University Counselor (Temporary)
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Contract
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job description
Join Lesley University as a University Counselor – Temporary, Cambridge MA in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Significant paid time off
- Generous retirement plan
- Tuition programs for employees and dependents
Work Schedule
- Contract position.
- Weekend coverage may be required.
Apply to join Lesley University as a University Counselor – Temporary, Cambridge MA.
Key Responsibilities
The counselor will provide short-term individual and group psychological counseling, crisis intervention, and assessment services to a diverse student population. Additionally, they will collaborate with university departments to provide educational workshops, faculty consultation, and outreach support.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a master’s degree in counseling, psychology, or social work and possess an independent clinical license in Massachusetts. At least two to three years of experience in providing advanced diagnostic and therapeutic interventions is required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counseling Psychology — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 24% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
In Massachusetts, the Counselor weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$75k (656 salary observations; 1,158 listings), vs ~$75k nationally (18,116 salary observations; 36,519 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.
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- Includes weekends