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Behavioral Health Technician - PRN

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$18-$22/hr

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Job Description

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN (BHT) – CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL, WICHITA, KS

Salary: Starting at $18 per hour (increases based on education & experience)

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and youth? Camber Children’s Mental Health in Wichita, KS is seeking a compassionate Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) to join our team. In this vital role, you will provide care, supervision, and support to help young people achieve their treatment goals in a safe and therapeutic environment.

Why Join Camber?

Camber gives children and families hope. As a Behavioral Health Technician, you will play a key role in supporting our mission by helping children and youth build coping skills, learn positive behaviors, and work toward healing and growth.

What You’LL Do

  • Provide compassionate care and supervision to children and youth in our facility
  • Support daily activities and reinforce treatment plans developed by nurses and therapists
  • Teach coping techniques and positive behavior skills
  • Document client activity and progress
  • Maintain a safe, therapeutic environment for all clients

What We’RE Looking For

  • Education: High school diploma or GED from an accredited high school
  • Licensure/Certification: Valid Driver’s License and auto insurance
  • Experience: 1–3 months of related experience and/or training working with children in a behavioral health care or similar environment preferred
  • Must be at least 20 years old to apply
  • Pre-employment drug screen and background check required

Who We Are

Camber is a private, nonprofit organization and a subsidiary of KVC Health Systems. KVC Health Systems is the parent company of a family of nonprofit organizations working to make a difference in the lives of children and families.

CCMH provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Key Responsibilities

Provide care, supervision, and support to children and youth in a safe, therapeutic facility environment. Reinforce treatment plans, teach coping and positive behavior skills, support daily activities, and document client activity and progress.

Requirements

Applicants must be at least 20 years old and have a high school diploma or GED from an accredited high school, a valid driver’s license, and auto insurance. One to three months of related experience or training working with children in behavioral health care or a similar setting is preferred; a pre-employment drug screen and background check are required.

Key Skills

Child And Youth SupervisionBehavioral Health SupportTreatment Plan SupportCoping Skills InstructionPositive Behavior ReinforcementClient Progress DocumentationTherapeutic Environment Maintenance

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 85% have no call, 38% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Behavioral Health by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$37k–$46kBehavioral Health median $52k (middle half $52k–$52k)83 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$46k in purchasing powerKansas index 90.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Kansas23 active1,243 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 85% no call · 38% 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 listings817 in the last 30 days585 the 30 days before (+40%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend−4.9% 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.

Top contract/1099 Behavioral Health Tech Jobs

35 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs · 24 employers
9
<$40k
9
$40k-45k
4
$45k-50k
3
$52k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs
401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
25%
Sign-on bonus
5%
PSLF eligible
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Comprehensive Healthcare · Kennewick, Washington

$20.24-$30.36/hr
#2

PRN Behavioral Health Technician (Greenbrook)Per Diem

Neuronetics · Columbia, South Carolina

$22-$24/hr
#3

On-Call Behavioral Health Technician

$21-$23/hr
#4

Behavioral Health Technician

$19-$22/hr
+ 33 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,236 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Wichita

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$208k
Typical market rent
$1,159/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.9
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Wichita, KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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