Family Counselor FTBS - Hillsdale County
Listed compensation
$4k-$43k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
The Family Counselor for our Families Together Building Solutions (FTBS) Program provides services to families in Hillsdale County.
As the FTBS Family Counselor you will help families create solutions to prevent out-of-home placement for their children. You will be providing in-home support and skill-based interventions along with teaching basic parenting skills and household management.
Benefits
- 4 weeks paid time off (accrual starts on first day)
- 11 paid holidays in addition to a paid birthday and paid floating holiday
- Paid mileage
- License supervision
- Paid licensing practice exam, seminar, and final exam
- Paid training opportunities
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance (after 30 days)
- Short-term disability
- 401(k)
- Student Loan Forgiveness qualifying employer
- Work-Life balance
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in mental or behavioral health related field.
- One or more years experience in providing services to children and families. No experience if you have a master's degree.
- Valid driver's license.
Key Responsibilities
The Family Counselor provides in-home support and skill-based interventions to help families prevent the out-of-home placement of their children. Responsibilities include teaching basic parenting skills and assisting with household management.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in a mental or behavioral health-related field and possess a valid driver's license. At least one year of experience working with children and families is required, though this is waived for those with a master's degree.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 64% are remote, 20% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Counseling median $75k (middle half $65k–$86k)337 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Michigan index 96.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 64% remote · 20% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | Michigan counselor listings (all specialties): 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 29% offer loan repayment297 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Counseling pay trend | −9.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Highfields | #20 of 20 for pay | Top Employers work-life index |
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Benefits & Perks
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Benefits & Perks
Living in Jackson
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $202k
- Typical market rent
- $1,159/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 91.8
- State income tax
- Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Jackson, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.