Volunteer

Job Description:

Job Title: Volunteer (Unpaid)

Location: Trenton, MO
Department: Adult Recovery
Position Type: Volunteer (Unpaid)
Schedule: Flexible / PRN

Make an Impact While Gaining Hands-On Experience

Are you a student or aspiring behavioral health professional looking to gain meaningful, real-world experience? Join our Adult Recovery team as a Volunteer and support individuals on their journey toward healing and recovery.

This opportunity provides hands-on exposure to behavioral health services through structured observation, participation, and guided support activities—all under the supervision of experienced professionals.

As a volunteer, you’ll contribute to a supportive treatment environment while building valuable skills and insight into mental health and substance use care.

What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience in a behavioral health setting
• Direct exposure to client care and interdisciplinary teamwork
• Opportunities to observe and support group programming and recovery services
• Mentorship and guidance from experienced professionals
• Insight into treatment planning, case management, and program operations
• Flexible scheduling to fit your academic or personal commitments

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain professionalism, ethical conduct, and client confidentiality at all times
• Observe and support daily client activities within the treatment environment
• Assist staff with group programming, including educational and recreational activities
• Help monitor client engagement and report observations to supervising staff
• Participate in staff meetings, trainings, or team discussions as appropriate
• Support a safe, structured, and positive environment for clients
• Serve as a positive and respectful role model to individuals in recovery
• Assist with general program support tasks as needed

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Current student or interest in psychology, social work, counseling, or related field strongly preferred

Additional Skills & Attributes

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries
• Compassionate, dependable, and eager to learn
• Interest in behavioral health, substance use recovery, or human services
• Basic computer skills and familiarity with standard software

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness.

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Burrell Behavioral Health is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.