School Supportive Counselor
Listed compensation
$40k
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- Employment & setting
- Part-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join SCO Family of Services as a School Supportive Counselor – Part-Time, 21 hrs/wk in New York, New York, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $40,000 annually.
Work Schedule
- Part-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join SCO Family of Services as a School Supportive Counselor – Part-Time, 21 hrs/wk.
Key Responsibilities
The counselor provides short-term emotional support and guidance to students while documenting all services within the DOE system. They also collaborate with school staff to address student needs, manage conflicts, and provide crisis intervention when necessary.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in social work and possess a current New York State Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) credential. At least two years of post-graduate clinical experience working with teens and families is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
School Counseling — Counselor Career Context
In New York, the Counselor weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$73k (252 salary observations; 399 listings), vs ~$75k nationally (4,184 salary observations; 8,437 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$40k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $37k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 26% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates School Supportive Counselor at SCO Family of Services a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all School Counseling counselor listings evaluated on our platform.
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 6.4/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
Benefits analysis: Compared to 79 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...
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