Youth Day Treatment Specialist - Team Lead

Team Lead Youth Day Treatment Specialist

Location : Cape Girardeau, MO

Full Time : Non-Exempt - 40 hours / week, Day Shift Schedule

Base Pay : $19.20 - 21.60 / hour dependent upon relevant experiences

Minimum Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree in a Human Services Field; or
• Occupational therapist, Physical therapist, Assistant behavior analyst; or ,
• Associates degree and two years of experience working with mental health or child population; or,
• Two years of college and two years of experience working with mental health or child populations.
• 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.

Community Counseling Center is looking for a Floating Youth Day Treatment Specialist for our Cape Girardeau, Jackson, and Perryville YDT programs. This position works closely with our youth population that suffers from mental and behavioral health issues which impacts their day-to-day activities. This position would be responsible for floating between the various programs as needed. Mileage reimbursement is given, and the employee's "home base" would be dependent upon their location.

The Program

The Youth Day Treatment program provides services to youth in grades k-12 who require a step-down or an alternative to inpatient care or partial hospitalization, or as transitional care following an inpatient or partial hospitalization stay in order to facilitate return to the community or to prevent or minimize the need for more intense or restrictive level of treatment. The Day Treatment Program provides services that are more intensive than outpatient treatment and will serve persons who need a structured, behavioral health setting for daytime activities.

The Job

As a YDT Specialist Team Lead, Responsible for providing interventions to youth in the Day Treatment Program for the purpose of helping youth remain in the school, community and in the home. Responsible for providing guidance and is the point of contact when the Program manager is not available.

Essential Functions

Minimum Required Qualifications

Ancillary staff shall meet at least one of the following criteria :

Staff must have proof of continuous auto insurance, must be able to possess a MO Class E license, and successfully complete the required CPR / First Aid and Pro-ACT Training .

The Agency

Community Counseling Center (CCC) - Your Behavioral Health + Wellness Resource - is a behavioral health organization that has been serving the public since 1974. We are an administrative agent for the Missouri Department of Mental Health, and we are entrusted to provide a full array of comprehensive behavioral health services within our five county catchment area.

Our Mission is to provide and support personal growth, wellness, and improved quality of life through the delivery of comprehensive behavioral health services to individuals and families residing in Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Perry, and Ste Genevieve counties in Missouri.

Our Vision is to create a diverse and inclusive behavioral healthcare system where individuals and families can readily access mental health and substance use services, feel welcome, accepted, and leave services with hope and improved quality of life.

Our Benefits

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 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.