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Registered Behavior Technician

Part-time

Maxim Healthcare

Roanoke, VAFull-time / Part-time / Per Diem$24–27/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$24–27/hr
Location
Roanoke, VA
Schedule
Full-time / Part-time / Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Maxim Healthcare seeks a Behavior Technician to provide one-on-one support to children and/or adults with autism spectrum disorder and similar developmental delays or behavioral health challenges. The role takes place in home- or community-based settings and works alongside Board-Certified Behavior Analysts. Technicians help clients build skills and support families while following behavior-change plans and documenting progress.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

CommunicationWorking With Individuals With Special NeedsSocial Skills DevelopmentCommunication Skills DevelopmentBehavior-Change Plans

Qualifications

High School Diploma or EquivalentMust Be 18+Psychology, Education, Social Work, Behavioral Science, or Human Development Coursework or One Year of Child-Related Experience

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Hourly Pay: $24/Hr. - $27/Hr. Full-Time, Part-Time, PRN, Float

Make a meaningful difference, one child at a time.

If you’re looking for more than a job, join Maxim Healthcare as a Behavior Technician and help children and/or adults build skills that can support greater independence, communication, and connection.

You’ll provide one-on-one support in home-based or community-based settings, depending on each client’s individual needs, while working alongside experienced Board-Certified Behavior Analysts. No two sessions are exactly alike, but every session provides an opportunity to celebrate progress and help someone reach an important goal.

Why Join Maxim?

  • Competitive hourly pay with weekly paychecks

  • Paid time off

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance

  • Health savings account, life insurance, and 401(k) savings plan

  • College partnership and tuition reimbursement options

  • Mileage reimbursement

  • Morning, afternoon, and evening schedules available

  • High session utilization and makeup hours available

  • Awards and recognition Program

  • Opportunities to strengthen your behavioral-health skills and grow your career

What You’ll Do

  • Work one-on-one with children and/or adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and similar developmental delays and behavioral health challenges

  • Help individuals build social and communication skills

  • Support families by addressing repetitive or restrictive behaviors

  • Follow behavior-change plans created by Board Certified Behavior Analysts

  • Collect and document progress, milestones, and session information accurately

  • Create encouraging, structured interactions during every session

What You Bring

  • Passion for working with individuals with special needs

  • Strong communication skills

  • High school diploma or equivalent required

  • Must be at least 18 years of age

  • Either:

  • Completed college coursework in psychology, education, social work, behavioral science, or human development; or

  • At least one year of experience working with children as a Child Development professional, Camp Counselor, Paraprofessional, Behavioral Interventionist, ABA Therapist, or Behavior Technician

Start Building a Career That Matters

Whether you bring direct ABA experience or experience supporting children in another setting, this role can help you build valuable behavioral-health skills.

Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.

Maxim Benefits:

Health and Wellness Medical/Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Advocacy (company paid if enrolled Medical) and Health Advocate Employee Assistance Program

Retirement and Financial Security: Health Savings Account, 401(k), Short Term Disability, Voluntary Group Life Insurance and Supplemental Accidental Insurance, Hospital Expense Protection Plan, Critical Illness Insurance, Home and Auto Insurance discounts, Pet Insurance and Legal Benefits

Lifestyle Benefits: Paid Time Off, Employee Discount Program, Transportation Benefits and College Partnership Program

*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.

About Maxim Healthcare

Maxim Healthcare has been making a difference in the lives of our patients, caregivers, employees and communities for more than 30 years. We offer private duty nursing, skilled nursing, physical rehabilitation, companion care, respite care and behavioral care for individuals with chronic and acute illnesses and disabilities. Our commitment to quality customer service, compassionate patient care, and filling critical healthcare needs makes us a trusted partner wherever care is needed.

Maxim Healthcare, Inc. (“Maxim”) is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Maxim Healthcare maintains a drug-free workplace.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,179 open Behavior Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$24–27/hr
  • Virginia median$21–25/hr35 hourly ranges
  • US median$21–25/hr978 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $25.50/hr, is 9% above the Virginia median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the top quarter of Behavior Technician hourly ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 60 open Behavior Technician jobs in Virginia and 1,179 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
Behavior Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (148 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 875 of the 1,179 open Behavior Technician jobs (74%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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