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Behavioral Health Technician (Milieu) | Fayetteville, GA

Behavioral Health TechNo weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$20-$22/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Behavioral Health Technician (Milieu) | Fayetteville, GA

About Greater Georgia Behavioral Health

Greater Georgia Behavioral Health is launching Groundwork, a new Adolescent Afterschool Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) based in Fayetteville, GA. The program will provide adolescents ages 12 to 17 with a structured, trauma-informed treatment environment.

The Opportunity

Greater Georgia Behavioral Health is looking for a Behavioral Health Technician to support the milieu at Groundwork. This part-time, in-person role suits someone steady, attentive, and comfortable holding structure with adolescents during afterschool programming. Two positions are open, with a target start date of ASAP ahead of program launch.

What You'll Do

  • Provide adolescent milieu supervision throughout the program day
  • Manage client check-in and check-out, including authorized-guardian verification at dismissal
  • Maintain line-of-sight supervision during transitions and breaks
  • Support safety monitoring and de-escalation, with same-day escalation of concerns to clinical staff
  • Complete attendance and incident documentation
  • Communicate professionally with guardians on non-clinical matters

What You Bring

High school diploma or equivalent; bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Education, or a related field preferred

  • CPR/First Aid certification within 30 days of hire
  • Background clearance for work with minors
  • Crisis de-escalation training (such as CPI) preferred
  • Minimum 1 year working with adolescents in behavioral health, education, residential, or youth program settings
  • Preferred
  • Master's-level or license-eligible candidates ideal where available
  • Experience in IOP, PHP, residential, or school-based behavioral health settings
  • CPI or equivalent certification
  • Familiarity with behavioral health EMR workflows

Benefits

Compensation and Schedule

Hourly: $20 - $22

Schedule: Part-Time | Onsite | Approximately 20-25 hours/week, Monday through Friday, approximately 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM

This opportunity is posted by Atlantic Health Strategies on behalf of Greater Georgia Behavioral Health

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Technician will provide milieu supervision for adolescents in an intensive outpatient program, ensuring safety and structure during daily activities. They are responsible for managing client check-in/out procedures, documenting incidents, and communicating professionally with guardians.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Adolescent careTrauma-informed careCommunication

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% have no call, 35% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Behavioral Health by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.9 / 10 · above average in behavioral healthranked against 1,229 Behavioral Health listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$45k in purchasing powerGeorgia index 96.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Georgia21 active1,194 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 80% no call · 35% 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 listings860 in the last 30 days551 the 30 days before (+56%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend−6.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,229 Behavioral Health listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Behavioral Health listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,229 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Fayetteville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$342k
Typical market rent
$2,205/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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