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Urbana, Illinois

Behavioral Health Associate

Behavioral Health TechFull-Time

Listed compensation

$18.98-$22.34/hr

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Job Description

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Expected pay for this position is $18.98 - $22.34/hour. Actual pay will be determined by experience, skills and internal equity. This is an Hourly position.

Third Shift Differential: $2.25 per hour

Position Summary

The Behavioral Health Associate provides direct patient care to behavioral health patients including, but not limited to, milieu safety/management, group and individual patient interventions/interactions.

Assists with monitoring of visiting hours, being present in groups to co-facilitate or facilitate, engaging patients on the floor during down times, participating in code alerts, and assisting with patient arrival to the unit.

Behavioral Health Associate will also assist with goal planning and development of recovery supports outside the treatment center and promote leisure activities and teaching of activities of daily living.

Behavioral Health Associate support the work of the social service department and work in unison with the nursing services and recreational therapy.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Education

  • Associates degree in Human Services
  • OR
  • High School Diploma with 2 years experience working with Behavioral Health patients
  • OR

If in Bachelors or Associates program, with major in human service (social services) or human behavior (psychology), will graduate within two years of hire date.

Preferred Qualifications

Education

Associates or Bachelors in Social Service area.

Experience

Internship or 1 year working with behavioral health population.

Other Skills/ Knowledge

  • Knowledge or education in Substance use field.
  • Basic counseling, ability to teach daily living skills, problem solving and good written and oral communication.
  • OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Associate provides direct patient care, including milieu safety management and the facilitation of group and individual interventions. They also assist with patient goal planning, recovery support, and the teaching of daily living skills in collaboration with nursing and recreational therapy teams.

Qualifications

Education
Associate degree

Key Skills

Milieu managementGroup facilitationCrisis interventionSubstance use knowledgePatient safety

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% have no call, 53% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Behavioral Health by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$39k–$46kBehavioral Health median $47k (middle half $44k–$58k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$43k in purchasing powerIllinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Illinois34 active1,230 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 70% no call · 53% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 5% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Behavioral Health listings847 in the last 30 days531 the 30 days before (+60%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend−1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Behavioral Health Tech Jobs

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

23 jobs · 20 employers
5
<$40k
8
$40k-45k
5
$45k-50k
3
$52k
2
$59k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

17 jobs
401k / retirement match
94%
CME allowance
41%
Sign-on bonus
12%
PSLF eligible
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Behavioral Health Technician

Centurion Health · Pontiac, Illinois

$26.91-$28.58/hr
#2

Behavioral Health Technician (83534)

Centurion Health · Pontiac, Illinois

$26.91-$28.58/hr
#3

Behavioral Health Technician

$16-$25/hr
#4

Behavioral Health Tech IV

$22-$25/hr
+ 21 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Behavioral Health listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,227 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About OSF HealthCare

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Peoria, Illinois
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Total Rewards package
Third shift differential $2.25/hr

Living in Urbana

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$216k
Typical market rent
$1,348/mo
Residents’ average commute
14 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.7
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Champaign-Urbana, IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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