Children's Behavioral Health Technician - Cottonwood Residential - Evening Shift

Community Counseling Center • Cape Girardeau, MO

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Children's Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) works at Cottonwood, a 16-bed residential treatment facility serving children and adolescents ages 7–18. Cottonwood provides an intensive residential treatment setting as an alternative to hospitalization, with psychiatry, individual and group therapy, recreational, nursing and medical services, family therapy and services, and on-site education in cooperation with Cape Girardeau Public Schools.

The BHT supports clients’ safety and mental well-being by helping them build skills, participating in groups and social activities, and responding to crises. The role may include taking clients to community recreational activities such as bowling, swimming, parks, and sports. Work can involve challenging situations, including de-escalating clients, while supporting them in reaching their treatment goals.

This is a full-time, non-exempt position based in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The evening shift is 2:15 p.m.–10:45 p.m., 40 hours per week. The schedule includes every other Monday/Wednesday and every other weekend off, with flexibility on weekdays as needed. Candidates must complete expanded Department of Social Services background screening and fingerprinting in addition to the standard Family Care Safety Registry background check; this may add approximately two weeks to the hiring timeline.

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.
• Ability to pass CPR/First Aid and ProACT training.
• Must complete expanded Department of Social Services background screening and fingerprinting, in addition to the standard Family Care Safety Registry background check.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in mental health, healthcare, or working with youth.

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, laundry, hygiene, grooming, and medication-related self-care tasks.
• Teach functional living skills, including anger management, impulse control, social and communication skills, relaxation, and emotional coping, according to each client’s treatment plan.
• Coordinate client care services closely with the treatment team.
• Complete and chart client observations in accordance with agency policy and procedure.
• Conduct ongoing checks of personal belongings, rooms, and grounds as required by agency policy and procedure.
• 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 crises, including using seclusion or restraint when needed to prevent harm to clients or others.
• Document according to clinical policies and procedures and applicable DMH, CARF, federal, and state program standards.
• Provide seclusion or restraint interventions in accordance with Pro-ACT guidelines and agency policy and procedure when needed.
• Maintain Pro-ACT and CPR/First Aid certifications.

Benefits

• 24 paid days off in the first year, plus a day off for the employee’s birthday.
• Seven paid holidays.
• Health, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance.
• Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance.
• Retirement auto-enrollment.
• LegalShield and IDShield lawyer and identity theft benefit.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility.
• Employee referral program.

What This Job Offers

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