Behavioral Health Technician
Listed compensation
$18-$20/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
- Behavioral Health Technician
- Location: Hurricane, Utah 84737 (On-site)
- Hourly Pay Rate: $18.00 to $20.00 per hour
- Sign-on Bonus/Employee Referral Bonus: $250
Interested in a career in behavioral health? No direct experience required. Training provided.
About the Opportunity
Sunstone HR Consulting is partnering with a residential behavioral health organization in Hurricane, Utah, to hire Behavioral Health Technicians to support adolescent boys (ages 12–17) in a residential setting.
In this role, you’ll help clients with daily routines, emotional regulation, life skills, safety, and structured programming, while working alongside therapists and nurses to ensure treatment goals are met.
Our client's program provides a home‑like environment for highly acute teens and their families, focusing on stabilization, assessment, and family‑centered healing.
Key Responsibilities
Daily routines: Support students in following structured schedules and activities with encouragement and accountability.
Crisis intervention: Use verbal de‑escalation techniques to manage emotional or behavioral escalations; apply approved physical interventions (holds/restraints) when clinically necessary to ensure safety.
- Crisis prevention: Apply proactive strategies to reduce risk and provide crisis management when necessary.
- Treatment alignment: Ensure student progress aligns with individualized treatment plans developed by therapists.
- Positive modeling: Model constructive behaviors and attitudes, reinforcing a healthy environment for clients.
- Documentation: Maintain consistent, thorough records of client interactions, incidents, and progress.
- Team engagement: Participate in staff and house bonding activities to foster teamwork and community cohesion.
- Housekeeping tasks: Perform light daily tasks to maintain a clean, organized living space.
Qualifications
- What we are looking for:
- High‑acuity response: Comfortable managing verbal/physical outbursts and emotional dysregulation in a residential setting.
- Emotional regulation: Demonstrated ability to maintain composure and set firm, healthy boundaries.
Growth mindset: Willingness to learn and grow; candidates with strong boundary‑setting and passion for adolescent mental health are encouraged to apply, even without direct experience!
Adolescent experience: Background working with adolescents in behavioral health, residential, or crisis environments preferred.
Required
- 21+ years of age or older
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Able to pass pre-employment drug screen
- Able to pass criminal investigation background check
- Current driver's license
- Ability to learn CPR and First-Aid.
Available Shifts & Schedules
Hours: AM: 7:00am - 5:00pm or
- PM: 1:00pm - 11:00pm
- Days: Same for both AM/PM
Week 1
Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday
Week 2
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Benefits
Paid Mastery Program: Access to a 2-year structured training program offering an incremental pay increase as you complete each tier.
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance – Multiple plan options including PPO and HDHPs with HSA eligibility and company contributions.
- Paid Parental Leave – Up to 6 weeks fully paid for exempt employees and 4 weeks for non-exempt.
- Life & Disability Coverage – Company-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability; voluntary life and optional short-term disability available.
- 401(k) with Company Match – Retirement savings with matching contributions after eligibility period.
- PTO & Holidays – Competitive PTO accrual plans and paid holidays throughout the year.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Free, confidential support for life’s challenges.
Our client is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience we offer through the diversity of our employees and community. We actively seek to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who contribute to our excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society.
Our client does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities. #EBOTHR #EBOTHR#EBOTHR
Key Skills
Healthcare Professional Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$40k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $40k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active healthcare listings this role was benchmarked against, 75% have no call, 43% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $37k–$42k | healthcare median $37k (middle half $37k–$39k)21 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$40k in purchasing power | Utah index 98.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| healthcare listings in Utah | 33 active | 1,737 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 75% no call · 43% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | US healthcare professional listings: 4% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 11% offer loan repayment1,737 active listings, Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Technician at Sunstone HR Consulting a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all healthcare professional listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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