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Olathe, Kansas

Behavioral Health Technician

Behavioral Health TechPer Diem

Listed compensation

Pay: $21-$24/hr

The week · per this posting

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Looking for a flexible schedule and the ability to choose when you work? We are looking for skilled, competent, compassionate individuals to join our team!

Job Type: Part time PRN, Full time PRN

Coverage Needed

  • 7a-330p
  • 3p-1130p
  • 11p-730a
  • 7a-7p
  • 7p-7a

Job Description

Mental/Behavioral Health Technicians (MHT/BHT) provide compassionate care and supervision of children and youth. These individuals provide support to help young people achieve their treatment goals through daily activities, teaching coping techniques and positive behavior skills. Individuals can expect to work closely with nurses and therapist in reinforcing treatment plans, documenting client activity, and maintaining a safe environment.

  • Base Pay: $21-$24, dependent upon education/experience
  • Location: Olathe, KS

Training: One week of paid OTJ training provided and required- set training dates, must be able to attend 8 day training over 2 week timeframe

Responsibilities

Supervise youth at all times to ensure basic needs are being met assist youth through completion of daily responsibilities, activities and living skills;

Engage and build relationships with youth support youths’ emotional needs and teach new social skills.

Qualifications

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) from an accredited high school (Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Social Services, Psychology, Sociology, Human Services Education preferred).

  • Six months to 1-year related experience and/or training with mental health or at-risk youth (preferred).
  • Must be at least 21 years of age (required).

Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. The physical demands described here are representative.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The Perks of Working for Us!

Flexible Scheduling

Earn Top Wages

WEEKLY Pay with Direct Deposit

Online Calendar and Self-scheduling

  • Free credential monitoring
  • Dedicated Staffing Specialist
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EOE M/F/V/D

Any individual, who, because of a disability, needs accommodation or assistance in completing this application or at any time during the application process, should contact the Human Resources Department.

Certified Medical Assistant; Certified Nursing Assistant; CNA; CMA; nurse aide; med aide; home health aide; patient care technician; Behavioral Health Technician; Mental Health Technician; MHT; non-clinical; clinical; Leavenworth; North Kansas City; Parkville; Northmoor; Riverside; Gladstone; Avondale; Platte Woods; Gladstone; Nashua; Ferrelview; Waldron; Farley; Smithville; Liberty; MO; Missouri; Fairmount; Basehor; Lansing; Claycomo; Pleasant Valley; Atchison

Key Skills

Behavioral health supportYouth supervisionCrisis interventionTreatment plan reinforcementDocumentationSocial skills trainingSafety monitoringRelationship building

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 42 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 88% have no call, 19% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Behavioral Health by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score2.8 / 10 · above average in behavioral healthranked against 1,302 Behavioral Health listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedBehavioral Health median $52k (middle half $52k–$52k)79 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingKansas index 90.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Kansas20 active1,299 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 88% no call · 19% no weekends42 benchmarked listings
Behavioral Health pay trend+7.9% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,302 Behavioral Health listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Behavioral Health Tech Jobs

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Salary Distribution

25 jobs · 22 employers
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<$40k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

30 jobs · 22 employers
401k / retirement match
97%
CME allowance
27%
Sign-on bonus
7%
Loan repayment
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 2.8
Better work-life than 60% of Behavioral Health listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,302 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About MedServices Personnel

Hospitals and Health Care
Lawrence, KS
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
Weekly pay with direct deposit
Online calendar and self-scheduling
Free credential monitoring
Dedicated Staffing Specialist
Paid on-the-job training

Living in Olathe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$359k
Typical market rent
$1,810/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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