Psychiatric Technician

About This Role

This full-time Psychiatric Technician position at the BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center involves providing direct care, behavioral health support, and supervision to adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. Working as part of an interdisciplinary team, the technician helps create a safe, structured, and recovery-focused environment to promote stability, wellness, and independence.

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• One year of direct care experience working with adults with serious mental illness

Nice to have:

• CNA certification

Benefits

• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Virginia Retirement System
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life Insurance
• 11 Paid Holidays

Important Details

• Schedule: 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm, with rotating weekends
• Shift Differential: $2.50/hour for evenings, overnights, and weekends

Application Process

• Successfully pass a criminal history fingerprint background investigation
• Pass a DMV record check
• Pass a Child Registry search
• Pass a drug screening test
• Pass employment reference checks

About the Company

Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board (H-NNCSB) provides comprehensive mental health, substance use, and developmental disability services to individuals and families throughout Hampton and Newport News, Virginia.