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Children's Behavioral Health Tech - Cape Girardeau, MO

Community Counseling Center (CCC)$18.38–$21.99/hrCape Girardeau, MOPosted 3w agoStill open, checked every night
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This posting states $18.38–$21.99 an hour. Open behavioral health technician jobs in Missouri post a median of $19.83 an hour, the middle half $18.73–$21.50, across 22 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Behavioral health technicians employed in Missouri earn a median of $22.04 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).

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About the job

Location: Cape Girardeau, MO

Pay: $18.38 - $20.78/hour (Depending on experience) + shift differentials

Floater Pay: $19.59 - $21.99/hour

Community Counseling Center (CCC) offer's shift differentials for Behavioral Health Tech (BHT) Staff who work on Evening and Overnight shifts at its residential facilities.

Evening Shift: +$.50/hour per hour worked on Evenings.

Overnight Shift: +$1.00/hour per hour worked on overnights.

Shifts Available:

Full Time

Evening and Overnight Shift

  • 2:15pm - 10:45pm, Must be open to any day of the week including weekends
  • 10:30pm - 6:30am Wednesday/Thursday Off

Floating Shift

  • Shifts vary depending on program needs.
  • Must be able to work days, evenings, and overnights

Part - Time

  • 6:15am - 2:45pm
  • 2:15pm - 10:45pm

Note: Must be open to any day of the week including weekends.

PRN Shift

  • Typically 1 shift per week, any shift depending on need and your availability

Qualifications

  • High school diploma/GED/HSE
  • Must hold Valid Driver's License (Class E for Missouri or Class D for IL Residents - Obtain on start date) and current continuous auto insurance.

The Program:

Cottonwood is a 16 Bed Residential Treatment Facility serving children and adolescent patients. The program is intended for youth 7 - 18 years of age. The program offers an intensive residential treatment milieu and serves an alternative to hospitalization.

Job Duties

  • Provide care to clients in a manner that promotes safety, comfort, and a therapeutic environment based on a trauma informed approach.
  • Promote and educate clients regarding activities of daily living including household management (i.e., attending to bedroom, laundry, etc.) and self-care management (i.e., hygiene, grooming, medication, etc.) tasks and responsibilities.
  • Teach functional living skills such as anger management techniques, impulse control, social/communication skills, relaxation skills, emotional coping skills, etc. based on the client's individual treatment plan.
  • Collaborate closely with the treatment team to appropriately coordinate client care services.
  • Complete and chart client observations in accordance with agency policy and procedure.
  • Conduct ongoing checks; including personal belongings, room checks, and grounds checks based on agency policy and procedure.
  • Ensure protective oversight of clients, monitor the condition of clients, and follow agency policy and procedure regarding medical emergencies or elopement.
  • Intervene in behavioral health crisis situations, when needed, which may include use of seclusion and/or restrain interventions to prevent self-harm or harm to others.
  • Document according to clinical policies and procedures, DMH, CARF, and any other federal or state program per agency standards.
  • Based on need, provide seclusion and/or restraint interventions in accordance with Pro-Act guidelines and agency policy and procedure.
  • Responsible for transporting clients in agency and/or personal vehicle as deemed necessary and appropriate to meet program requirements.
  • Maintain certification in Pro-ACT and CPR/First Aid.

Our Benefits:

Note: Benefits may vary depending on hours worked.

  • 24 Paid Days Off Your First Year + get a day off for your birthday!
  • Seven Paid Holidays
  • Competitive Health, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental Insurance
  • Company Paid Life and LTD Insurance
  • Retirement Auto - Enrollment
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Much More!

Community Counseling Center (CCC) is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.

CCC will consider requests for reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, etc. please contact employment@cccntr.com to speak with us about your needs.

This position requires potential candidates to complete additional and expanded background screenings through Department of Social Services (DSS). This includes an expanded background screening, in addition to the standard background check facilitated by the Family Care Safety Registry, and Fingerprinting through DSS. Due to the additional background screening requirements, this does increase the timeline to offer by ~ 2 weeks if we move forward with you for this position. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

From Community Counseling Center (CCC)'s job posting, checked 13 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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