NIGHT COACH COUNSELOR
Listed compensation
$19 Per hour
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Join a group of passionate advocates on our mission to improve the lives of youth! Rite of Passage Team is hiring for a Night Coach Counselor at Les Peters Youth Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida
Les Peters Academy is a moderate risk residential commitment program for female youth aged 14 to 19. This program provides youth comprehensive care, treatment, supervision, and evidence-based intensive mental health services. Youth will also receive psychotherapeutic services, including individual, family, and group counseling while in the program.
A youth’s length of stay is determined by the youth's assessed risk to reoffend, their progress in reducing applicable criminogenic needs and risk factors, and the completion of their individualized treatment plan.
Pay: $19 Per hour
Perks & Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and company-paid Life Insurance within 90 days; 401(k) match of up to 6% after one year of employment; Paid Time Off available as soon as it accrues; and more! Plus, join us on an Essential Skills Journey and earn $1,000 within the first 90-days.
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What you will do: As a Youth Care Worker (Coach Counselor), you will provide 24-hour security and supervision to ensure the safety of our Youth. You will monitor and document behaviors, monitor and join the Youth during Sports and Recreation time, and assist and mentor the youth while they learn and develop within the program.
To Be Considered You Should
- Possess a High School Diploma or GED
- Have one-year experience working with at-risk youth in a direct care position OR 60 hours of college education
- Possess a valid Driver's License
- Be able to pass a criminal background check, drug screening and TB Test.
Schedule: Our Youth Care Workers work 12-hour shifts.
Apply today and Make a Difference in the Lives of Youth!
After 41 years of improving the lives of youth, we are looking for passionate advocates to continue the legacy of helping young people become successful adults. As a Night Coach Counselor, you will have the unique opportunity to create a positive, safe and supportive environment for the youth we serve while building a career rich in growth opportunities and self-fulfillment.
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Key Responsibilities
The Night Coach Counselor provides 24-hour security and supervision to ensure the safety of youth in a residential setting. Responsibilities include monitoring and documenting behaviors, facilitating sports and recreation, and mentoring youth through their individualized treatment plans.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a High School Diploma or GED and have at least one year of experience working with at-risk youth or 60 hours of college education. Applicants must also hold a valid driver's license and be able to pass a criminal background check, drug screening, and TB test.
Key Skills
Youth Counseling — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 28% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$40k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $38k in an average-cost state. 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$40k midpoint, that is roughly $2k–$3k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Living in St. Petersburg
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $428k
- Typical market rent
- $2,058/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 26 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 100.9
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.