

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

This is the perfect time to grow into a career that truly matters. 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: $18-24/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 using evidence-based strategies and individualized treatment plans. Collect data on client progress and collaborate with a clinical team to ensure high-quality care.

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 travel to client locations.

Key Skills

Behavioral health supportData collectionIndividualized treatment plan implementationCommunication skillsSocial skills trainingDaily living skills trainingBehavioral interventionClinical collaborationComputer literacy

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

Of the 50 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 72% are remote, 18% have no call, 88% require no weekends.

Applied Behavior Analysis pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.6% 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 ~$45k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $46k 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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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 40% of Applied Behavior Analysis listings

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  • No weekends

Living in East Petersburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$349k
Median resident rent
$1,341/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.3
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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
Up to 2 weeks PTO + 12 floating holiday hours
Medical, dental, vision coverage
Employer-paid life insurance
401K match
Employee Assistance Program
Pet Insurance
Travel time reimbursement