Behavioral Health Technician Jobs in St. Louis, MO

Job Description:

Job Title: Behavioral Health Technician
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Company: Places for People
Employment Type: Full-Time
Shifts: Varies; day, evening, and weekend opportunities may be available
Departments: Adult Housing or Outpatient Services, subject to position availability

✅No Prior Behavioral Health Experience Required

✅Hands-On, Paid Training Provided

✅Gain Valuable Experience While Helping Others

✅Build Skills for a Career in Behavioral Health and Human Services

✅Make a Meaningful Difference Every Shift

Job Summary:

Are you compassionate, dependable, and looking for meaningful work where you can help others every day? Join Places for People as a Behavioral Health Technician and provide hands-on support to adults working toward recovery, stability, and greater independence.

No prior behavioral health experience is required, and paid training is provided. Whether you support clients in Adult Housing or Outpatient Services, you’ll gain valuable experience while working alongside a collaborative team of behavioral health professionals.

This position offers…

• Paid Training and Ongoing Support – Build the practical skills and confidence needed to succeed in behavioral health
• Meaningful, Hands-On Experience – Gain valuable experience supporting recovery, stability, daily living skills, and greater independence
• Career Development – Build transferable skills that can support future careers in behavioral health, social work, counseling, nursing, psychology, case management, and human services
• Collaborative Team Environment – Work alongside clinicians, nurses, housing professionals, and other team members committed to helping clients succeed
• Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
• Mileage Reimbursement – Company paid for work functions requiring travel
• Employee Discounts – Hotels, Theme Parks & Attractions, College Tuition
• Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting a healthy, joyful workforce
• Additional Perks & Benefits - Scroll down to bottom of this post to learn more

What You’ll Do

As a Behavioral Health Technician, you will provide hands-on support to adults receiving services through Adult Housing or Outpatient programs. No two days are exactly alike. You’ll work alongside clinical, nursing, housing, and support professionals while helping clients build skills, maintain stability, and progress toward recovery and greater independence.

How You’ll Make a Difference...

• Supporting clients with daily routines, appointments, community resources, and individualized recovery and independence goals
• Building respectful relationships that promote trust, dignity, engagement, and personal growth
• Helping clients develop healthy habits, strengthen daily living skills, and participate in recovery-focused services
• Observing client wellbeing and communicating needs, progress, and concerns to the treatment team
• Responding calmly and appropriately to behavioral health needs, client concerns, and crisis situations within the scope of training
• Assisting with admissions, orientations, vital signs, safety searches, specimen collection, and medication-related procedures when applicable
• Providing transportation and collaborating with clinical, nursing, housing, and support professionals to coordinate care
• Completing timely documentation while helping maintain a safe, structured, therapeutic, and recovery-focused environment

Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• At least two years of dependable work experience in any industry required
• Behavioral health experience is preferred but not required
• Experience in healthcare, human services, residential care, customer service, education, caregiving, direct support, hospitality, security, community services, or another people-focused setting is welcomed

Additional Qualifications:

• Valid driver’s license
• Ability to obtain a Missouri Class E driver’s license (if driving clients)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build rapport and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team
• Reliability, professionalism, adaptability, and a genuine desire to help others
• Basic computer skills and ability to complete accurate, timely documentation
• Ability to remain calm and use sound judgment during challenging or unexpected situations
• Willingness to provide client transportation, work the schedule associated with the available program, and treat every individual with dignity, respect, patience, and compassion

Start Your Career in Behavioral Health

Every shift is an opportunity to help someone feel supported, strengthen an important life skill, or take another step toward recovery and independence. If you are dependable, compassionate, and ready to gain valuable experience while making a difference, apply today to join the Places for People team.

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness.

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Burrell Behavioral Health is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.