Emergency Shelter Counselor
Listed compensation
$20-$21/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
The Center for Youth: Started BY YOUTH FOR YOUTH. We partner with youth to realize their full potential, by creating opportunities, removing barriers and promoting social justice.
Overview
Our free, confidential and voluntary, 13-bed shelter serves youth, 12-17 years old, for up to 30 days. Counselors provide nonjudgmental, individualized support to help youth reunite with their families or find alternative, stable housing.
- Schedule: Full time.
- SHIFT 1: Sunday 8am-3pm, Monday 8am-3pm, Tuesday 2pm-10pm, Wednesday12pm -10pm, Saturday 8am-3pm
- SHIFT 2: Sunday 2pm-10pm, Monday 3pm-9:30pm, Tuesday 2pm-10pm, Wednesday 12-10pm, Thursday 3pm-10pm
Responsibilities
- Supervision of: wake-up, clean-up, daily chores and bedtime
- Distribution of medications and appropriate documentation
- Liaison with Intake and Emergency Shelter Support (Counseling) teams
- Individual counseling and mentoring
- After-hour response, assessment and intake of youth in need
- Development and supervision of social, cultural and recreational activities
- Crisis/conflict/prevention/intervention, response and intervention
- Maintenance of accurate and timely program records
- Maintenance of facility and grounds
- Daily meal planning and preparation
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field AND 1-2 years' experience in a residential youth program OR Equivalent
A valid Driver's license
Skills
- Counseling approaches and techniques
- Crisis prevention
- Pay Rate: $20- $21 per hour
- The Center for Youth Provides Equal Employment Opportunities
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Human Services or a related field and possess 1-2 years of experience in a residential youth program. A valid driver's license is also required for the position.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$43k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $40k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 38% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $42k–$44k | Counseling median $55k (middle half $52k–$77k)27 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$40k in purchasing power | New York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Counseling listings in New York | 31 active | 421 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 52% remote · 38% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New York Counselor listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 11% offer loan repayment798 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Counseling pay trend | −10.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Emergency Shelter Counselor at Center for Youth Services a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Counseling counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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- No weekends
About Center for Youth Services
Living in Rochester
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $240k
- Typical market rent
- $1,454/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 97.0
- State income tax
- Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Rochester, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.