Job Description
Requisition Number
91077
City
Hamilton
Shift
1st Shift - no week-ends
External Description
Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do. We are seeking a Behavior Specialist to join our team at our program in Hamilton, OH.
Earn $50,000+/annually based on experience.
Position Details
Collaborating with other members of the treatment team, assessing, designing, and directing the implementation of a recovery-oriented treatment and support plan that uses a person-centered approach for children and adults with a developmental disability and mental health diagnosis.
Providing intensive therapeutic services in all types of settings, including but not limited to community living arrangements, schools, community settings, natural support residences, and more.
Leading development and monitoring of behavioral support interventions and/or collaborating with external behavior support professionals.
Providing individual and group treatment and support, choosing applicable modalities according to each individual's/family's needs and treatment plan.
Collecting, evaluating, and presenting behavioral data through a functional behavioral assessment process.
Conducting trainings related to the implementation of person-centered plans.
BENEFITS
Merakey offers Medical, Dental, Vision insurance plans, competitive compensation plans, Work/Life balance, flexible schedules, cell phone discount plan, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement and much more!
Benefits
Merakey offers medical, dental - vision insurance plans, competitive compensation plans and more!
DailyPay
Work/Life Balance
Flexible Schedules
Cell Phone Discount Plans
Employee Referral Bonuses
Tuition Reimbursement
Care.com Membership
About Merakey
Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.
Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!
Position Type
Full-Time
State
OH
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday 8-4, possibility of non-traditional hours. Will be included in on-call rotation.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in social work or Master's Degree in psychology, counseling, applied behavior analysis or another health and human service-related field required.
Bachelor's level applicants MUST be licensed to be eligible for hire.
Master's level applicants can be working toward licensure, on track to complete within a year of hire.
Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Social Worker (LSW), or Professional Counselor (LPC) license acceptable.
At least one year experience in the behavioral health field working with individuals with developmental disabilities preferred.
Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.
