Pays Salary Range: $20.00/hour — $25k below the Counselor market median of ~$67k (56 jobs)
Rehabilitation Counselor - Primetime House (Torrington)
About the Role
Full-time, Monday-Friday, 1st shift. $20/hr. Psychosocial rehabilitation for adults with serious mental illness. Torrington, CT.
Join The Connection as a Rehabilitation Counselor – M-F, No Weekends in Torrington, Connecticut, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $20/hr.
- Medical, dental, vision benefits
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching
- Company paid short and long term disability and life insurance
- Paid time off (vacation, personal and sick)
- 12 paid holidays
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No weekends required.
- Day shift only - no nights.
This position offers weekends off, day shifts only. Work with The Connection in Torrington, Connecticut, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The Rehabilitation Counselor assists adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders by engaging them in daily activities. The role focuses on helping individuals regain self-worth, purpose, and confidence through psychosocial rehabilitation.
Requirements
Candidates must have some post-secondary education and at least one year of related experience. A valid driver's license is also required for the position.
Key Skills
Rehabilitation Counseling — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 24% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$42k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $40k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Confidential Employer ranks #9 of 19 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Rehabilitation Counselor - Primetime House (Torrington) at Confidential Employer a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Rehabilitation Counseling counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 6.4/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.
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