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SCO Family of Services
Brooklyn, New York

RELIEF COUNSELOR - INDEPENDENCE INN VI

CounselorPer Diem

Compensation

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Per Diem
Call expectations
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Weekends
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Job Description

SCO Family of Services welcomes you to join our family and help us work together
to carry out our mission to build a stronger tomorrow.

Ensures that residents are provided with quality care in matters of health,
safety,

clothing hygiene and meals.

Establishes ADL routines including house jobs, room chores, wake‑ups,
lights‑out, laundry, cooking, etc.

Supervises individual and group activities such as trips, sporting events,
crafts, and etc.

Upholds all elements of behavior management system, including restriction
system, negotiations, and repertoire of confrontation techniques and responses.

Attends to the educational/ vocational, health and mental health needs, etc, of
residents.

Models positive behavior at all times while confronting negative behavior.

Commits to the mission of the program by supporting the creation of a safe,
orderly, and caning environment.

Any other assigned tasks.

SCO Family of Services is an equal employment opportunity employer

Qualifications - External

High school diploma is required.

Three years experience working with adolescents.

Key Responsibilities

Provide residents with quality care related to health, safety, hygiene, clothing, and meals, and establish daily living routines. Supervise individual and group activities, apply the behavior management system, and support residents’ educational, vocational, health, and mental health needs.

Requirements

A high school diploma is required. Applicants must have three years of experience working with adolescents.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Resident CareHealth and SafetyActivities of Daily LivingSupervisionAdolescent SupportConflict ResolutionMeal PreparationEducational and Vocational SupportMental Health Support

Behavioral Health — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 36% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
41%
Sign-on bonus
18%
Loan repayment
10%
PSLF eligible
8%

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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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