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Embark Behavioral Health
Lake Ozark, Missouri

Behavioral Health Technician - Young Adult Program

Behavioral Health TechIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$21.00 per hour

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Job Description

Pay: $21.00 per Hour

  • Full- Time
  • Schedules Available: Mid 1:30 PM – 9:30 PM
  • Location: 130 Calo Lane, Lake Ozark, MO (fully on-site)

Are you empathetic, patient, and committed to empowering young adults on their journey towards sustainable mental wellness? Have you mastered adulting and want to help others learn valuable life skills?

As a Life Skills Coach, you will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to support emerging adults (ages 17.5 – 21) in their journey towards improved mental health, well-being, and independence.

Every day you will participate and guide young adults in experiential therapies like art, music, yoga, hiking, fitness, and a variety of other on and off campus activities, including taking them out into the community to do volunteering, job interview, community college visits and the like.

To thrive at Calo, you must have an empathetic heart and the ability maintain personal and professional boundaries with our residents.

Responsibilities

Ensure all students have finished their assigned chores–including cleaning of the team home–and taken care of their personal hygiene

  • Support clients with behavioral needs through therapeutic interventions and person-centered care practices.
  • Form a bond with students based on trust
  • Promote a fun and positive atmosphere in our milieu for social skill development
  • Collaborate with a team to facilitate students' healing process
  • Accompany students on outings and Adventure Therapy sessions
  • Engage in animal-assisted therapy to simulate foster/adoption experiences and promote healthy attachments

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED required
  • Minimum age requirement: 21 years
  • Prior experience working with young adults required, preferably in another mental health setting or in similar roles like camp/college/career counseling or Big Brother/Sister program.
  • Is able to pass State and Federal background checks
  • Able to pass physical and perform duties of the position
  • Availability to include at least one weekend day

Benefits

Become the Best of the Best: Access to an established Mastery Program that offers unparalleled opportunities for professional growth.

Proven Positive Outcomes: You’ll have the satisfaction of knowing that your work is making a tangible difference in young adults lives.

Robust (EAP) Employee Assistance Program.

Comprehensive Benefit Program that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, voluntary life and AD&D insurance, long-term disability, 401K with company matching, PTO, and paid parental leave.

Embark is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Embark is committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience it offers through the diversity of its employees and community.

Apply now to embark on a rewarding journey with us!

Key Skills

Behavioral health supportLife skills coachingCrisis managementMentoringConflict resolutionBoundary settingDocumentationTeam collaborationPatient care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Technician - Young Adult Program at Embark Behavioral Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Behavioral Health — ranked against 1,263 active Behavioral Health listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 65% have no call, 45% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.5% 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 ~$44k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $48k 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 6.1
Better work-life than 80% of Behavioral Health listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,263 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Lake Ozark

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$342k
Median resident rent
$1,304/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Embark Behavioral Health

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Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
Long-Term Disability
401K with Company Matching
PTO
Paid Parental Leave