Join our team as a Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) and make a meaningful difference in the lives of children, adolescents, and their families. In this dynamic, hands-on role, you will provide individualized, evidence-based mental health interventions and support services to youth with behavioral and psychiatric needs.
As a BHT, you'll work in a variety of community-based settings-including homes, schools, and other natural environments-helping clients build essential coping skills, improve daily functioning, and achieve personal goals. You'll partner closely with families and clinical teams to deliver compassionate, strengths-based care tailored to each child's unique needs.
This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about mental health, enjoys working one-on-one with youth, and thrives in flexible, non-traditional settings outside of an office environment.
Status: Part Time Hourly
FLSA classification: Non-Exempt
Summary of the Position: Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) is a non-traditional way of providing intense individualized mental health interventions and support services in a variety of community based settings to children/adolescents with psychiatric diagnoses and their families.
Availability: Flexible schedule, possible for up to 40 hours per week; may require non-traditional hours including evenings and weekends.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Must meet one of the following:
Benefits Available:
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual merit, skills, and qualifications, without regard to race, age, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, military or veteran status, or disability or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where YAP operates. YAP will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
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YAP is a nationally recognized, nonprofit organization exclusively committed to the provision of community-based alternatives to out-of-home care through direct service, advocacy and policy change.
Since our founding in 1975, our expertise and passion have been in serving deep-end, multi-need and cross-system youth and families, though we have success across a continuum of needs and challenges. We provide safe, cost-effective services to youth and families involved in numerous systems, including the Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities, Education and Adult Systems.
We serve over 13,000 families a year in more than 100 programs across 21 states and the District of Columbia in rural, suburban and urban areas including 25 major metro areas. Since our beginning in 1975, 100% of our programming occurs in the home communities of the people we serve.