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Eliot Community Human Services
Bedford, Massachusetts

Overnight Awake Counselor - Developmental Disabilities Services

CounselorIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$19.50/hr

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Employment & setting
Part-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 1 day ago · Verified live

Job Description

Join Eliot – A Place to Belong, Grow, and Inspire Change

At Eliot, your work has purpose. You’ll be part of a compassionate, mission-driven team committed to resilience, empowerment, and lasting change. We foster an inclusive workplace where all backgrounds and perspectives are valued, creating a culture of belonging and professional growth.

Benefits at Eliot

  • We prioritize your well-being, work-life balance, and career growth. Benefit eligible positions include:
  • Generous Paid Time Off – Vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
  • Comprehensive Benefits – Medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Retirement Savings – 401(k) with employer match
  • Wellness & Family Support – Discounted fitness services and access to trusted childcare resources
  • Financial Security – 100% company-paid life and accidental death insurance

Professional Growth – Ongoing training, career advancement programs, tuition reimbursement, and leadership development

Eliot is seeking an Overnight Awake Counselor to join our Developmental Disabilities (DD) residential program serving adults with intellectual disabilities.

Our residential programs offer a person-centered continuum of services that provides innovative and high quality programming to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The program offers support and opportunities for individuals to enrich their lives, develop social and daily living skills, and build social and community connections.

This position requires the candidate to be awake, alert, and available to individuals throughout the course of the night providing assistance and support as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and support residents providing assistance and intervention as needed
  • Assist individuals with morning routines to include meal preparation, hygiene and other related tasks
  • Administer medication in accordance with associated regulations
  • Perform housekeeping and personal care tasks as needed
  • Provide support and training to promote personal growth and accomplishment (may include social, behavioral, and personal care
  • Report significant health, safety, and behavioral concerns

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Experience working with adults with developmental or intellectual disabilities
  • Ability to drive residence vehicle
  • Must possess a valid Massachusetts driver’s license and maintain a personally owned vehicle
  • Schedule: Thursday-Saturday, 11pm-9am
  • Hourly Rate
  • $19.50—$19.50 USD

At Eliot, we are committed to supporting you at every stage of your career, providing opportunities for growth, purpose, and community. We foster belonging in the workplace by identifying and removing barriers that may prevent individuals of all backgrounds from reaching their full potential, advancing into leadership roles, and fully engaging at all levels of the organization.

Apply today and make a difference.

Key Skills

Residential supportIntellectual disability careMedication administrationCrisis interventionBehavioral monitoringSafety reportingDrivingMorning routine assistance

Developmental Disabilities Services — Counselor Career Context

Of the 41 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 39% are remote, 24% have no call, 88% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$42k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $39k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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$60k-70k
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$70k-80k
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Annual compensation range

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CME allowance
71%
401k / retirement match
55% this job
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
24%
PSLF eligible
16%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 1.5
Below most of 13,338 Counseling listings for work-life

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

  • Includes weekends

Living in Bedford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$926k
Typical market rent
$3,094/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Eliot Community Human Services

Mental Health Care
Lexington, MA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Generous Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) with employer match
Discounted fitness services
Childcare resources
100% company-paid life and accidental death insurance