Behavioral Health Tech
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
The Behavioral Technician will provide direct care services for individual children to meet the child’s needs in a respectful, affirming, and dignified manner.
Provide guidance to the Residential Supervisors in the Residential Program.
Minimum High School Diploma.
Associate degree in Psychology or related field or sixty (60) college credits from an accredited College/University preferred.
Plus two years of direct experience working with children required.
Must have a valid Florida Driver’s License and be able to drive.
Must be willing to work a flexible schedule when needed
Bilingual - (English/Spanish) or (English/Creole) preferred.
Must have good communication and interpersonal skills.
Afternoon shift
Key Responsibilities
The Behavioral Technician provides direct care services to children in a respectful and affirming manner. They also provide guidance to Residential Supervisors within the residential program.
Requirements
A high school diploma is required, with an associate degree in psychology or related field preferred. Candidates must have at least two years of direct experience working with children and a valid Florida driver's license.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Tech at His House Childrens Home a 8.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Behavioral Health — ranked against 1,129 active Behavioral Health listings on WeekdayDoc.
Behavioral Health Career Context
Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Living in Miami Gardens
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $477k
- Typical market rent
- $2,571/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 32 min
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.