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Behavioral Health Technician (Beachside Recovery) - Swing Shift

Behavioral Health TechNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$21/hour

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Job Description

Beachside Behavioral Health is URGENTLY seeking a Behavioral Health Technician for our Tustin/Santa Ana location. We are a detox residential facility looking to fill all shifts. This candidate must have a working knowledge of addiction recovery and a clean driving record.

The Behavioral Health Technician will help facilitate clients through their day/evening programming schedules in a detox/residential substance abuse setting. MUST BE DRUG FREE and be fully vaccinated against COVID.

Required Qualifications

  • RADT or SUDRC and minimum of one year of experience in a human services setting.
  • Clean DMV Record and/or accordance with program requirements and must be willing to drive.
  • Valid Driver’s License
  • Current certification in First Aid/CPR
  • High School diploma, or GED equivalent
  • Must be legally able to work in the United States.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Conduct client rounds according to state protocols and document appropriately.
  • Complete new admission intake procedures according to program policies on all new admissions (UA, belongings searches, and paperwork).
  • Documentation of daily progress in client charts.
  • Conduct room searches as needed or requested by management.
  • Administering detoxification protocols (completion of CIWA, COWS forms, vital signs rounds) on all detoxification clients.
  • Collect urine samples for testing.

Maintain Cleanliness of Property

Transports clients in company vehicles to appointments, meetings, and outside activities.

Crisis Intervention

Assist, teach, and/or supervise clients with general household chores, cleanliness, and food preparation; clean up as required.

Knowledge

  • An understanding of chemical dependency
  • An understanding of the 12 Step process and the alternative SMART program
  • Knowledge of HIPAA compliance and privacy measures
  • Knowledge and good use of boundaries with coworkers and clients

*The job duties listed above should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties required. Other duties will be assigned as need arises and according to programmatic need.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Application Question(s)

  • If needed, are you able to work the Graveyard shift? (11:00 PM-7:30 AM)
  • Work Location: In person

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance
  • People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
  • Work Location: In person

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Technician facilitates client programming, conducts rounds, and manages intake procedures in a residential detox setting. They are also responsible for documenting client progress, administering detox protocols, and transporting clients to appointments.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a RADT or SUDRC certification and have at least one year of experience in a human services setting. A valid driver's license with a clean record, First Aid/CPR certification, and a high school diploma or GED are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Vital signs monitoringSubstance abuse counselingClient transport

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Technician (Beachside Recovery) - Swing Shift at Premier Health Group 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 1,303 active Behavioral Health listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 70% have no call, 45% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$44k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $39k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Behavioral Health listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,303 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • On-site
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About Premier Health Group

Hospitals and Health Care
Newport Beach, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Retirement plan

Living in Irvine

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.36M
Typical market rent
$3,527/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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