Support Care Professional-Crisis at STCHC

State-of-Missour; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Louis Developmental Disabilities Treatment Centers – St. Charles Habilitation Center in Missouri is recruiting for a Support Care Professional on the Crisis Team.

The role focuses on implementing habilitation programs, crisis intervention, and supervising Behavior Technicians to ensure consistent behavioral support strategies. The position requires a bachelor's degree in Nursing, Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Recreation, or Human Services and one year of experience with

Qualifications

• One year of experience serving individuals with intellectual disabilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Physical Therapy, Speech‑Language Pathology, Recreation, or Human Services.
• CMS QIDP eligibility required.

Responsibilities

• Implement, train, and monitor habilitation programs and positive behavior supports.
• Respond to crisis situations and supervise Behavior Technicians.
• Maintain required trainings (Safety Care, BST Skills, MHFA) and participate on an interdisciplinary treatment team.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy

Bachelor’s degree in Speech‑Language Pathology

Bachelor’s degree in Recreation

Bachelor’s degree in Human Services (sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, or psychology)

Tools

Safety Care

BST Skills

Job description

Support Care Professional – Crisis Team

St. Louis Developmental Disabilities Treatment Centers – St. Charles Habilitation Center

Salary:$2,209.36 semi-monthly

(The salary indicated represents a base pay rate. Years of service adjustments, shift differentials, and other targeted salary payments are applied to the total compensation of your paycheck and are subject to eligibility requirements of the appropriate differential.)

Apply by: October 16, 2026

St. Charles Habilitation Center (STCHC) is currently recruiting to fill a Support Care Professional position with our Crisis Team. This benefit eligible position will be located at STCHC, 22 Marr Lane, St. Charles, MO 63303.Working hours are 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday, with Sunday/Saturday/Holidays off; and potentially require one early day and one late day each week.

Why you’ll love this position:

You will be working with staff who enjoy caring for persons who are impacted by a mental illness or developmental disability. You can make a difference in the lives of our consumers, so they too have the opportunity to pursue their dreams, live their lives to the fullest, and be a valued member of their community.

What you’ll do:

This is a professional-level position accountable for implementing, training, and monitoring habilitation programs and positive behavior supports, responding to crisis situations, and implementing interventions until behavior is safe.This position will also provide supervision, observation, coaching and guidance to the Behavior Technicians to support consistent implementation of behavioral interventions, treatment strategies, oversite of required training and overall job performance.

You will be required to learn and maintain trainings on Safety Care, and the Advanced Skills through Safety Care, Behavior Support Strategies, Mental Health First Aid, Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scall, review and know all SOP Crisis Procedures, and demonstrate the Essential Skills – BST Skills.You will serve as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team in developing and reviewing individualized support strategies and habilitation plans.

Eligibility Requirement:

Per CMS Guidelines §483.430 to meet Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP), you will need one year of experience providing services to a person with intellectual disabilities and a bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Physical Therapy, Speech‑Language Pathology, Recreation, or Human Services (sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, or psychology).

Current DMH employees applying for this position must be free of discipline for six months. To promote to this position, you should be free of discipline for twelve months.

This position will be filled with the most qualified candidate after consideration of each applicant’s interview, work experience, work performance, training, and other background information.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

If you have questions about this position, please contact Human Resources

Nancy Kimball at [phone] or by email at [e-mail]