BOLEY CENTER·St. Pete Beach, Florida
The Behavioral Health Technician provides essential services to clients in a residential facility, including living skills training and counseling. Responsibilities also include medication monitoring, housekeeping assistance, and maintaining regulatory documentation.
Established in 1970, Boley Centers, Inc., is a private, non-profit organization serving individuals with mental disabilities, individuals and families who are homeless, Veterans and youth in Pinellas County. Boley Centers, Inc., a nationally recognized and accredited behavioral health care agency, has an opening for a full-time Behavioral Health Technician.
This Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) provides and/or produces a variety of services for clients living in an assigned residential facility. Services include, but are not limited to, Living Skills Training, transportation to and from activities, counseling, medication monitoring and housekeeping assistance and maintaining records, receipts and other documentation as required by regulation, policies and/or procedures.
With an Associates degree, must have a minimum of 1-year paid experience in behavioral health care. With a high school diploma must additionally have 2 years of paid experience in behavioral health care. A Bachelor's degree may substitute for required experience.
Knowledge of mental illness, counseling techniques, behavior modification preferred.
Valid Florida driver's license required.
Must pass a level II background check and drug screen.
Florida’s Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse helps ensure that caregivers, health workers, and educators meet Level 2 background screening standards before they can work with children, seniors, or other vulnerable groups. For more information, please visit https://info.flclearinghouse.com.
Veterans encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified individuals with a disability. Veterans encouraged to apply. Boley Centers is a drug-free workplace that adheres to federal regulations as it pertains to marijuana use. EOE/ADA/VETERANS/DFWP
Market context
Behavioral Health Technician roles in Florida are commonly tied to inpatient, outpatient, and residential behavioral health settings, where employers look for dependable support staff who can work with diverse patient needs. This role is competitive because candidates need a high school diploma or associate degree, relevant experience, a preferred Behavioral Health Technician certification, and must clear a Florida driver’s license check, level II background screening, and drug screen. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your credentials and background-check readiness before applying.
