Psychiatric Technician – BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center

Psychiatric Technician - Full-Time Annual Salary: $40,091 Shift Differential: $2.50/hour for evenings, overnights, and weekends Available Schedule 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm, with rotating weekends Help Others. Make an Impact Are you a compassionate Direct Care Professional, Mental Health Technician, or Behavioral Health Professional looking for a meaningful career opportunity? Join the Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board (H-NNCSB) as a Psychiatric Technician at the BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center! In this hands-on role, you'll provide essential direct care, behavioral health support, and supervision to adults experiencing serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. Working alongside an interdisciplinary treatment team, you'll help create a safe, structured, recovery-focused environment that promotes stability, wellness, and independence. Minimum Qualifications One year of direct care experience working with adults with serious mental illness.CNA preferred. What You'll Do Provide compassionate direct care, behavioral health support, and supervision in an intensive, short-term residential setting.Monitor client behaviors, document progress, and communicate observations to the treatment team.Support individualized treatment goals, recovery, and independent living skills.Facilitate therapeutic, recreational, and skill-building activities.Respond appropriately to behavioral and emotional challenges while promoting client safety.Maintain a safe, supportive environment that respects client dignity, rights, and well-being.Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to deliver quality, person-centered care.Follow agency policies, procedures, and safety standards. Why Join H-NNCSB? Make an impact every day! Join a dedicated behavioral health team committed to helping individuals achieve recovery, stability, and greater independence. H-NNCSB Offers Health, Vision, and Dental InsuranceVirginia Retirement SystemFlexible Spending Account (FSA)Life Insurance11 Paid Holidaysand, more. About H-NNCSB H-NNCSB provides comprehensive mental health, substance use, and developmental disability services to individuals and families throughout Hampton and Newport News, Virginia. Ready to Make a Difference? Apply Today! Turn your passion for helping others into a rewarding career in behavioral health. Join H-NNCSB and become part of a team where your work truly matters! The selected candidate must successfully pass a criminal history fingerprint background investigation, DMV record check, Child Registry search, drug screening test and employment reference checks. Job Posted by ApplicantPro