Behavioral Health Technician For Adolescent Home

Behavioral Health TechNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$19 per hour

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Sanctuary Recovery Centers is looking for a Behavioral Health Technician to work in our adolescent home!

As a Behavioral Health Technician (BHT), you will work directly with the children/youth to be seen as a positive role model - dedicated and truly caring about their well-being.

BHTs mentor and have fun with kids doing year-round activities such as art projects, music groups, athletics (basketball, soccer, Frisbee, etc.), and adulthood transition prep!

You will assist and support the planning, implementation, and documentation of those programs designed to meet the social, emotional, physical, and personal needs of individuals in the home!

Responsibilities

  • Provide Behavioral Support to a single adolescent member
  • Provide direct patient care in a group home setting for this member
  • Communicate with medical staff and co-workers about changes in the patient's condition including vital signs, and behavioral and physical symptoms.
  • Able to respond to changes in patient's behavioral status
  • Keep member's routine schedules such as medications and appointments.
  • Transport members to and from appointments
  • Accurately document observed behavior

Qualifications

  • Must be 21 years of age or older
  • HS Diploma or GED required (Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work or relevant field preferred)
  • Previous experience working with children/adolescents with behavioral/emotional needs required
  • Drug test within 24 hours of offer w/ negative results
  • Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check
  • Current AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card with no restrictions (or eligibility to obtain with no restrictions)
  • Pre-employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment (if applicable)
  • Job Type: Full-time
  • Pay: $19.00 per hour
  • Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Medical Specialties

  • Addiction Medicine
  • Psychiatry

Patient Demographics

Adolescents

Schedule: 12 hour shift

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Holidays
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • On call
  • Overnight shift
  • Weekends as needed

Experience

Behavioral health: 3 years (Required) working with adolescence: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification

Finger Print Clearence Card (Required)

Ability to Relocate

  • Phoenix, AZ 85022: Relocate before starting work (Required)
  • Work Location: In person

Qualifications

Education
High school
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

MentoringCrisis interventionMedication managementAdolescent careCommunicationTransportationBehavioral monitoring

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Technician For Adolescent Home at Sanctuary Recovery Centers a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Behavioral Health — ranked against 1,338 active Behavioral Health listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 73% have no call, 40% require no weekends.

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

Behavioral Health by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · top 5% in behavioral healthranked against 1,338 Behavioral Health listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$40kBehavioral Health median $41k (middle half $37k–$49k)40 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$39k in purchasing powerArizona index 100.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Arizona83 active1,339 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 73% no call · 40% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedArizona healthcare professional listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus · 3% offer loan repayment107 active listings, Oct 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend−5.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,338 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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Annual compensation range

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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.6
Among the best 10% of Behavioral Health listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,338 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • On-site
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About Sanctuary Recovery Centers

Hospitals and Health Care
Phoenix, Arizona
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Dental Insurance
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Vision Insurance

Living in Phoenix

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$405k
Typical market rent
$1,571/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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