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 Technician to join our team in our Baton Rouge, Louisiana location. POSITION DETAILS * Business Operations * Participate in business planning * Analyze and evaluate measurable data to determine effectiveness of business strategies and action plans; recommend and direct the implementation of changes as needed * Develops action plans for resolving undesirable business results and consumer concerns in collaboration with Senior Executive Director. * Review and recommend marketing and community engagement strategies to ensure program viability and that needs of area served are met * Act as chief liaison to the community-at-large * Ensure appropriate program staffing * Ensure the broadest range of services to meet the identified community need in correspondence with the assigned managed care/county/state mandate * Monitor procedural and operating practices for all services in keeping with legal, regulatory and contractual requirements * Fiscal Management and Performance Compliance * Collaborate with executive and program management and fiscal analyst in the budget process, identifying trends and profitability concerns, and making appropriate recommendations to address business growth and/or needed improvement. * Leads partnership with QCO and Executive Director of Policy, Program Fidelity and Staff Development, to identify opportunities for improvement and implement changes as needed to ensure performance standards are met/exceeded * Organization Mission and Strategy * Collaborate with Division Executive Team and other supporting departments in development of long-term and short-term strategic goals for region/programs * Clearly communicates and emulates mission, goals, and policies of Merakey and division to direct reports, and creates and implements strategies for those in the assigned region/programs to accomplish them. * Maintain an overview which ensures that all plans and practices fit with overall goals set by the Strategic Plan * Inter-Agency liaison working collaboratively within the Merakey matrix environment to include Senior Management, Service Line Leaders, Human Resources, Fiscal and support staff. * Ensure the highest quality of care * Leadership/People Management * Build a best-in-class team and serve as a coach and mentor to team members * Teach, communicate and demonstrate behavior in support of Merakey Core Values * Provide on-going guidance, mentoring, feedback and motivation to staff to ensure competent performance while adhering to corporate and division policies and procedures, regulations and payer requirements * Reviews the performance of direct reports, providing coaching, including soft skills and technical training, for improving overall performance. * Recommend, conduct and/or make decisions in personnel-related matters (hiring, performance reviews, disciplinary actions, and terminations). * As a senior leader in the organization, serve as a role model to foster a collaborative, high achieving and supportive environment across all departments within and outside of service line. Benefits Merakey offers competitive compensation plans and more! * DailyPay * Work/Life Balance * Flexible Schedules * Cell Phone Discount Plans * Employee Referral Bonuses 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. Click here to watch a video about Merakey. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse. 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. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply! Our ideal candidate will possess the following skills: Required: * Minimum of a Bachelor's required. * Up to 6 years supervisory experience Preferred: * Master's degree