Part-Time Sidewalk Counselor
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Job Description
If you are looking to make a real, immediate impact on the world, then join the nation’s largest, professional pro-life sidewalk counseling organization–Coalition Life! We are looking for someone like you–passionate about the pro-life cause, prayerful, and wanting to make a difference–to help potential abortion minded women find better healthcare alternatives and serve to protect pre-born children and their mothers from abortion.
No experience? No problem! You will be trained by our experienced staff who have counseled for years and approached hundreds of women entering abortion facilities. They will guide you every step of the way. You’ll also receive ongoing training to make you the best advocate for life.
Bring your prayerful passion for life, outgoing, positive energy and friendliness, and we’ll bring the rest.
Your day-to-day responsibilities include: praying daily for the mission of Coalition Life, standing peaceful vigil at the gates of abortion facilities, maintaining equipment, taking statistics, and logging stories and video footage.
Requirements
- Pray daily for the mission of Coalition Life
- Sidewalk Council outside abortion facilities
- 15-29 hours weekly
- Maintain equipment
- Maintain statistics, stories and video footage
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Flexible schedule
- Paid Time off
- Retirement plans
- Helping women to choose life
- Working alongside other pro-life heroes
Key Responsibilities
The role involves standing peaceful vigils at abortion facilities to provide alternatives to women. Responsibilities also include maintaining equipment, tracking statistics, and logging video footage and stories.
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 28% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 8.3 / 10 · top 10% in counseling | ranked against 372 Counseling listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Counseling median $67k (middle half $57k–$70k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Illinois index 100.0 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Counseling listings in Illinois | 15 active | 372 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 56% remote · 28% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Illinois counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 19% offer loan repayment538 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Counseling pay trend | −8.3% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Part-Time Sidewalk Counselor at Coalition Life a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Counseling — ranked against 372 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc.
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