Discover a career with purpose at KVC Missouri! Join our team of over 800 dedicated child welfare and mental health professionals providing life-saving care for children and families. At KVC, the heart of our work is helping people, and we work together toward that shared value to strengthen families in crisis, prevent child abuse and neglect and help both children and adults achieve mental wellness.

Whether you are completing your college degree, provisionally licensed or an experienced therapist, KVC Missouri has career opportunities to fit your work and life goals. You’ll receive great benefits such as medical and dental insurance, a retirement savings match, generous paid time off, company-paid parental leave and life insurance and professional growth opportunities.

Supporting You at All Phases of Your Journey

KVC works with students. We can make conditional offers to new graduates before they’ve passed their licensure exam. KVC will hire students as case managers, and once they’ve received licensure, they can be promoted to a therapist position.

KVC works with provisionally licensed therapists. If someone obtains their provisional license, KVC will identify a clinical supervisor for them and cover the cost of supervision. We provide in-house clinical supervision and company-paid liability insurance.

KVC works with licensed therapists. Therapists have the autonomy to build their own work schedule to define the lifestyle they want to lead. Our therapists also have opportunities to scale on base salaries.

Learn how the KVC Missouri team is revolutionizing the way child welfare and mental health services are experienced and why our team members love KVC!

“KVC is a caring, compassionate, people-focused company. From the workers to the families we work with, KVC seems to genuinely care. As an employee, I feel like my ideas and opinions matter and KVC has great training and leadership in place.” – Associate Director, Southeast MO

Check out more information below about therapist career opportunities across Missouri.

Community-Based & Outpatient Setting Openings

Our teams providing community-based services are working with children and families through a range of programs to help find healing through connection so they can overcome significant life struggles. We’re currently hiring for full-time, part-time and contract positions in St. Louis, Kansas City and Columbia with opportunities to scale, with access to a range of benefits that support your wellness and financial goals.

Residential Mental Health Treatment Openings

At our residential treatment programs, therapists work with youth who are struggling with mental health crises to help them stabilize and learn new skills to safely discharge for a happier and healthier life in their home community. We’re currently hiring for full-time, part-time and contract positions in Columbia and St. James. Professionals in clinical roles with supervisory experience are also encouraged to apply.

• Potential to earn up to $18,000 in incentives for productivity, with access to a range of benefits that support your wellness and financial goals
• $3,000 Sign-on bonus for provisionally licensed candidates (LMSW or PLPC)
• $5,000 Sign-on bonus for fully licensed candidates (LPC or LCSW)

Education Setting Openings

Within our educational programs, therapists provide therapy to clients and work collaboratively with the teachers, teacher assistants and other related services staff to help students thrive within a therapeutic school setting. We’re currently hiring for contract positions in St. Louis, Kansas City and Lebanon.

• School-based Schedule: No evenings, weekends or on-call required
• Single-site provider: All therapy provided occurs within the school – no additional traveling is required for therapy services.

Check Out Our Amazing Benefits (may vary by role)

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Flexible schedule with hybrid and work-from-home options; build your own schedule
• Professional development and advancement opportunities
• Company-paid clinical supervision and mentorship
• In-house clinical trainings that can be applied as CEUs to maintain licensure; tuition and CEU reimbursement
• Company-paid liability insurance
• Employee assistance program (which includes free therapy for you and your family)
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
• Generous paid time off for holidays, vacations and sick days
• Company-paid parental leave plan
• Retirement plan savings match with immediate company match
• AND MUCH MORE!

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging

At KVC, we embrace a culture of belonging. We are focused on honoring individuality while working collaboratively in diverse and inclusive groups to ensure we are helping to create healthy childhoods and healthy communities.

Work Wellbeing: KVC is in the Top 1% of Employers

Indeed developed the Work Wellbeing Score to identify and quantify the way organizations make team members feel. The score is based on how employees rate four key indicators: happiness, purpose, satisfaction and stress. KVC ranks high or above average in 14 of Indeed’s categories that contribute to work wellbeing and is outperforming its peers in child welfare and mental health, its peers in healthcare more broadly, and even most for-profit companies across all sectors. We truly care about our team members and create a culture of engagement. Learn more about KVC’s Work Wellbeing score today!