Overnight Counselor -Sleep

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 17m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Overnight Counselors are responsible for the care and supervision of students. This is a full-time asleep overnight position. This position works with children and adolescents in a treatment setting. Primary duties include supervision, responding to situations or concerns that arise over the course of the asleep overnight shift, and preparing students for daily activities. 

Shifts are usually 10 PM - 8 AM (sleeping hours 11-6)

Qualifications

* At least 21 years of age

* (2) years of college or other related post high-school education

* or four (4) years of experience in childcare or the human services field

* Bachelor's degree and one (1) or more years' experience in the childcare or human services field is preferred but not require

* Benefits

* Medical (*)

* Dental  (*)

* Life (*)

* Quarterly Health Reimbursement (if you already have health insurance, Northwood will give you $485 per quarter to help pay for it)

* Flexible Spending Accounts

* Retirement with a 5% match after one year full time employment

* 7 paid holidays and  (1) flex holiday

* Sick pay

* Vacation pay

* Student Loan Repayment Program (after 1 year of full time employment) up to $5000 per year contribution

* Scholarship (after 1 year full time employment)

* Cooperative (equipment rental, special events, employee gift fund)

* $250 referral bonus for each candidate that is hired

Equal Employment Opportunity

Northwood does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local commission.

Apply

External candidates please apply directly on the Northwood Children’s Services website at www.northwoodchildren.org [http://www.northwoodchildren.org/]

Mission

Northwood Children’s Services is looking to hire individuals who are committed to helping us fulfill our mission of building brighter futures for the children and the families that we serve. We operate a full continuum of quality mental health treatment programs delivered by passionate, professional and highly trained staff.

Vision

Our vision is to provide the right service at the right time with a focus on integrated continuous care.

Values

The children, first and foremost; Excellence in all that we do so we become the program of choice in each of the service areas we choose to operate. Provide every opportunity for children and their families to enrich their lives; To continue our rich history and legacy of professionalism and community service; To serve children and families with significant challenges and barriers.

If no us, who? If not here, where?

Key Responsibilities

The Overnight Counselor is responsible for the care and supervision of students in a treatment setting during overnight hours. Duties include responding to situational concerns and preparing students for their daily activities.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Crisis ResponseStudent SupportAdolescent CareDocumentationSafety Monitoring

Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 20% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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CME allowance
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Duluth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$310k
Typical market rent
$1,428/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Duluth, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Northwood Childrens Services

Mental Health Care
Duluth, MN
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
Quarterly Health Reimbursement ($485/quarter)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Retirement with 5% match after 1 year
7 paid holidays + 1 flex holiday
Sick pay