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Mental Health Tech (MHT)- Group Home

Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services
Birmingham, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 11/18/2025 CLOSED ON 12/17/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Tech (MHT)- Group Home position at Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services?

Responsibilities

Mental Health Tech- Group Home

Full-time Nights

MUST HAVE availability to attend an 8- business day Orientation from 8a-4p without interruptions.

Mental Illness is more prevalent than ever after all we have endured in 2020. As the only free-standing psychiatric hospital in the Greater Birmingham area, we are here to help. Please join our team as we expand our services to meet the needs of our community.

What We Offer You

  • 8 hour shifts during the week, 12 hour shifts on the weekends
  • Generous paid time off
  • Full benefit opportunities including health, dental and vision
  • 401k with matching company contributions
  • Free meals when eating with patients
  • Opportunities for advancement
  • Programs for tuition reimbursement and continuing education
  • An opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others

Attributes Of a Successful Employee

  • An understanding of mental illness and it’s effects on an individual
  • Ability to interact with individuals of all cognitive levels and various histories of trauma
  • Being able to maintain good boundaries- we are here to help, not to befriend
  • Patience and understanding
  • Ability to verbally de-escalate agitated patients
  • Supportive of teamwork- it takes a village
  • A strong understanding of the importance of following rules and policies

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

Qualifications

We train you to be the best, but there are a few minimum requirements for this position:

  • Minimum High School diploma or equivalent required
  • One year of experience in a psychiatric setting/patient care experience
  • Able to obtain a CPR certification and non-violent crisis prevention certification (company will train)
  • An 8-day Orientation from 8a-4p is required. No interruptions allowed.

Please apply to become part of our team as we set out to be the provider of choice for psychiatric services.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS

and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.

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