Behavioral Health Technician
Listed compensation
$45K - $55K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
A full-time “Behavioral Health Technician” position is now available with Liberty Healthcare Corporation at the Illinois Department of Human Services Treatment & Detention Facility (TDF).
The TDF is a state-of-the-art secure residential treatment facility which provides a wide array of mental health services to over 500 detained and civilly committed adult sexual offenders.
Clinical services at the facility are provided by Liberty Healthcare’s dedicated and talented team which is comprised of over thirty Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers, Counselors, Psychiatrists and Recreation Therapists.
The TDF is located in Rushville, Illinois. Situated in west central Illinois, Rushville is commutable from Macomb (home of Western Illinois University) and Springfield (the State Capital). Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis and the Quad Cities are all within a few hours drive.
As a Behavioral Health Technician with Liberty at the TDF, you will enjoy an array of responsibilities, including:
- Participating in intake orientation meetings with new residents
- Participating in discharge meetings with residents who are transitioning into the community
- Co-facilitating psychoeducational skills groups with licensed clinicians
- Communicating with family members of residents
- Administrative duties and documenting clinical services and resident / client progress
- Training and consulting with facility security staff
- Attending and actively participating in staff meetings, case conferences and training activities
As a Behavior Health Technician and employee of Liberty Healthcare you can expect:
- Clinical supervision, training and valuable resume-building behavioral health experience
- Starting salary between $45,000 and $55,000 (dependent upon degree and relevant experience)
- 10 paid holidays plus 240 additional hours of paid time off each year for vacation, sick leave, and personal days
- Option to work a 4-day compressed workweek
- Comprehensive benefits package which includes health insurance, a 401k plan, and much more
- Opportunity to work alongside a talented team of dedicated clinicians within a well-refined research-based treatment program
Click here to learn more about Liberty’s benefits package
Key Responsibilities
Responsibilities include participating in intake and discharge meetings, co-facilitating psychoeducational skills groups with licensed clinicians, and communicating with residents' family members. The role also involves administrative duties, documenting progress, and training facility security staff.
Requirements
The role requires performing various clinical support tasks within a secure residential treatment facility for adult sexual offenders. Candidates should expect to engage in direct resident interaction, group facilitation, and administrative documentation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Technician at Liberty Healthcare a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Behavioral Health Tech roles — ranked against 1,641 active Behavioral Health Tech roles listings on WeekdayDoc.
Psychology Career Context
Liberty Healthcare holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 78/100, 86 active listings.
Of the 40 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 55% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$50k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $50k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Rushville
- Median resident rent
- $781/mo≈ 21% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 16 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.