Behavioral Health Associate​/Support Staff; Fri-Sun nights

Position – Behavioral Health Associate

This position serves in a residential treatment center for adults with substance use disorders and other mental health disorders. The position works closely with the therapist and medical teams to ensure clients have a safe, empathetic, and trauma‑informed environment that fosters healing and long‑term change.

Turning Point Centers is a dually licensed, nationally accredited, local leader in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Mental Health treatment since 2007, with locations throughout Salt Lake and Davis Counties. As a contracted, in‑network provider we offer a full continuum of care leveraging best practices and evidence‑based modalities to deliver high‑quality, patient‑centered treatment. Our model includes CBT, DBT, MI, and EMDR to effectively engage patients with an outcomes‑oriented approach.

Turning Point Centers values collaboration and provides a supportive environment with an interdisciplinary approach to client care.

• Provide direct supervision and support to clients in a residential treatment setting
• Help maintain a safe, structured, and supportive recovery environment
• Monitor client behavior and report observations to clinical staff
• Assist with daily routines and program activities
• Encourage positive coping skills and recovery‑focused behaviors
• Complete accurate and timely documentation
• Conduct client intakes
• Maintain healthy boundaries
• Rounds and document client location/activity/mood
• Facilitate recreational/non‑clinical groups
• Transport clients off site in a 15‑passenger van (no CDL required)
• Supervise and participate in off‑site recreational activities
• Medication management
• Light housekeeping (replacing living staples, trash, laundering linens)
• Write detailed documentation
• Use online‑based client medical records systems
• Complete verbal hand‑offs from shift to shift
• Manage emergency situations, de‑escalate clients
• Escalate situations to clinical and medical providers as necessary
• Conduct room searches, bag searches, and safety inspections

• High school diploma or GED required
• Interest in behavioral health, addiction recovery, psychology, social services, or a related field
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to remain calm and professional in challenging situations
• Reliable, compassionate, and team‑oriented
• Must be 21 years old or older
• Active/valid driver’s license without DUI’s or serious moving violations within last 5 years
• Must pass a federal background check through the Department of Human Services (violations or convictions will result in denial of background check)
• Preferred:
  Minimum 1 year working in treatment setting

• Full‑time, Part‑time, and PRN opportunities available
• Great entry point into the behavioral health field
• Gain valuable hands‑on experience in a residential treatment setting
• Work alongside experienced clinicians and recovery professionals
• Opportunities for professional growth within the organization

$17‑$19 per hour, full‑time

Friday‑Sunday 8pm‑8am

2945 E Turning Point Circle, Sandy, UT 84092

If you are passionate about helping others and want to build a career in behavioral health, we encourage you to apply.