Mental Health and Behavioral Health Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Mental Health & Behavioral Health Technician Job Description

• Location: Cherry Hills Village, CO

• Job Type: Part-Time or PRN, W-2

• Schedule: 12-Hour Shifts. Variable day and night shifts available.

• Compensation: $19.00 - $25.00 per hour (Commensurate with experience + night shift differential)

Position Overview

Are you passionate about supporting individuals on their journey to long-term healing? Cherry Hills Recovery, a startup residential and outpatient treatment program operated by Ignitus Recovery, is seeking dedicated Mental/Behavioral Health Technicians (BHT) to join our collaborative care team.

In this role, you will be on the front lines of client care, helping maintain a safe, trauma-informed, and gender-responsive environment. This position is an exceptional opportunity to help shape a premier substance use and mental health treatment program from the ground up while making a direct, daily impact.

What Sets Us Apart

• True Mission-Driven Work: Step away from rigid corporate healthcare and work directly within a collaborative, compassionate treatment environment.

• Startup Growth: Play a pivotal role in establishing and scaling a new behavioral health facility.

• Diverse Paths to Care Valued: We actively celebrate and value unique backgrounds in behavioral health care, including individuals who bring deep personal insights into the recovery process.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Safety & Supervision: Monitor client safety, behaviors, and program participation throughout 12-hour shifts; conduct regular milieu checks and maintain precise documentation.

• Program Support: Assist with client orientation, enforce schedule structure, and uphold community accountability and expectations.

• Crisis Management: Utilize trauma-responsive de-escalation techniques to prevent and manage crises.

• Clinical Collaboration: Facilitate basic psychoeducational groups as directed by clinical staff and communicate critical observations to the medical team.

• Daily Operations: Support medication administration (QMAP) in compliance with state regulations, assist with meal prep, manage facility upkeep, and handle client transportation when required.

Qualifications

Required:

• Certifications: Active QMAP certification, or the immediate ability to obtain and maintain it.

• Compliance: Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and the ability to pass comprehensive federal, state, and county background checks.

• Ability to pass drug screening

• Core Competencies: Strong professional boundaries, basic understanding of addiction/trauma care, and clear documentation skills.

Preferred Skills & Competencies:

• Lived Experience: Experience navigating personal recovery circles, peer-support frameworks, or working as a peer-navigator is highly valued and preferred.

• Engagement: Trauma-responsive engagement and strong emotional stability.

• Mindset: High adaptability in a dynamic, growing startup environment.

• Ethics: Strong team collaboration, accountability, and personal integrity.

Ignitus Recovery is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage qualified candidates with diverse perspectives and lived recovery insights to apply.