Behavioral Health Technician - Bachelor's Degree in Psychology (83704)
Listed compensation
$25/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumedWeekdays only
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations and time off.
Job Description
- Job Location: FL, Zephyrhills - Zephyrhills Correctional Institution - Zephyrhills, FL 33541
- Position Type: Full-Time
- Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
- Travel Percentage: None
- Job Shift: Day
- Job Category: Behavioral Health Professional & Support
Centurion is proud to be the provider of comprehensive healthcare services to the Florida Department of Corrections. We are currently seeking a full-time Behavioral Health Technician to join our team at Zephyrhills Correctional Institution located in Zephyrhills, Florida.
The Behavioral Health Technician participates in weekly multidisciplinary treatment planning meetings and implements interventions for patients in a correctional mental health/healthcare setting.
Additional responsibilities include supervising patients and providing formal education in routine activities of daily living (hygiene, eating, recreation, etc.), providing care and activities programming as well as social rehabilitation and leisure activities, assisting in the preparation and maintenance of records pertaining to patient mental health, and scheduling, setting up, operating and supervising telepsychiatry appointments.
Sunday - Thursday; 7:30am to 4pm Pay Rate: $25/hr. We offer comprehensive benefits for our full-time team members including: Health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance 401(k) with company match Generous paid time off Paid holidays Flexible Spending Account Continuing Education benefits Much more...
Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work/Sciences, Therapeutic Recreation, or related field Two years or more experience providing activities programming for patients who have a serious mental illness required Competencies with Excel sufficient to create, maintain, and update scheduling databases Must have active Basic Life Support (BLS)CPR certification Must be able to pass a background investigation and obtain agency security clearance where applicable
Key Responsibilities
The Behavioral Health Technician participates in multidisciplinary treatment planning and implements interventions for patients in a correctional setting. They are also responsible for supervising daily activities, maintaining patient records, and managing telepsychiatry appointments.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and possess at least two years of experience in activities programming for patients with serious mental illness. Additionally, applicants must have active BLS/CPR certification and the ability to pass a background investigation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Technician - Bachelor's Degree in Psychology (83704) at Centurion Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Behavioral Health — ranked against 1,227 active Behavioral Health listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Behavioral Health Career Context
Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 73% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 7.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · top 25% in behavioral health | ranked against 1,227 Behavioral Health listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $52k | Behavioral Health median $150k (middle half $130k–$167k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$50k in purchasing power | Florida index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Behavioral Health listings in Florida | 90 active | 1,230 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 73% no call · 50% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Florida healthcare professional listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus · 7% offer loan repayment128 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Behavioral Health listings | 847 in the last 30 days | 531 the 30 days before (+60%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Behavioral Health pay trend | −7.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$52k midpoint, that is roughly $2k–$4k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,227 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
- No nights
Benefits & Perks
Living in Zephyrhills
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $295k
- Typical market rent
- $1,777/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 32 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 100.9
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.