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Minneapolis, Minnesota

Behavioral Health Technician

Behavioral Health TechIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$18 - $21/hr

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Our vision is a world of peaceful relationships with food, weight, and body image, where everyone with an eating disorder can experience recovery. We believe that exceptional, individualized care leads to lasting recovery from eating disorders. That’s why our teams are comprised of compassionate, dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds who collaborate to provide the very best evidence-based care for our clients at all levels of care.

Position Overview

Behavioral Health Technicians (BHT’s) monitor and assist adult clients in the residential milieu, lead activities designed to help the residents adjust to living in a community setting and assist the residents in gaining the skills needed to manage their eating disorder. BHT’s play an integral role in the day-to-day function of the clients’ experience.

Schedule

  • Full Time 0.8 FTE (32 hours per week) Evening/Overnight
  • Evening Shift: 2p-10:30p
  • Overnight Shift: 10p-6:30a
  • Every other weekend required (Saturday & Sunday)
  • Schedule is made a month at a time with a combination of both evening & overnight shifts
  • Compensation Disclosure
  • Starting hourly range between $18.00 - $21.00
  • Final Compensation offered will be within pay range based on qualifications/experience met for the position

How BHT’s Empower Recovery

  • Partners with the multi-disciplinary team on care plan and treatment, assisting in admissions, supporting or assisting clients in programming
  • Participates in therapeutic meals and snacks and provides support during structured outings and recreation
  • Available to engage, challenge, and support residents as needed. Reports observations and documents in charts

Monitors and supports bathroom use per client treatment direction. Monitors and documents exercise.

Responsible for enforcing appropriate policies with residents and completing all expected tasks including hourly room-checks

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED required with one year of Mental health experience or
  • Bachelors degree in Mental health field with 0-1 year of experience
  • Must have valid driver’s license and be authorized to drive
  • Previous direct mental health experience preferred

What We Offer

Employee Benefits: We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs.

For Full-time Employees, We Offer

  • HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
  • Dental insurance (Delta Dental)
  • Vision insurance (EyeMed)
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • 401(k) plan available two months after start date
  • Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation

Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.

Key Responsibilities

Behavioral Health Technicians monitor and assist adult clients in a residential setting to help them manage their eating disorders. They collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to support treatment plans, facilitate activities, and ensure the safety and well-being of residents.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Mental health supportPatient monitoringCrisis interventionDocumentationTreatment plan supportResidential careTherapeutic supportPatient safetyCommunicationTeam collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Technician at Confidential Employer a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Behavioral Health — ranked against 1,225 active Behavioral Health listings on WeekdayDoc.

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 53% have no call, 43% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$41k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $41k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution27 jobs · 18 employers

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.1
Better work-life than 80% of Behavioral Health listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,225 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Minneapolis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$365k
Typical market rent
$1,682/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Confidential Employer

Mental Health Care
St. Paul, Minnesota
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) with match
Paid Time Off
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance