Counselor - Part Time
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
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Job Description
This position provides professional individual and group counseling to students and may work with other educators and staff to provide educational and support opportunities for students.
Messiah University’s commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence draws inspiration from its mission “to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.”
The university has pursued this vision through a strategic planning process that encourages diversity through employee and student composition, campus climate, and an educational program that seeks to equip and enable educators and students to embrace diversity.
Candidates should clearly articulate why diversity and inclusive excellence matter to them as persons of faith as well as in their profession.
Candidates will speak to how as a potential employee, they will contribute to the advancement of this vision through their teaching-learning, research, institutional service, and public engagement.
Key Responsibilities
Provide professional individual and group counseling to students. Collaborate with educators and staff to create educational and support opportunities for the student body.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in a counseling-related field and at least 2 years of counseling experience. Candidates must demonstrate cultural competency and the ability to diagnose mental health disorders.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 28% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.2 / 10 · top 25% in counseling | ranked against 366 Counseling listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Counseling median $62k (middle half $57k–$69k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Counseling listings in Pennsylvania | 21 active | 365 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 58% remote · 28% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 12% offer loan repayment711 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Counseling pay trend | −20.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Counselor - Part Time at Messiah University a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Counseling — ranked against 366 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 366 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
About Messiah University
Living in Mechanicsburg
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $350k
- Typical market rent
- $1,944/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 98.7
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.