Behavioral Health Technician / Operations Assistant

Experienced Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)

Location: Delray Beach, FL (On-site)

Job Type: Full-Time

Pay: $18–$21 per hour, based on experience

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:45 AM – 3:45 PM

Start Date: ASAP

About the Role

Avento Health is a recruiting agency partnering with a PHP/IOP in the Delray Beach, Florida area. Our client provides structured, trauma-informed care for individuals navigating substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health conditions, and process addictions, including sex addiction, gambling addiction, and pornography addiction.

This is not just a standard Behavioral Health Technician role. Our client is seeking someone ambitious, hands-on, and eager to grow with the organization. The right candidate will support client care while also helping build the operations side of the treatment program from the ground up.

This position is designed for someone who wants more than a routine support role. It offers a fast-track growth opportunity for a candidate who demonstrates leadership, initiative, accountability, and a desire to help shape systems, workflows, and program structure over time. The long-term goal is for the right person to grow into an Operations Manager role.

What Our Client Is Looking For

• Ambitious, proactive, and motivated to grow within a behavioral health organization
• A true go-getter who wants to take ownership and help build something meaningful
• Strong interest in substance use treatment, process addiction, and mental health care
• Comfortable being hands-on with clients while also thinking operationally
• Interested in helping improve workflows, systems, and day-to-day program structure
• Sensitive to or familiar with Jewish culture and able to work thoughtfully within that context
• Excited by the opportunity to create and define the role as they grow
• Someone experienced working with the LBGTQ community

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct support, supervision, and behavioral monitoring for clients throughout the program day
• Maintain a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment that supports treatment goals
• Assist with client check-in, attendance tracking, transitions, and daily programming
• Support group sessions by helping manage logistics, observing client participation, and reporting concerns to the clinical team
• Conduct routine safety checks and monitor client behavior, mood, and engagement
• Document observations accurately and communicate client concerns, incidents, or changes in presentation to clinical staff in a timely manner
• Use Sunwave EMR to support documentation, tracking, and coordination of daily client activities as needed
• Assist with transportation of clients as needed in accordance with company policies
• Collaborate with clinical and administrative staff to support smooth daily program flow and continuity of care
• Help identify opportunities to improve operational processes, systems, and workflows
• Support the development of day-to-day structure and organizational consistency within the program
• Demonstrate professionalism, sound judgment, leadership potential, and appropriate boundaries in all client interactions

Requirements

• Clean driving record
• Ability to pass a Level 2 background check
• Reliable transportation
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and observational skills
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries in a behavioral health setting
• Comfortable working in a structured, fast-paced environment
• Basic computer proficiency and comfort working in an EMR system
• Cultural sensitivity required; understanding of or sensitivity to Jewish culture strongly preferred
• Strong sense of initiative, accountability, and willingness to take ownership

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience as a Behavioral Health Technician, Mental Health Technician, Recovery Support Staff, or in a similar behavioral health support role
• Experience working with substance use disorder, co-occurring disorder, process addiction, or mental health populations
• Experience in a treatment center, crisis setting, community behavioral health setting, or similar care environment
• Experience using Sunwave EMR or similar behavioral health documentation systems
• CPR and First Aid certification
• Ability to remain calm, professional, and engaged in a high-acuity or fast-moving clinical environment
• Demonstrated interest in leadership, operations, program development, or long-term growth within a treatment setting

Why This Role

• Stable full-time weekday schedule with daytime hours
• Opportunity to join a treatment program serving clients with substance use, co-occurring mental health conditions, and process addictions
• Chance to help build the operational side of a growing program from the ground up
• Hands-on role with meaningful exposure to both client care and program development

Equal Opportunity Employer

Avento Health is a recruiting agency. We evaluate candidates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status. Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer as well. If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply or interview, please let us know and we will help coordinate.

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