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Brooklyn, New York

Counselor-29532803

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job description

Join ICL Inc. as a Mental Health Counselor – Residential, Entry-Level in Brooklyn, NY, USA. JOB SUMMARY This is an entry-level direct care position assigned to community residences. Incumbents are assigned to shifts to ensure the provision of 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week coverage.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join ICL Inc. as a Mental Health Counselor – Residential, Entry-Level.

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct care and support to adults and youth with mental illness and substance abuse disorders in a community residence setting. Perform daily living assistance, safety inspections, and medication monitoring while maintaining a clean and secure environment.

Requirements

Requires a high school diploma or GED and at least one year of related human services experience. Candidates must be able to perform physical tasks, maintain accurate records, and obtain First Aid and CPR certification.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Crisis managementMental health supportSubstance abuse supportConflict resolutionDocumentationTrauma-informed careCommunicationInterpersonal skillsReportingTeam collaboration

Counselor Career Context

In New York, the Mental Health Counseling weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$77k (54 salary observations; 79 listings), vs ~$82k nationally (557 salary observations; 938 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Mental Health Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 22% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 13.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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Benefits & Perks34 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

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Listing-based score

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