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Center for Youth Services
Rochester, New York

Emergency Shelter Counselor PT

CounselorIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$20-$21/hr

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

The Center for Youth: Started BY YOUTH FOR YOUTH. We partner with youth to realize their full potential, by creating opportunities, removing barriers and promoting social justice.

Overview

Our free, confidential and voluntary, 13-bed shelter serves youth, 12-17 years old, for up to 30 days. Counselors provide nonjudgmental, individualized support to help youth reunite with their families or find alternative, stable housing.

  • Schedule: Part Time.
  • Sunday- 2:00pm-10:00pm, Monday- 7:30am-3:00pm, Friday- 7:30am-3:00pm, Saturday- 3:00pm-9:30pm

Responsibilities

  • Supervision of: wake-up, clean-up, daily chores and bedtime
  • Distribution of medications and appropriate documentation
  • Liaison with Intake and Emergency Shelter Support (Counseling) teams
  • Individual counseling and mentoring
  • After-hour response, assessment and intake of youth in need
  • Development and supervision of social, cultural and recreational activities
  • Crisis/conflict/prevention/intervention, response and intervention
  • Maintenance of accurate and timely program records
  • Maintenance of facility and grounds
  • Daily meal planning and preparation

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field AND 1-2 years' experience in a residential youth program OR Equivalent

A valid Driver's license

Skills

  • Counseling approaches and techniques
  • Crisis prevention
  • Pay Rate: $20- $21 per hour
  • The Center for Youth Provides Equal Employment Opportunities

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Human Services or a related field, or possess equivalent experience. A valid driver's license and 1-2 years of experience in a residential youth program are required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Crisis interventionConflict resolutionMedication distributionIntake assessmentFacility maintenanceYouth supportCase management

Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 23% have no call, 75% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 17.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Counselor Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution26 jobs · 19 employers

4
<$105k
4
$105k-130k
11
$130k-155k
7
$155k-180k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks16 jobs

401k / retirement match
56%
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
38%
Relocation assistance
13%
PSLF eligible
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 10% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 561 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Rochester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$247k
Typical market rent
$1,476/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.0
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Rochester, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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