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Therapeutic Support Specialist - Crisis Center - Weekend Days101 Truman Medical Center
UH Behavioral HealthKansas City, Missouri
KCATC-Kansas City Assessment and Triage Center
Part time
7:00PM - 7:30AM
24
What you’ll do
You’ll be part of a behavioral health team helping people build stability, independence, and confidence in their daily lives. Working in settings like group homes, crisis centers, and residential programs, you’ll connect with clients, support their goals, and create a safe, positive environment for recovery.
A big part of this role is building real relationships, even with clients who may be hesitant or hard to engage—using compassionate, trauma-informed approaches.
Your day-to-day
Build trust with clients through genuine, respectful interactions
Get to know each person’s goals, strengths, and needs to offer personalized support
Help clients navigate daily life (routines, appointments, relationships, and community activities)
Lead or participate in activities like life skills, recreation, and wellness groups
Support personal care and hygiene when needed
Observe and document client progress and share updates with the care team
Help maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming living environment
Assist with meals, light housekeeping, and basic program operations
Provide transportation for clients when required
(If certified) safely administer medications
What we’re looking for
Strong people skills and the ability to connect with a wide range of individuals
Calm, professional approach in high-stress situations
Interest in mental health, recovery, and helping others grow
High school diploma (or equivalent)
Willingness to complete required certifications (medication aide, food handling, driver’s license if applicable)
Bonus points if you have
Experience in mental health, caregiving, or community support roles
Knowledge of trauma-informed care or recovery-based approaches
Lived experience with mental health or substance use recovery
University Health (UH) has all the things you expect from a great health system. With two acute care academic hospital locations, the largest, most comprehensive behavioral health program in the area, a long-term care facility and multiple primary care practices, UH provides the highest quality care – from routine screenings to the most complicated cases. We are the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, so our doctors are academic specialists who teach tomorrow’s doctors the very latest updates.
University Health Truman Medical Center, our downtown campus, is one of the busiest Level One Trauma Center in the city. Providers offer the full range of services with specialties in chronic disease management, high risk pregnancy and sleep disorders along with the state-of-the art Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Center.
University Health 1, located at 2101 Charlotte Street is an outpatient care and day-surgery center, with sixteen clinics including Sabates Eye Center, Plastic Surgery, Hernia repair and Medical Imaging with Siemens 3D Mammography.
At University Health 2, 2211 Charlotte St, providers offer Primary and Women's Care.
In eastern Jackson County, University Health Lakewood Medical Center sits on 300 acres of beautiful wooded grounds. We are a community hospital providing the continuum of care— from emergency medicine to a nationally-certified orthopaedic joint replacement program — as well as The Family Birthplace, We have several family medical care centers and a radiology center, Medical Imaging Eastland, that provides the latest in technology and specialized breast cancer care.
Mission
University Health is an academic health center providing accessible, state-of-the-art quality healthcare to our community regardless of the ability to pay.
