Children

CCC•Cape Girardeau, MO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Tech provides care to children and adolescents at Cottonwood, a 16-bed residential treatment facility serving youth ages 7–18. The program offers an intensive residential treatment milieu as an alternative to hospitalization. The role supports a safe, comfortable, therapeutic environment using a trauma-informed approach and helps clients develop daily living and functional skills according to their individual treatment plans. Positions are available for full-time evening and overnight shifts, a floating shift, part-time shifts, and PRN work. Evening shifts are 2:15 p.m.–10:45 p.m.; overnight shifts are 10:30 p.m.–6:30 a.m. The evening shift requires availability any day of the week, including weekends. The overnight shift has Wednesday and Thursday off. Floating shifts vary with program needs and require availability for days, evenings, and overnights. Part-time shifts are 6:15 a.m.–2:45 p.m. or 2:15 p.m.–10:45 p.m., with availability any day of the week, including weekends. PRN staff typically work one shift per week, depending on need and availability. Pay in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is $18.38–$20.78 per hour depending on experience, plus applicable shift differentials. Floater pay is $19.59–$21.99 per hour. Evening shifts receive an additional $0.50 per hour worked, and overnight shifts receive an additional $1.00 per hour worked. The role includes monitoring and documenting client wellbeing, conducting checks, supporting treatment goals, responding to behavioral health crises, and transporting clients when needed. Candidates must maintain Pro-ACT and CPR/First Aid certifications. Employment is subject to additional Department of Social Services background screening, including fingerprinting, which may add approximately two weeks to the hiring timeline.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or HSE.
Valid driver’s license: Class E for Missouri residents or Class D for Illinois residents; the required class may be obtained on the start date.
Current, continuous auto insurance.
Maintain Pro-ACT and CPR/First Aid certifications.
Complete additional and expanded Department of Social Services background screening, including fingerprinting.

Responsibilities

Provide care that promotes client safety, comfort, and a therapeutic environment using a trauma-informed approach.
Promote and teach activities of daily living, including household management and self-care tasks such as hygiene, grooming, and medication management.
Teach functional living skills based on each client’s treatment plan, including anger management, impulse control, social and communication skills, relaxation, and emotional coping.
Coordinate client care services in collaboration with the treatment team.
Complete and chart client observations according to agency policies and procedures.
Conduct checks of personal belongings, rooms, and grounds according to agency policies and procedures.
Maintain protective oversight of clients, monitor their condition, and follow agency procedures for medical emergencies or elopement.
Intervene in behavioral health crisis situations as needed, including seclusion or restraint interventions to prevent harm to clients or others.
Document care according to clinical policies and procedures, DMH, CARF, and applicable federal or state program standards.
Provide seclusion or restraint interventions when needed in accordance with Pro-ACT guidelines and agency policies and procedures.
Transport clients in an agency or personal vehicle when necessary and appropriate for program requirements.
Maintain Pro-ACT and CPR/First Aid certifications.