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KVC Missouri Residential Treatment Center: Springfield
Pay: $18.54- $22.30 per hour - depending on education and years of experience working in the behavioral health/residential care
Job Type: Full-time

Job Summary

As a Security & Safety Coach, you’ll play a vital role in creating a safe, nurturing environment for both youth and adults. You’ll help promote safety by stepping in to diffuse tense situations and eliminate stressors, ensuring everyone feels supported and secure.You’ll work closely with direct care staff, guiding daily activities, meeting client needs, and modeling safe, positive behaviors.

When challenges arise, your calm, compassionate approach will help resolve them and keep things running smoothly. In the absence of the Cottage Life Supervisor, you’ll step into a leadership role, offering guidance and support to keep the team focused and organized.

If you're someone who thrives in making a positive impact, creating a stress-free space, and helping others feel heard and supported, this role is a great fit for you!

Major Duties:

• Responsible for keeping the unit safe, clean and orderly
• Familiar with patient goals; able to follow individualized treatment plans for patients provided by team of professionals
• Provide needed supports to youth and adults
• Assist with patient supervision and engagement
• Provides crisis intervention and initiates emergency response plan, when necessary
• Completes required documentation, forms and reports per agency's policy and procedures; enters documentation accurately and timely per required deadlines utilizing KVC Missouri computer software programs
• Documents relevant information on each client regarding their behavior and interactions
• Utilizes HRIS system to keep personal profile up to date, record PTO, source information on benefits, and stay abreast on company updates
• Provides transportation for patients to visits and other appointments as needed and directed
• May assist in meal preparation and laundry as needed and directed
• Attends staff meeting as directed
• Attends and completes all required in-service training and course work on an annual basis per agency requirements
• Learns triggers and patterns of behavior for clients and uses that knowledge to mitigate escalated behaviors, thereby actively attempting to avoid the use of physical intervention
• Ensures that clients have, and maintain, understanding of their current SMART goals and treatment plans
• Could include duties related to the completion of drills and inspections, in compliance with TJC requirements
• Conducts searches of persons and locations to locate and remove prohibited or high-risk items.
• Provides relevant information to the treatment team to develop effective interventions to reduce risk of harm
• Immediately addresses identified safety risks. If risks cannot be immediately remedied, they communicate identified risks to the leadership to be addressed by the appropriate department
• Other duties as assigned

Education: High school diploma or GED from an accredited high school

Qualifications:Valid driver’s license and auto insurance

Experience: 1-year related experience and/or training

Preferred Experience/Skills: Experience working in a behavioral health setting or related field focused on service individuals using trauma informed and person-centered approaches

Benefits:

Paid Time Off

Enjoy a generous amount of leave to support your work-life balance.

Paid Parental Leave

Receive financial support during parental leave to help you spend quality time with your new family member.

Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance

Comprehensive insurance coverage to keep you and your family healthy and protected.

403(b) with Company Match

Retirement savings plan with company contributions to help you plan for your future.

Tuition Reimbursement

Financial assistance for continuing education and professional development.

Professional Licensure and Certification Reimbursement

Support for obtaining and renewing professional licenses and certifications.

Employee Assistance Program

Confidential support for personal and professional challenges, including counseling and resources.

Wellness Benefits

Access to health screenings and mental health support to promote overall well-being.

Why KVC?

KVC is a nonprofit child placing and behavioral health agency with a long legacy of compassionately serving children and families. We are committed to providing our employees with a supportive and rewarding work environment. We also believe in the importance of work-life balance, and we offer a variety of programs and resources to help our employees achieve it (Wellbeing Committee, DEI+B Committee, Talent Development Programs, etc.).

At KVC Health Systems, our employees are our greatest asset. Based on the voice of our employees, KVC debuted with an 83 Work Wellbeing score on Indeed, a rating so high and rare that it places KVC among the top 1% of employers nationally. We are committed to providing a positive, supportive work environment where you can do your best work and love coming to work every day.