Mental Health Technician - Eating Disorder IOP/PHP

Kahm Center for Eating Disorders; Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

The Kahm Center for Eating Disorders in Vermont is seeking a Mental Health Technician. You will model healthy mealtime behaviors, support daily activities, and provide daily encouragement to patients in an Intensive outpatient and PHP setting.

This role emphasizes compassionate, individualized care within a small family‑owned practice. Experience in mental health and a psychology background are preferred; a bachelor’s degree is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in the field of mental health is preferred.
• Theoretic as well as practical knowledge of the clinical area.
• Demonstrates strong leadership qualities.
• Demonstrates sound judgment.
• Strives to maintain excellence in all mental health technician responsibilities.
• Bachelor's degree required; in psychology or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, individualized support aligned with each patient’s treatment plan.
• Supervise and meal coach patients daily, assist with food preparation, model healthy mealtime behaviors, collect vitals as scheduled.
• Facilitate groups and oversee the therapeutic milieu, maintain daily group schedule and a safe environment.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary treatment team and assist with administrative tasks as needed.

Skills

Leadership qualities

Sound judgment

Meal coaching

Patient support

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology or related field

Job description

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Make a Difference Every Single Day at Vermont's Only Eating Disorder IOP/PHP

Recovery happens through real relationships. At The Kahm Center for Eating Disorders, we believe in compassionate, individualized care free from large-facility burnout.

As a Mental Health Technician ($20–$28/hr), you’ll be an essential pillar of our therapeutic milieu—modeling healthy mealtime behaviors, guiding daily activities, and providing the crucial daily encouragement our patients need to heal.

The Kahm Center for Eating Disorders is a small family owned Vermont practice that treats eating disorders in an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) setting. We are looking for mental health technicians who are passionate about treating eating disorders and fostering meaningful relationships with the staff and patients as a part of a multidisciplinary treatment team.

Qualifications

• Experience in the field of mental health is preferred
• Theoretic as well as practical knowledge of the clinical area
• Demonstrates strong leadership qualities
• Demonstrates sound judgment
• Demonstrates and consistently strives to maintain excellence in all mental health technician job responsibilities
• Bachelors degree required; in psychology or related field preferred

Essential Functions

• Patient Support & Recovery: Provide compassionate, individualized support and intervention consistent with each patient’s treatment plan; assist therapists during periods of crisis; and help patients build healthy, supportive relationships throughout their recovery journey.
• Meal Support & Patient Care: Supervise and meal coach patients daily, assist with food preparation, model appropriate mealtime behaviors and conversation, and collect patient vitals and biometrics according to the program schedule.
• Groups & Milieu Management: Facilitate process and alternative groups for up to 4–12 patients, oversee the therapeutic milieu, maintain the daily group schedule, and foster a safe, positive, and supportive environment for patients and staff.
• Team Collaboration & Administrative Support: Serve as an active member of the multidisciplinary treatment team, participate in treatment team rounds when scheduling allows, assist with administrative tasks as needed, and maintain a respectful, courteous, and compassionate approach with patients and coworkers.