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Community Counseling Center (CCC)
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Children's Behavioral Health Tech Team Lead

Behavioral Health TechIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$19.38 Per hour

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Location: Cape Girardeau, MO

Pay: $19.38 Per hour

Schedule: Evening Shift: 2:15pm - 10:45pm, Must be flexible with any day during week including every other weekends off.

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 support and direction to assigned Behavioral Health Technicians.
  • Act as a liaison between Behavioral Health Technicians and BHT Manager.

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.

Transport clients to and from appointments as needed and appropriate.

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.

Maintain certification in Pro-ACT and CPR/First Aid.

Responsible for transporting clients in agency and/or personal vehicle as deemed necessary and appropriate to meet program requirements.

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.

Key Responsibilities

The Team Lead provides support and direction to Behavioral Health Technicians while acting as a liaison to management. They ensure a safe, therapeutic environment for youth clients by monitoring behavior, teaching functional living skills, and documenting care according to clinical standards.

Key Skills

Behavioral health supportCrisis interventionTrauma informed careMedication managementClinical documentationSafety monitoringClient transportationTeam leadership

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 75% have no call, 38% require no weekends.

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

Behavioral Health by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.9 / 10 · above average in behavioral healthranked against 1,295 Behavioral Health listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$40kBehavioral Health median $44k (middle half $42k–$45k)15 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$44k in purchasing powerMissouri index 90.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Missouri64 active1,295 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 75% no call · 38% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 5% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 14% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend+8.1% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,295 Behavioral Health listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Behavioral Health Tech Jobs

19 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

19 jobs · 13 employers
5
<$45k
9
$45k-50k
5
$52k

Annual compensation range

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$16-$25/hr
#2

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Koniag Government Services · Crow Agency, Montana

$22-$25/hr
#3

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$20-$25/hr
#4

Behavioral Health Technician- AFTERNOONS (2:30 PM - 11 PM)

$21-$25/hr
+ 17 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Behavioral Health listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,295 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes weekends
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About Community Counseling Center (CCC)

Mental Health Care
Cape Girardeau, MO
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

24 Paid Days Off first year
Birthday off
Seven Paid Holidays
Competitive Health, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental Insurance
Company Paid Life and LTD Insurance
Retirement Auto-Enrollment
Employee Referral Program

Living in Cape Girardeau

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$223k
Typical market rent
$944/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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.