Counselor Per Diem
Listed compensation
$23-$25/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
- Counselor PRN
- Castle Camden
- 1000 Atlantic Avenue Camden, NJ 08104
- Population: Children
- Monday - Friday/Days
MUST have a bachelor's degree in psychology or related field.
Experience with children in behavioral & mental health.
Provides for the direct care and management of patient population of a partial care treatment center.
Responsibilities
- Maintains a therapeutic and safe environment for all patients.
- Facilitates regular therapeutic groups that address specific identified treatment issues and reinforces the patient’s treatment plan.
- Provides observational feedback within the multidisciplinary team context.
- Accurately records daily patient progress in the medical record as well as completing other required paperwork.
- Rides along with the van driver to transport patients to and from the program.
- Maintains certification in Handle with Care behavior management system.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- BA in Psychology, Social Work or related field required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Counselor Per Diem at CFG Health Network a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 41 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% are remote, 7% have no call, 49% require no weekends.
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$46k in purchasing power | New Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Counselor listings in New Jersey | 331 active | 13,536 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 78% remote · 7% no call · 49% no weekends41 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New Jersey Counselor listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 5% offer loan repayment331 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Counselor pay trend | −2.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score
- No weekends
- On-site
Living in Camden
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $168k
- Typical market rent
- $1,787/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 102.6
- State income tax
- Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.