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Daymark Recovery Services
Asheville, North Carolina

Behavioral Health Tech

Behavioral Health TechFull-Time

Listed compensation

$18/hr

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Job Description

Job Details:

Job Location: Buncombe Child FBC - Asheville, NC, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Company Mission/ statement: Our mission is to inspire and empower people to seek and maintain recovery and health. Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. is a mission driven, comprehensive community provider of culturally sensitive mental health and substance abuse services. Comprehensive

Benefits

Package: Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Health Spending Account Company-Paid Life Insurance Short Term Disability 401(k) Paid Holidays Paid Vacation and Sick Leave Employee Assistant Program Referral Bonus Opportunities Extensive Internal Training Program Pay Scale: $18.00hr.

Mentor, Child Crisis Center- All Shifts Available The Caiyalynn Burrell Child Crisis Center, located in Asheville, provides short-term (5-7 day) treatment and stabilization services in a safe, child-friendly setting for youth in crisis across Western North Carolina.

Our mentors are a vital part of our treatment team providing critical support to children ages 6 through 17.

Responsibilities Include

Providing ongoing one-on-one support and mentoring to children recovering from crisis Facilitating daily check-in and skill-development groups under the supervision of clinical staff Leading daily recreational activities and meal times Completing routine documentation regarding provided services and child observations Assisting medical, nursing and clinical staff as needed Education and Experience: High School Diploma or GED (associates degree preferred) Minimum one year of experience providing behavioral health or crisis services to children, IDD experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Tech provides one-on-one support and mentoring to children in a crisis stabilization setting. They also facilitate skill-development groups, lead recreational activities, and assist clinical staff with documentation and daily operations.

Requirements

Candidates must have a High School Diploma or GED, with an associate degree preferred. A minimum of one year of experience in behavioral health or crisis services for children is required, with IDD experience preferred.

Key Skills

Crisis interventionRecreational activity facilitationChild supportClinical support

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 75% have no call, 43% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Behavioral Health by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$37kBehavioral Health median $43k (middle half $36k–$51k)33 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$40k in purchasing powerNorth Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in North Carolina60 active1,737 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 75% no call · 43% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 4% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 11% offer loan repayment1,737 active listings, Oct 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend−3.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Behavioral Health Tech Jobs

21 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

21 jobs · 17 employers
9
<$45k
7
$45k-50k
5
$52k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

13 jobs
401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
8%
CME allowance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$16-$25/hr
#2

Behavioral Health Tech IV

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$22-$25/hr
#3

Behavioral Health Associate I

$20-$25/hr
#4

Behavioral Health Technician- AFTERNOONS (2:30 PM - 11 PM)

$21-$25/hr
+ 19 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 1,308 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Daymark Recovery Services

Mental Health Care
Concord, NC
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
Health Spending Account
Company-Paid Life Insurance
Short Term Disability
401(k)
Paid Holidays
Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
Employee Assistant Program

Living in Asheville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$451k
Typical market rent
$1,726/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.5
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Asheville, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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