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Coalition Life
Fairview Heights, Illinois

Part-Time Sidewalk Counselor

Counselor / Therapist 8.3 Work-LifePart-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

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

AdvocacyData CollectionCommunicationPrayerPublic Relations

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.

What does the Counseling market look like in Illinois?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.3 / 10 · top 10% in counselingranked against 372 Counseling listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedCounseling median $67k (middle half $57k–$70k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingIllinois index 100.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Counseling listings in Illinois15 active372 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 56% remote · 28% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIllinois 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
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (372 Counseling listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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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Salary Distribution

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<$80k
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$80k-100k
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$120k-140k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

37 jobs
401k / retirement match
95% this job
CME allowance
49%
Sign-on bonus
38%
Loan repayment
27%
PSLF eligible
16%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 8.3
Among the best 10% of Counseling listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 372 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Coalition Life

Individual and Family Services
SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Schedule
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plans

Living in Fairview Heights

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$212k
Typical market rent
$1,287/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.