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Columbus, Ohio

Behavioral Health Technician (0.4PM)

Behavioral Health TechIncludes weekendsNo nightsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$18-$22/hr

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Job Description

Our vision is a world of peaceful relationships with food, weight, and body image, where everyone with an eating disorder can experience recovery. We believe that exceptional, individualized care leads to lasting recovery from eating disorders. That’s why our teams are comprised of compassionate, dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds who collaborate to provide the very best evidence-based care for our clients at all levels of care.

Position Overview

The Behavioral Health Technician supports the residential and inpatient milieu by facilitating therapeutic activity groups, assisting clients in acquiring skills to manage their eating disorder, maintaining a recovery-oriented environment, and providing general support and assistance.

Schedule: Part-time, 0.4 FTE (16 hours/week)

  • 1st shift, 2pm-10:30pm
  • Rotating weekends and holidays required (as need by the site)

Compensation Disclosure

BHT I

  • Starting hourly range between $18.00-22.00
  • Final Compensation offered will be within pay range based on qualifications/experience met for the position

How Behavior Health Technicians Empower Recovery

Partners with the multi-disciplinary team on care plan and treatment, assisting in admissions, supporting or assisting clients in programming

  • Participates in therapeutic meals and snacks and provides support during structured outings and recreation
  • Available to engage, challenge, and support residents as needed. Reports observations and documents in charts

Monitors and supports bathroom use per client treatment direction. Monitors and documents exercise.

Responsible for enforcing appropriate policies with residents and completing all expected tasks including hourly room-checks

Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Associate degree or higher or at least 2 years of healthcare experience in a similar position/ related field preferred. (i. e. Paraprofessional, Mental Health Technician, Behavior Specialist, Recovery Coach).

Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, behavioral health, or a related field; a relevant certification or licensure preferred.

  • Must have valid driver’s license and be authorized to drive
  • Previous direct mental health experience preferred

What We Offer

Employee Benefits: We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs.

For Full-time Employees, We Offer

  • HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
  • Dental insurance (Delta Dental)
  • Vision insurance (EyeMed)
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • 401(k) plan available two months after start date
  • Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation

Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.

Key Responsibilities

Support the residential and inpatient treatment environment by facilitating therapeutic activities, assisting clients with eating disorder recovery skills, and collaborating with the multidisciplinary team on care and programming. Monitor and document client behavior and activities, support meals and outings, conduct hourly room checks, and enforce program policies.

Key Skills

Therapeutic Group FacilitationClient SupportEating Disorder Recovery SupportTreatment Plan CollaborationAdmissions AssistanceTherapeutic Meal SupportBehavioral ObservationClinical DocumentationMilieu ManagementBathroom Use MonitoringExercise MonitoringPolicy EnforcementCrisis EngagementRecreational Activity Support

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 85% have no call, 23% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Behavioral Health by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in behavioral healthranked against 1,295 Behavioral Health listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$37k–$46kBehavioral Health median $37k (middle half $33k–$42k)14 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$45k in purchasing powerOhio index 92.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Ohio45 active1,295 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 85% no call · 23% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 5% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 14% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend+8.1% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,295 Behavioral Health listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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5
<$40k
11
$40k-45k
9
$45k-50k
5
$52k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs
401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
17%
Sign-on bonus
8%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$20.24-$30.36/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 5.1
Better work-life than 70% of Behavioral Health listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,295 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes weekends
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About Confidential Employer

Mental Health Care
St. Paul, Minnesota
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
Dental insurance (Delta Dental)
Vision insurance (EyeMed)
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Company-paid life insurance
401(k) plan available two months after start date
Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation
Paid time off

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$259k
Typical market rent
$1,471/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbus, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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