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Counselor 3 - Part-time - CA San Jose/Concord

Counselor Top 25% in CounselingPart-Time

Listed compensation

$74-$85/hr

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

Job Description

Through a professional, private office setting and/or teletherapy, these seasoned professionals provide the highest quality of consultation to ecclesiastical leaders, direct counseling services, community resource development and referral, and support to other staff.

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality clinical counseling services and consultation to ecclesiastical leaders in a private office or teletherapy setting. Facilitate group therapy programs and support other staff members while maintaining professional clinical documentation.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Counseling Psychology along with a current independent clinical license. Candidates must have at least five years of post-master's professional experience and be a temple-worthy member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical supervisionAddiction recoveryCase managementProfessionalism

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Counselor 3 - Part-time - CA San Jose/Concord at Confidential Employer a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Counseling — ranked against 581 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Confidential Employer ranks #15 of 18 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

In California, the Counseling weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (12 salary observations; 31 listings), vs ~$76k nationally (115 salary observations; 470 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-03-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 38% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Counselor Jobs

49 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution32 jobs

13
<$65k
6
$65k-85k
5
$85k-105k
5
$105k-125k
3
$125k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs

401k / retirement match
76%
CME allowance
57%
Sign-on bonus
27%
Loan repayment
27%
PSLF eligible
16%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 581 Counseling listings

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

Living in San Jose

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.30M
Typical market rent
$3,563/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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