Behavioral Health Technician - SEMO

CCC • Cape Girardeau, MO

9h • Onsite

About The Position

Community Counseling Center is hiring Behavioral Health Technicians in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, for adult and children's behavioral health programs, as well as a floater position. The role oversees clients’ safety and mental well-being and helps maintain the physical facilities. Technicians assist clients with skill building, participate in groups and social activities, and intervene in crises when needed. Success requires strong communication, modeling appropriate behavior, and promoting client-centered, trauma-informed treatment.

Positions include PRN work (typically one shift per week), full-time evening and overnight shifts, a full-time floater position requiring availability for day, evening, and overnight shifts, and part-time day and evening, evening, or overnight shifts. Adult Behavioral Health Technicians earn $17.38–$19.78 per hour, and Children's Behavioral Health Technicians earn $18.38–$20.78 per hour, plus applicable shift differentials. Floater pay is $18.59–$20.99 per hour. Evening shifts at residential facilities receive an additional $0.50 per hour, and overnight shifts receive an additional $1.00 per hour.

Community Counseling Center has served the public since 1974 and provides comprehensive behavioral health services across a five-county area as an administrative agent for the Missouri Department of Mental Health. Benefit eligibility and paid time off depend on employment status and scheduled hours; some benefits require meeting minimum-hour thresholds.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or HSE.
• Must hold or obtain by the start date a Missouri Class E driver's license (Class D for Illinois residents).
• Proof of continuous auto insurance.
• Must meet Community Counseling Center's Motor Vehicle Record standards.
• Reliable transportation.
• Strong communication skills and ability to model behavior for clients and promote client-centered treatment.

Nice To Haves

• At least two years of experience in healthcare or the mental health field.
• An undergraduate degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide care in a manner that promotes safety, comfort, and a therapeutic environment using a trauma-informed approach.
• Promote and educate clients about 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 individual treatment plan, including anger management, impulse control, social and communication skills, relaxation, and emotional coping.
• Collaborate with the treatment team to coordinate client care services.
• Complete and chart client observations according to agency policies and procedures.
• Conduct ongoing checks, including checks of personal belongings, rooms, and grounds, according to agency policies and procedures.
• Provide protective oversight, monitor clients' condition, and follow agency procedures for medical emergencies or elopement.
• Transport clients to and from appointments as needed and appropriate.
• Intervene in behavioral health crisis situations when needed.
• For the children's program, intervene in behavioral health crises, including seclusion and restraint interventions.
• Distribute medications and document distribution according to agency policies and procedures.
• For the adult program, immediately report medication errors according to agency protocol.
• Document according to clinical policies and procedures and applicable DMH, CARF, federal, and state program standards.

Benefits

• 24 paid days off in the first year, plus the employee's birthday off.
• Seven paid holidays.
• Health, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility.
• Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance.
• Growth opportunities in mental and behavioral health.
• Employee referral bonuses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED