Behavioral Health Specialist
Listed compensation
$21-$25/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job description
Join The Emily Program as a Behavioral Health Specialist in Dunwoody, Georgia, United States. 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.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $21 - $25/hr.
- 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
- Generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period
- Seven paid holidays and one floating holiday
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join The Emily Program as a Behavioral Health Specialist.
Key Responsibilities
The Behavioral Health Specialist facilitates therapeutic skills groups and provides direct support during meals and snacks to assist clients in their recovery. They also maintain a recovery-oriented environment and complete clinical documentation in compliance with regulatory standards.
Requirements
A Bachelor’s degree in a mental health-related field is required, or a degree in another field with equivalent experience. Candidates must possess a valid driver’s license and be authorized to drive.
Key Skills
Healthcare Administration Career Context
Of the 40 active Healthcare Administration listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 28% have no call, 53% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$48k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $50k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Healthcare Administration pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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- Includes weekends