Counselor Residence
Listed compensation
$16.39-$25.4/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Responsible for assisting senior staff in guaranteeing the provision of psychiatric rehabilitative case management services to consumers residing in varied therapeutic supervised settings. Communicates and documents all observations and discussions utilizing established protocols. Addresses all treatment needs of consumer residents, assuring they reside in safe and therapeutic environments.
St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.
Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)
- Competitive salary*
- Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
- 403b retirement plan options with company match**
- Health & Wellness*
- Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
- PTO, and paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- LTD: Long Term Disability
- Life Insurance Options
- Onsite Day care Program
*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.
**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.
Pay transparency: St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.
St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.
The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.
The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St.
Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.
Key Responsibilities
Assist senior staff in providing psychiatric rehabilitative case management services to consumers in supervised therapeutic settings. Document all observations and ensure residents reside in safe, therapeutic environments.
Requirements
The candidate must be able to communicate and document treatment needs according to established protocols. Relevant experience and qualifications will determine the final pay rate within the provided range.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Counselor Residence at St. Joseph's Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% of all counselor listings evaluated on our platform.
Counselor Career Context
St. Joseph's Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 46 active listings.
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 66% are remote, 30% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $34k–$53k | Counselor median $60k (middle half $42k–$92k)14 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$40k in purchasing power | New Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Counselor listings in New Jersey | 338 active | 13,712 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 66% remote · 30% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Counselor pay trend | +2.8% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
| St. Joseph's Health | silver tier, 70/100 | Top Employers work-life index46 active listings |
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