Overnight Counselor -Sleep
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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.
External candidates please apply directly on the Northwood Children’s Services website at 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. Duties include responding to situations that arise during the night and preparing students for their daily activities.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Child & Adolescent Counseling — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 38% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Minnesota index 98.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Counselor listings in Minnesota | 231 active | 13,505 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 20% remote · 38% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Counselor pay trend | +2.8% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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