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Sun Behavioral Health Group
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

HCBS Residential House Counselor

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Job DetailsJob Location: YOUTH HAVEN-FORSYTH CO WINSTON SALEM - WINSTON SALEM, NC 27105Position Type: Full TimeJob Shift: NightsYouth Haven Services residential program is growing, and we have opened a new group home location in Winston-Salem, NC.

We are seeking a full-time, 3rd shift staff to work on Monday to Friday from 11pm to 7am. Our Residential Program serves clients in DSS custody and care who are need of placement. The main function of the home will be to provide a safe therapeutic environment while a long-term placement can be secured.

If you are interested in working with this population and helping with this new service for the community, please apply. Position Summary: Residential House Counselor provides direct care and rehabilitative services for clients in the residential program.

Provides behavioral modification interventions as outlined in their Person-Centered Plan. Responsible for the overall safety and welfare of clients.

Qualifications

Education Years of Related Experience Minimum Preferred Minimum Preferred High School Graduate / Equivalent X 0-1 X Professional Certification 1-3 X Technical School / 1 Year College 3-5 Technical School / 2 Years College / Associate’s Degree 5-8 Bachelor’s Degree 8-10 Master’s Degree 10+ Advanced Licensure Please see the essential job responsibilities and description below: Essential Job Duties % of Time 1.

Provide clients with skill building activities such as independent living skills, socialization, adaptation and symptom monitoring / management skills 35% 2. Provide therapeutic mentoring, anger management and social skills training.

Provide behavioral modifications as approved and outlined in their person-centered plans. Review client information and person-centered plans to understand needs, limitations, strengths and goals of individuals served. 35% 3. Responsible for shift cleaning, meal prep, bed checks.

Transport clients as needed and necessary. 15% 4. Complete documentation [on client progress] as outlined by program guidelines on a timely basis. Maintain all other records and complete paperwork as required 10% 6.

Other duties as assigned/required 5% Equal Employment Opportunity Youth Haven Services, LLC is committed to the principle of Equal Employment Opportunity for all employees and applicants.

It is our policy to ensure that both current and prospective employees are afforded equal employment opportunity without consideration of race, religious creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with local, state and federal laws.

Americans with Disabilities Act Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct care, rehabilitative services, and behavioral modification interventions for clients in a residential therapeutic environment. Responsibilities include skill-building activities, therapeutic mentoring, and maintaining the overall safety and welfare of clients.

Requirements

Requires a high school diploma or equivalent as a minimum education level. Candidates should be able to implement person-centered plans and handle shift-based residential duties.

Key Skills

Client DocumentationCrisis InterventionPatient Safety

Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 36% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Sun Behavioral Health Group ranks #15 of 22 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates HCBS Residential House Counselor at SUN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GROUP a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Counseling counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 513 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Winston-Salem

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$263k
Typical market rent
$1,507/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.0
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Winston-Salem, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.