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Daymark Recovery Services
Asheville, North Carolina

Lead Behavioral Health Tech

Behavioral Health Tech

Listed compensation

$18 - $19.50/hr

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Job Description

Job DetailsJob Location: Buncombe Child FBC - Asheville, NC 28801Company Mission/ statement: Our mission is to inspire and empower people to seek and maintain recovery and health. Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. is a mission driven, comprehensive community provider of culturally sensitive mental health and substance abuse services. Comprehensive

Benefits

Package: Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Health Spending Account Company-Paid Life Insurance Short Term Disability 401(k) Paid Holidays Paid Vacation and Sick Leave Employee Assistant Program Referral Bonus Opportunities Extensive Internal Training Program Pay Scale: $18-19.50hr.

Mentor, Child Crisis Center- All Shifts Available The Caiyalynn Burrell Child Crisis Center, located in Asheville, provides short-term (5-7 day) treatment and stabilization services in a safe, child-friendly setting for youth in crisis across Western North Carolina.

Our mentors are a vital part of our treatment team providing critical support to children ages 6 through 17.

Responsibilities Include

Providing ongoing one-on-one support and mentoring to children recovering from crisis Facilitating daily check-in and skill-development groups under the supervision of clinical staff Leading daily recreational activities and meal times Completing routine documentation regarding provided services and child observations Assisting medical, nursing and clinical staff as needed Education and Experience: High School Diploma or GED (associates degree preferred) Minimum one year of experience providing behavioral health or crisis services to children, IDD experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

The Lead Behavioral Health Tech provides ongoing one-on-one support and mentoring to children recovering from crisis. Responsibilities also include facilitating skill-development groups and leading daily recreational activities.

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED is required, with an associate degree preferred. Candidates should have a minimum of one year of experience providing behavioral health or crisis services to children.

Key Skills

Team SupportChild Development

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Lead Behavioral Health Tech at DAYMARK RECOVERY SERVICES 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 1,305 active Behavioral Health listings on WeekdayDoc.

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% have no call, 45% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$39k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $41k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Behavioral Health Tech Jobs

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Salary Distribution22 jobs · 16 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks17 jobs · 16 employers

401k / retirement match
94% this job
CME allowance
35%
Sign-on bonus
12%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$26.91-$28.58/hr
#2

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#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.6
Among the best 10% of Behavioral Health listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,305 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Asheville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$455k
Typical market rent
$1,704/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.5
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Asheville, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Daymark Recovery Services

Mental Health Care
Concord, NC
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical
Dental
Vision Insurance
Health Spending Account
Company-Paid Life Insurance
Short Term Disability
401(k)
Paid Holidays