Behavioral Health Technician For Adolescent Home
Listed compensation
$19 per hour
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about time off.
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
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.6 / 10 · top 5% in behavioral health | ranked against 1,338 Behavioral Health listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $40k | Behavioral Health median $41k (middle half $37k–$49k)40 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$39k in purchasing power | Arizona index 100.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Behavioral Health listings in Arizona | 83 active | 1,339 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 73% no call · 40% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Arizona 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 |
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