Floating YDT Specialist

Floating Youth Day Treatment Specialist

Location
:
Cape Girardeau, MO - Jackson, MO - Perryville, MO
Day Shift Full Time
:
Non-Exempt - 40 hours/week
Base Pay
: $19.00 - 21.40/hour dependent upon relevant experiences

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a Human Services Field; 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 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.

As a YDT Specialist, you would be responsible for providing interventions to children in the Day Treatment Program for the purpose of helping children remain in the school, community and in the home. You would be working with the children on teaching skills such as: communication, de‑escalation, behaviors, coping techniques, and many more. It is important to note that we do see various escalations through this program, however, it is an extremely rewarding experience to see the clients meet their treatment goals, and transition out of the Youth Day Treatment program, and back into the regular school settings.

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

• Individual with a bachelor's degree in child development, psychology, social work or education; or
• Individual with an associate degree with two (2) years' experience in related mental health or child related fields; or
• Individual with two (2) years of college and two (2) years' experience in…