Family Counselor FRP-Branch and Calhoun Counties
Listed compensation
$39k-$43k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
The Family Reunification Program is designed to provide families with tools to maintain children in the home following reunification from foster care.
The family counselor will help create or re-establish support systems, work with social services, schools, and healthcare providers to address family's needs, and provide counseling services.
Additionally, as the FRP family counselor your goal would be to assist in restoring the parent-child relationship and the family's functioning.
You would do this by creating a safe space, help the family improve their communication, address emotional needs, challenge rigid thinking, and help the child and family create new experiences. You will serve clients in both Calhoun and Branch counties.
Benefits
- 4 weeks paid time off (accrual starts on first day)
- 11 paid holidays in addition to a paid birthday and paid floating holiday
- Paid mileage
- Ability to work remotely
- License supervision
- Paid licensing practice exam, seminar, and final exam
- Paid training opportunities
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance (after 30 days)
- Short term disability
- 401(k)
- Student Loan Forgiveness qualifying employer
- Work-Life balance
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in mental or behavioral health related field (consideration given to college students who are in the process of completing their degree).
- State licensure commensurate with required degree (consideration given if currently in process of obtaining or ability to obtain).
- One or more years experience in providing services to children and families. No experience if you have a master's degree.
- Valid driver's license.
Key Responsibilities
The Family Counselor will provide counseling services to families involved in the Family Reunification Program to maintain children in the home following foster care reunification. Responsibilities include creating support systems, coordinating with external agencies, and actively working to restore the parent-child relationship and overall family functioning.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree in a mental or behavioral health-related field, or be in the process of completing one, along with state licensure commensurate with the degree, or be in the process of obtaining it. A minimum of one year of experience serving children and families is required unless the candidate holds a Master's degree, and a valid driver's license is mandatory.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Family Counseling — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 38% have no call, 66% require no weekends — this position is remote.
The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$41k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $42k in an average-cost state. 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Highfields ranks #10 of 10 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Counselor FRP-Branch and Calhoun Counties at Highfields a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Counseling — ranked against 13,794 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility, flexible scheduling.
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