Behavioral Health Technician
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Job Description
- Job Title: Behavioral Health Technician
- Location: Saint Peters, MO
- Department: Recovery Services
- Employment Type: Part-time
Job Summary
The Behavioral Health Technician position is responsible for providing direct and supportive care to clients/patients. This includes monitoring daily activities, intervening/responding to crises, facilitating group education and structured activities, and transporting clients as needed.
Behavioral Health Technicians are responsible for understanding the client's/patient's treatment plan, documenting their behaviors, and providing a safe, therapeutic, and supportive environment.
Key Responsibilities
Active Participation: Participate as an integral member of the treatment team, assisting in identifying client strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences. Carrying out any additional requests from your supervisor.
Program Compliance: Ensure adherence to all program expectations and rules, reporting behaviors to supervisors for effective therapeutic interventions
Medication Policies: Adhere rigorously to all medication policies and collaborate with trained nursing staff to guarantee compliance, whether the medication is administered by the client/patient or PFH associate.
Admission/Orientation Assistance: Assist in the admission/orientation process, including obtaining vital signs if applicable, safety searches of client/patient and belongings, and collecting any necessary urine/lab specimens for testing.
- Client Education and Support: Assist and educate clients/patients in performing daily activities as needed.
- Transportation Assistance: Provide transportation support for clients/patients as required.
Experience and Education Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent and two (2) years of responsible employment.
- Experience in Human Services or a related field preferred.
- OR
- Exceptions to qualifications may be made by the Executive Team member.
Position Perks & Benefits
Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life
- Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more
- Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive
- Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within
Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness.
Brightli Is on a Mission
A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.
As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission.
If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.
- We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
- Burrell Behavioral Health is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a high school diploma or equivalent and at least two years of responsible employment experience. Experience in human services or a related field is preferred.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Technician at Brightli 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 1,195 active Behavioral Health listings on WeekdayDoc.
Behavioral Health Career Context
Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 76% have no call, 52% require no weekends.
Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.6 / 10 · top 5% in behavioral health | ranked against 1,195 Behavioral Health listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Behavioral Health median $42k (middle half $39k–$44k)25 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Missouri index 90.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Behavioral Health listings in Missouri | 60 active | 1,228 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 76% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 4% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Behavioral Health listings | 861 in the last 30 days | 503 the 30 days before (+71%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Behavioral Health pay trend | −1.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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