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Eliot Community Human Services
Woburn, Massachusetts

Overnight Awake Counselor - Developmental Disabilities Services

Counselor / TherapistIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$19.50/hr

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Job Description

Join Eliot – A Place to Belong, Grow, and Inspire Change

At Eliot, your work has purpose. You’ll be part of a compassionate, mission-driven team committed to resilience, empowerment, and lasting change. We foster an inclusive workplace where all backgrounds and perspectives are valued, creating a culture of belonging and professional growth.

Benefits at Eliot

  • We prioritize your well-being, work-life balance, and career growth. Benefit eligible positions include:
  • Generous Paid Time Off – Vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
  • Comprehensive Benefits – Medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Retirement Savings – 401(k) with employer match
  • Wellness & Family Support – Discounted fitness services and access to trusted childcare resources
  • Financial Security – 100% company-paid life and accidental death insurance

Professional Growth – Ongoing training, career advancement programs, tuition reimbursement, and leadership development

Eliot is seeking an Overnight Awake Counselor to join our Developmental Disabilities (DD) residential program serving adults with intellectual disabilities. Our residential programs offer a person-centered continuum of services that provides innovative and high quality programming to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The program offers support and opportunities for individuals to enrich their lives, develop social and daily living skills, and build social and community connections. This position requires the candidate to be awake, alert, and available to individuals throughout the course of the night providing assistance and support as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and support residents providing assistance and intervention as needed
  • Assist individuals with morning routines to include meal preparation, hygiene and other related tasks
  • Administer medication in accordance with associated regulations
  • Perform housekeeping and personal care tasks as needed
  • Provide support and training to promote personal growth and accomplishment (may include social, behavioral, and personal care
  • Report significant health, safety, and behavioral concerns

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Experience working with adults with developmental or intellectual disabilities
  • Ability to drive residence van
  • Must possess a valid Massachusetts driver’s license and maintain a personally owned vehicle

Schedules

  • Thursday & Saturday, 11pm-9am (20 hours)
  • Hourly Rate
  • $19.50—$19.50 USD

At Eliot, we are committed to supporting you at every stage of your career, providing opportunities for growth, purpose, and community. We foster belonging in the workplace by identifying and removing barriers that may prevent individuals of all backgrounds from reaching their full potential, advancing into leadership roles, and fully engaging at all levels of the organization.

Apply today and make a difference.

Key Skills

Residential supportMedication administrationCrisis interventionBehavioral supportDocumentationSafety monitoringDriving

Counselor Career Context

Of the 45 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 27% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Counselor by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedCounselor median $63k (middle half $46k–$82k)50 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingMassachusetts index 105.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Counselor listings in Massachusetts519 active13,727 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 60% remote · 27% no call · 62% no weekends45 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMassachusetts Counselor listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 17% offer loan repayment519 active listings, Oct 2026
Counselor pay trend+2.8% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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CME allowance
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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes weekends
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About Eliot Community Human Services

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

Benefits & Perks

Generous Paid Time Off (Vacation, sick time, paid holidays)
Medical, dental, and vision plans
401(k) with employer match
Discounted fitness services
Childcare resources
100% company-paid life and accidental death insurance
Ongoing training
Career advancement programs

Living in Woburn

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$747k
Typical market rent
$2,844/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.