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Community Counseling Center (CCC)
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Children's Behavioral Health Tech

Behavioral Health TechIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$18.38-$20.78/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • Children's Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)
  • Location: Cape Girardeau, MO
  • Pay Range: $18.38 - $20.78/hour (Depending on experience)
  • Pay range for 'Floating BHT' is $19.59 - 21.99/hour.
  • Community Counseling Center offer's shift differentials for non-floating BHT staff who work an Evening or Overnight shift at its residential facilities.
  • Evening Shift: + $0.50/hour per hour worked on Evenings.
  • Overnight Shift: +$1.00/hour per hour worked on Overnights

Full-Time - Rotating of Every Other Weekends

  • Day Shift: 6:15am-2:45pm
  • Evening Shift: 2:45pm - 10:45pm
  • Full Time Floating BHT
  • Shifts vary depending on program needs
  • Must be able to work days, evenings, and overnights

Part-Time

  • Days: 6:15am -2:45pm
  • PRN
  • Typically 1 shift per week, any shift depending on need and your availability
  • Minimum Required Qualifications
  • High School Diploma / GED / HSE Required
  • Preference will be given to those with previous mental health, healthcare, or experience working with youth

Must hold or obtain by start date, MO Class E Driver's License (Class D for IL Residents), and proof of continuous auto insurance. Must also meet CCC's Motor Vehicle Record standards policy and have reliable transportation.

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.

Your Job as a Behavioral Health Technician

As a Behavioral Health Technician (BHT), you will oversee clients' safety and mental well-being, assist with skill-building, participate in groups and social activities, and intervene in crisis situations. You will also take children to social and recreational activities such as bowling, swimming, and sports.

Essential Functions

  • Provide care that promotes safety, comfort, and a therapeutic environment.
  • Educate clients on daily living activities and self-care management.
  • Teach functional living skills based on individual treatment plans.
  • Collaborate with the treatment team to coordinate client care.
  • Complete and chart client observations.
  • Conduct personal belongings, room, and grounds checks.
  • Ensure protective oversight and monitor clients' conditions.
  • Transport clients to appointments as needed.
  • Intervene in behavioral health crises, including seclusion and restraint interventions.
  • Document according to clinical policies and procedures.
  • Maintain certification in Pro-ACT and CPR/First Aid.

Why You'll Love Working Here

  • We're mission-driven, community-focused, and people-first. Here's just a glimpse of what you'll enjoy:
  • 24 Paid Days Off in your first year-plus your birthday off
  • Seven Paid Holidays
  • Health, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental Insurance
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
  • Company-paid Life and LTD Insurance
  • Growth Opportunities in mental and behavioral health
  • Employee Referral Bonuses
  • And much more!

Community Counseling Center 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 characteristic protected by law.

CCC will consider requests for reasonable accommodations 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.

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Technician oversees the safety and mental well-being of youth in a residential treatment facility. Responsibilities include facilitating skill-building activities, intervening in crisis situations, and maintaining clinical documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a High School Diploma, GED, or HSE. Applicants are required to hold a valid driver's license and pass expanded background screenings.

Key Skills

Crisis interventionPatient safetyDaily living assistanceClient monitoringBehavioral observation

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 65% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$41k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $45k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Behavioral Health listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,319 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Cape Girardeau

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$225k
Typical market rent
$1,049/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Community Counseling Center (CCC)

Mental Health Care
Cape Girardeau, MO
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

24 Paid Days Off in first year plus birthday off
Seven Paid Holidays
Health, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental Insurance
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
Company-paid Life and LTD Insurance
Growth Opportunities
Employee Referral Bonuses