Behavioral Health Tech
Listed compensation
$16 an hour
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- $500 Sign-On Bonus
- Minimum Start rate $16 an hour - based on experience
- Base Rate + shift differentials up to $3 depending on shift.
Experience in behavioral health or related field required. Experience with children preferred.
- Excellent Opportunity with Great Benefits!
- Open Interviews Every Wednesday 10am - 2pm
- Apply Today at Belmontpines.com/careers
Qualifications
The Behavioral Counseling Technician (BCT) functions as an active part of the treatment team, providing continuous patient care, supervision, interaction, and role modeling to patients ranging in age from preschool through adolescent depending on which unit worked. Behavioral Counseling Technicians work under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
Education: High School Diploma
Experience
Experience in behavioral health or related field required. Experience with children preferred.
Licensure: Must maintain a valid driver's license in the applicable state.
Additional Requirements
CPR Certification and successful completion of Crisis Intervention Training (CPI) including appropriate use of Seclusion and Restraint immediately following employment and prior to performing patient care.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Behavioral Health Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$33k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $36k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% have no call, 43% require no weekends.
Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 14.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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Listing-based score
Living in Youngstown
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $81k
- Typical market rent
- $1,059/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4%
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.