Registered Behavioral Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Registered Behavior Technician

Full Time

St. Louis, MO, US

 

Join Us to Build Healing and Hope Together!

As leaders in children’s mental health and wellness, St. Louis Children’s and KVC Health Systems Youth Mental Health Care have partnered to create one of the nation’s most innovative and transformative youth mental health and wellness campuses. The partnership includes a 77-bed acute care hospital and outpatient programs. Located on the KVC Missouri Children’s Mental Wellness Campus conveniently located in Webster Groves, Missouri, the peaceful environment and broad continuum of care allow children and families to access the appropriate level of treatment throughout their healing experience. The new campus is slated to open in late 2026. Learn more at stlouischildrenskvc.org. Join us and be a part of this journey of healing and hope for thousands of children and teens. 

Job Summary
The Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) plays a key role in supporting patients’ safety, well-being, and progress within the behavioral health setting. Working under the supervision of a clinician and in alignment with each patient’s treatment plan, the RBT provides individualized behavioral interventions, supports skill development and positive replacement behaviors, and collects accurate behavioral data. The RBT also monitors patient responses, identifies barriers to treatment, and communicates important clinical or safety concerns to the supervising clinician and Treatment Team. While the RBT is an essential part of the care team, they do not independently diagnose, assess, or create or modify treatment plans or behavioral protocols.

Compensation

Starting Rate: $22.24

Shift Differentials: 3p-11p: +$1 hourly, 11p-7a: +$1.50 hourly, Friday - Sunday: Fri 7p-Mon 7a, +$2 hourly

Minimum Requirements:

Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) from an accredited institution required.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of these related fields: Social Work, Social Services, Psychology, Sociology, Human Services, Education, Criminal Justice/Criminology preferred. 

Licensure/Certification: Certification as Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT). Valid drivers license and auto insurance. At least 21 years of age. 

Experience: One to three years of related experience and/or training. 

Preferred Experience/Skills: Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide respectful, inclusive care to youth, colleagues, and community stakeholders.
• Support each youth according to their individualized treatment plan and collaborate with the Treatment Team.
• Implement assigned behavioral interventions and protocols under clinical supervision.
• Observe behavior, collect objective data, and accurately document services and interventions.
• Apply trained skill-building, replacement-behavior, prompting, reinforcement, and behavior-reduction strategies.
• Communicate patient progress, behavioral trends, barriers, and concerns to the Treatment Team.
• Follow behavioral protocols consistently and promptly report safety concerns or ineffective interventions.
• Participate in supervision, competency assessments, feedback, and fidelity reviews.
• Recognize and escalate behavioral, clinical, or safety concerns when additional support is needed.
• Maintain a safe, secure, nurturing, and positive living and learning environment.
• Maintain active RBT certification and complete all required training, supervision, and competency requirements.

Additional duties may be assigned based on organizational needs and staff qualifications.

 

Physical & Work Environment

This role requires frequent standing, walking, and movement throughout the facility, along with the ability to bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and occasionally sit. Employees may need to lift, carry, push, or pull items weighing up to 75 pounds. The position also requires strong attention to safety, effective communication, and the ability to remain alert and respond appropriately to changing or potentially unsafe situations.

Employees must demonstrate sound judgment, maintain professional boundaries, and effectively support patients during behavioral or crisis situations. Required safety and crisis-intervention training must be completed, and reasonable accommodation may be available for qualified individuals with disabilities.

 

Benefits & More

Employee benefits and culture fall under the KVC Health Systems umbrella. KVC is a family of private, nonprofit organizations that strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help people achieve mental health wellness. Through our broad continuum of care, we are proud to be a national leader in mental health, child welfare, and health and human services transformation. 

At KVC, we offer a positive, supportive workplace where each person can do work they love. In fact, we’re so proud of our culture that we see it as our top competitive advantage in the health and human services field. Based on the voice of our employees, KVC has an incredible 83 Work Wellbeing score on Indeed, a rating so high and rare that it places KVC among the top 1% of employers nationally. KVC was also named #15 on Glassdoor’s Best-Led Companies 2025 list, a recognition achieved entirely based on anonymous employee reviews. In addition to being mission-driven, we offer employees an unparalleled level of flexibility, wellbeing, learning, inclusion, recognition, and rewards.