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Riverside Community Care
Wakefield, Massachusetts

Mental Health Counselor - Clubhouse

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$21.37/hr

The week · per this posting · Tuesday – Saturday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

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Mental Health Counselor / Food Services Coordinator

We are looking for an energetic, passionate, confident, and skilled person that wants to work in an environment that makes a difference and is different every day. In this important role, the Food Services / Culinary Unit Coordinator is responsible for engaging Clubhouse participants in the work of the Clubhouse.

Work side-by-side with participants while coordinating various activities and projects which includes cooking breakfast, lunch or dinner, menu planning, tracking the food budget, maintaining all town/state health code requirements, plan and coordinate social events/parties, and health and wellness activities.

Clubhouses are unique locations that offer individuals with mental health challenges a vibrant, fun, and engaging environment. Clubhouses help people move forward in their mental health recovery journey. This role requires great flexibility as you will work one-on-one and in groups.

Our ideal team member would be someone that is passionate about food and sharing this with others. An opportunity to engage program participants in social and event planning, health and wellness activities, and assisting in other unit tasks related to food services.

Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours with occasional evenings and holidays

  • Tuesday through Saturday

Pay Rate: $21.37/hour

To learn more about the Unit Coordinator role at Horizon House directly from one of our amazing Unit Coordinators, please click on the link: Unit Coordinator

Why You'll Love Riverside

We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes.

Benefits Include

  • Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
  • Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
  • Eleven paid holidays
  • Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
  • Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
  • Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
  • Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
  • Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
  • Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee

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Key Responsibilities

The coordinator will engage Clubhouse participants in daily operations, including cooking, menu planning, and managing food budgets. They will also facilitate social events and health and wellness activities to support participants in their mental health recovery journey.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is an energetic and passionate individual who is comfortable working in a collaborative, hands-on environment. Applicants should have a strong interest in food services and the ability to work flexibly with individuals and groups.

Key Skills

Mental health counselingCulinary artsFood service managementBudget trackingHealth code complianceSocial activity coordinationHealth and wellness promotionGroup facilitationOne-on-one supportCrisis recovery supportCommunication

Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$44k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $42k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Mental Health Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 26% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Mental Health Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Counselor - Clubhouse at Riverside Community Care a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Counseling counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Counselor Jobs

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Salary Distribution38 jobs · 25 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
Sign-on bonus
26%
CME allowance
26%
Loan repayment
11%
PSLF eligible
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 750 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Wakefield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$817k
Typical market rent
$2,721/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Riverside Community Care

Mental Health Care
Dedham, MA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Coverage
Vision Coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts
Eleven Paid Holidays
Vacation Time
Personal Time
Sick Time