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St. Paul, Minnesota

Behavioral Health Technician

Behavioral Health TechIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$18-$22.5/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

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. That’s why our teams are comprised of compassionate, dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds who collaborate to provide the very best evidence-based care for our clients at all levels of care.

Position Overview

Behavioral Health Technicians (BHT’s) monitor and assist adolescent clients in the residential milieu, lead activities designed to help the residents adjust to living in a community setting and assist the residents in gaining the skills needed to manage their eating disorder. BHT’s play an integral role in the day-to-day function of the clients’ experience.

Schedule: Full Time 0.8 FTE (32 hours per week) focused on Day & Evening shifts

  • Day Shifts: 6am-2:30pm, 8am-4pm
  • Evening Shifts: 2pm-10:30pm, 4pm-12:30am
  • Every other weekend required (Saturday & Sunday)
  • Schedule is made a month at a time with a combination of both day and evening shifts
  • Compensation Disclosure

BHT I

  • Starting hourly range between $18.00-$22.50
  • Final Compensation offered will be within pay range based on qualifications/experience met for the position

How BHT’s Empower Recovery

  • Partners with the multi-disciplinary team on care plan and treatment, assisting in admissions, supporting or assisting clients in programming
  • Participates in therapeutic meals and snacks and provides support during structured outings and recreation
  • Available to engage, challenge, and support residents as needed. Reports observations and documents in charts

Monitors and supports bathroom use per client treatment direction. Monitors and documents exercise.

Responsible for enforcing appropriate policies with residents and completing all expected tasks including hourly room-checks

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED required with one year of Mental health experience or
  • Bachelors degree in Mental health field with 0-1 year of experience
  • Must have valid driver’s license and be authorized to drive
  • Previous direct mental health experience preferred

What We Offer

Employee Benefits: We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs.

For Full-time Employees, We Offer

  • 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
  • Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation

Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.

Key Responsibilities

Monitor and support adolescent residents in a residential setting, including during meals, snacks, outings, recreation, bathroom use, and exercise. Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, assist with admissions and programming, document observations, conduct hourly room checks, and help residents build skills to manage eating disorders.

Key Skills

Client MonitoringMental Health SupportEating Disorder CareTherapeutic Meal SupportTreatment Plan CollaborationAdmissions SupportGroup ProgrammingActivity LeadershipBehavioral ObservationClinical DocumentationBathroom Use MonitoringExercise MonitoringPolicy EnforcementResidential CareCrisis Engagement

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Behavioral Health by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$37k–$47kBehavioral Health median $48k (middle half $44k–$59k)20 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$43k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Minnesota22 active1,262 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 78% no call · 50% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 4% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Behavioral Health listings855 in the last 30 days562 the 30 days before (+52%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend−3.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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<$40k
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$40k-45k
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$45k-50k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Behavioral Health listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,233 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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  • Includes weekends
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About Confidential Employer

Mental Health Care
St. Paul, Minnesota
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

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
Company 401(k) matching up to 50% of contribution, up to 6% of compensation
Generous PTO plan accrues annually

Living in St. Paul

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$296k
Typical market rent
$1,524/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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