Mental Health Technician Jobs in Oregon
Mental Health Technician jobs in Oregon concentrate in inpatient psychiatric units, community mental health centers, residential treatment facilities, and crisis stabilization programs, with demand running strong at every level from entry-level technician to senior behavioral health specialist. Portland, Salem, and Eugene account for the largest share of openings, anchored by major employers such as Oregon Health and Science University, Legacy Health, and Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare. Addiction and dual-diagnosis support, adolescent behavioral health, and crisis intervention are among the most consistently sought specialties across the state. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Gresham Campus, OR
Part-time Faculty and Tutor
2026-00070
Instruction
Health Professions
10/27/2026
Job Summary and Responsibilities/Duties
Job Summary
Provides quality instruction that will contribute to the learning experiences necessary for each student to meet the objectives of the course and to be successful in both their education and career development experiences.
Essential Duties
- Instructs students in a classroom, lab, learning center or other setting as appropriate.
- Provides student contact before or after class or through telephone or email exchanges or office hours where facilities and schedules permit.
- Prepares, distributes, and utilizes instructional support materials, including course syllabi, supplementary materials, instructional media and other devices as appropriate; incorporates the latest classroom technology when available and appropriate into instructional activities.
- Structures classes and curriculum to correspond with the overall program objectives; prepares clear objectives for students each course. Maintains and revises curriculum to maintain currency.
- Understands, develops, and provides a learning environment that supports diversity and incorporates sensitivity to diversity within the College community.
- Responsible for classroom, laboratory, and departmental equipment and provides for the security of facilities and instructional materials as appropriate.
- Understands and abides by College policies and regulations and other policies, procedures, and materials as required by the College, departments or divisions
- Convenes classes on time and as scheduled.
- Maintains evaluation and grading records for assigned students; enters grades and provides all necessary documentation for incompletes within established College timelines.
- Ensures and emphasizes safe working and classroom conditions and practices.
- May participate in professional development activities.
- Maintains current licenses or certificates in areas of expertise.
- May attend in-service sessions and division meetings.
- May direct aides and work-study students as assigned.
- Understands and uses the College's computer system.
Minimum and Desired Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Master of Social Work or M.S. / M.A. in counseling or school counseling, psychology, addictions studies, or related field. Current driver's license, insurance, and the ability to be insured by the colleges' insurance carrier. Must have at least three (3) years of driving history.
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Preferred Qualifications
- Practical experience as a clinical counselor and/or therapist.
- Teaching experience at the college level.
- Experience working with diverse backgrounds of the College's community; demonstrated commitment to promoting access and diversity.
- Possession of a Certificate of Alcohol and Drug Counseling (levels I, II, or III) from the Mental Health and Addiction Certification Board of Oregon. Current licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), License in School Social Work (LSSW), and/or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
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Additional Qualifications and/or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality.Working Conditions and Important Information
Working Conditions
This is an onsite position. Work is typically performed in a normal office environment while sitting at a computer terminal. Visual eye strain and repetitive hand/wrist motion for data entry and keyboarding functions.
See ADA/ADAAA (Americans with Disabilities Act and Amendments Act) Physical Requirements Section on file in Human Resources for other usual and customary physical requirements.
Salary Placement
Initial salary placement for Instructional Load Credit (ILC) Instructors will be based on applicable education and/or years of relevant full-time equivalent experience at the sole discretion of the College, per the guidelines in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws. Initial salary placement for all other newly hired instructors will be at Level 1.
Please include all relevant education and full and part-time experience (including unpaid and volunteer experience) in your application that you want the College to review towards potential placement. Hired employees will not have an opportunity to update past education and/or experience or appeal initial placement after the time of hire.
Compensation and Benefits Information for Part-Time Instructors
Part-time Instructors may teach classes within a variety of programs, including credit-based, Community Education, and ABE, GED, and ESL programs. There is no guaranteed minimum teaching load or hours worked.
Credit-based classes: Part-time Instructors for credit-based classes are paid per instructional load credit (ILC) according to the salary schedule below. Salary level will be based on educational level and total accumulated ILCs as part-time instructors at the College;initial placement will not exceed Level 2.
Community Education: Part-time Instructors for Community Education classes and represented by the Part-Time Faculty and Tutor Association (PFTA) are paid based on accumulated work hours according to the salary schedule below; all new employees will start at level 1.
ABE, GED, and ESL programs: Part-time Instructors for ABE, GED, and ESL programs classes are paid based on accumulated work hours according to the salary schedule below; all new employees will start at level 1.
Sick Leave
New hires will receive eight (8) hours of sick leave upon hire. An ILC instructor will receive one hour per term of paid sick leave per ILC, which includes Special Loading. An hourly instructor or tutor will receive one hour of paid sick leave per 11 hours of employment. Unused sick leave will accumulate up to a maximum of 80 hours and be available for use in subsequent academic terms.
Tuition Waiver Plan
Each employee will be eligible for a full tuition waiver, which is equivalent to 24 credits, for each term in which the employee is working for the College. Such waiver may be used for tuition for credit courses or the fee in lieu of tuition for noncredit courses (commonly called Fee B). Such tuition waivers are not cumulative. However, an employee may use a tuition waiver in the term immediately following the term in which the waiver was earned. Employees and their spouses/domestic partners will pay only course-specific fees. Tuition waiver(s) may be assigned by the employee to his/her immediate family (to one or amongst the family) to be used in the term in which the waiver is earned by the employee or the term immediately following the term in which the waiver was earned.
Gresham, Oregon, 97030
Gresham Campus, OR
Part-time Faculty and Tutor
2026-00070
Instruction
Health Professions
10/27/2026
Job Summary and Responsibilities/Duties
Job Summary
Provides quality instruction that will contribute to the learning experiences necessary for each student to meet the objectives of the course and to be successful in both their education and career development experiences.
Essential Duties
- Instructs students in a classroom, lab, learning center or other setting as appropriate.
- Provides student contact before or after class or through telephone or email exchanges or office hours where facilities and schedules permit.
- Prepares, distributes, and utilizes instructional support materials, including course syllabi, supplementary materials, instructional media and other devices as appropriate; incorporates the latest classroom technology when available and appropriate into instructional activities.
- Structures classes and curriculum to correspond with the overall program objectives; prepares clear objectives for students each course. Maintains and revises curriculum to maintain currency.
- Understands, develops, and provides a learning environment that supports diversity and incorporates sensitivity to diversity within the College community.
- Responsible for classroom, laboratory, and departmental equipment and provides for the security of facilities and instructional materials as appropriate.
- Understands and abides by College policies and regulations and other policies, procedures, and materials as required by the College, departments or divisions
- Convenes classes on time and as scheduled.
- Maintains evaluation and grading records for assigned students; enters grades and provides all necessary documentation for incompletes within established College timelines.
- Ensures and emphasizes safe working and classroom conditions and practices.
- May participate in professional development activities.
- Maintains current licenses or certificates in areas of expertise.
- May attend in-service sessions and division meetings.
- May direct aides and work-study students as assigned.
- Understands and uses the College's computer system.
Minimum and Desired Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Master of Social Work or M.S. / M.A. in counseling or school counseling, psychology, addictions studies, or related field. Current driver's license, insurance, and the ability to be insured by the colleges' insurance carrier. Must have at least three (3) years of driving history.
-
Preferred Qualifications
- Practical experience as a clinical counselor and/or therapist.
- Teaching experience at the college level.
- Experience working with diverse backgrounds of the College's community; demonstrated commitment to promoting access and diversity.
- Possession of a Certificate of Alcohol and Drug Counseling (levels I, II, or III) from the Mental Health and Addiction Certification Board of Oregon. Current licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), License in School Social Work (LSSW), and/or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
-
Additional Qualifications and/or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality.Working Conditions and Important Information
Working Conditions
This is an onsite position. Work is typically performed in a normal office environment while sitting at a computer terminal. Visual eye strain and repetitive hand/wrist motion for data entry and keyboarding functions.
See ADA/ADAAA (Americans with Disabilities Act and Amendments Act) Physical Requirements Section on file in Human Resources for other usual and customary physical requirements.
Salary Placement
Initial salary placement for Instructional Load Credit (ILC) Instructors will be based on applicable education and/or years of relevant full-time equivalent experience at the sole discretion of the College, per the guidelines in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws. Initial salary placement for all other newly hired instructors will be at Level 1.
Please include all relevant education and full and part-time experience (including unpaid and volunteer experience) in your application that you want the College to review towards potential placement. Hired employees will not have an opportunity to update past education and/or experience or appeal initial placement after the time of hire.
Compensation and Benefits Information for Part-Time Instructors
Part-time Instructors may teach classes within a variety of programs, including credit-based, Community Education, and ABE, GED, and ESL programs. There is no guaranteed minimum teaching load or hours worked.
Credit-based classes: Part-time Instructors for credit-based classes are paid per instructional load credit (ILC) according to the salary schedule below. Salary level will be based on educational level and total accumulated ILCs as part-time instructors at the College;initial placement will not exceed Level 2.
Community Education: Part-time Instructors for Community Education classes and represented by the Part-Time Faculty and Tutor Association (PFTA) are paid based on accumulated work hours according to the salary schedule below; all new employees will start at level 1.
ABE, GED, and ESL programs: Part-time Instructors for ABE, GED, and ESL programs classes are paid based on accumulated work hours according to the salary schedule below; all new employees will start at level 1.
Sick Leave
New hires will receive eight (8) hours of sick leave upon hire. An ILC instructor will receive one hour per term of paid sick leave per ILC, which includes Special Loading. An hourly instructor or tutor will receive one hour of paid sick leave per 11 hours of employment. Unused sick leave will accumulate up to a maximum of 80 hours and be available for use in subsequent academic terms.
Tuition Waiver Plan
Each employee will be eligible for a full tuition waiver, which is equivalent to 24 credits, for each term in which the employee is working for the College. Such waiver may be used for tuition for credit courses or the fee in lieu of tuition for noncredit courses (commonly called Fee B). Such tuition waivers are not cumulative. However, an employee may use a tuition waiver in the term immediately following the term in which the waiver was earned. Employees and their spouses/domestic partners will pay only course-specific fees. Tuition waiver(s) may be assigned by the employee to his/her immediate family (to one or amongst the family) to be used in the term in which the waiver is earned by the employee or the term immediately following the term in which the waiver was earned.
Gresham, Oregon, 97030
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The qualifications that appear most often in mental health technician jobs across Oregon.
- High school diploma or GED with relevant mental health or behavioral health coursework
- Current CPI or equivalent crisis prevention and de-escalation certification
- Experience supporting individuals with mental illness in a supervised clinical setting
- Ability to pass an Oregon Department of Human Services background check
- Basic computer skills for electronic health record documentation in systems like Epic
- Valid Oregon driver's license for positions requiring community or transport duties
Mental Health Technician Jobs in Oregon: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a mental health technician in Oregon?
Most Oregon employers require a high school diploma and a crisis prevention certification such as CPI, though many larger systems also prefer candidates with a certificate or associate degree in psychology, human services, or a related field. Oregon does not require a state license specific to the mental health technician title, but positions at licensed facilities may require registration as a Qualified Mental Health Associate through the Oregon Health Authority, particularly in community mental health settings.
Which companies hire mental health technicians in Oregon?
Companies currently hiring mental health technicians in Oregon include Telecare Corporation, Charlie Health, and New Directions Northwest, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. Oregon's integrated health systems and the state's network of community mental health programs create consistent demand throughout the year, particularly in the Portland metro and the Willamette Valley.
Which Oregon cities have the most mental health technician jobs?
Portland, Salem, and Eugene have the most mental health technician openings in Oregon. Portland drives the bulk of listings given its concentration of large hospital systems, inpatient psychiatric facilities, and community behavioral health organizations, while Salem and Eugene generate steady demand through state-run treatment programs and regional medical centers serving surrounding rural counties.
Are there remote mental health technician jobs in Oregon?
Yes, but they're rare. Mental health technician work is fundamentally hands-on, requiring direct patient observation, de-escalation, and care coordination in a clinical or residential setting. About 56% of mental health technician openings tied to Oregon are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, and those openings tend to be administrative coordination, telehealth support, or case management roles rather than direct patient care positions.
How can I get hired as a mental health technician in Oregon with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying directly to entry-level psychiatric technician or behavioral health associate roles at Oregon's large integrated systems such as Oregon Health and Science University or PeaceHealth, which regularly hire candidates without prior clinical experience into supervised positions. Candidates coming from adjacent roles such as residential care aide, direct support professional, or medical assistant have a strong starting point. Earning a Qualified Mental Health Associate registration through the Oregon Health Authority and completing a crisis prevention certification before applying gives a meaningful edge over other entry-level applicants.
Where can I find and apply to mental health technician jobs in Oregon?
You can find and apply to mental health technician jobs in Oregon on Migrate Mate, which lists current Oregon openings across inpatient, residential, and community settings. Find roles that fit your experience and specialty area and apply directly to the employers posting them.
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