Overnight Weekend Counselor
Listed compensation
$21-$30/hr
Listing transparency3 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Part-Time · on-site
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job Description
Job Scope
1. Initial and ongoing screening of resident and residents' property in accordance with rules.
2. Supervise clients in self-medication (with supervision).
3. Conduct health and welfare checks in accordance with unit policies and procedures.
4. Communicate all pertinent information, incidents, and emergencies, using the proper systems, including the SAC communications log, incident log, and 24-hour On Call system.
5. Provide crisis intervention and follow-up, including documentation of the incident.
6. Overall supervision and management of the client population in the residence.
7. Other duties as assigned.
This is a Part-Time Overnight Weekend position.
Friday and Saturday 10pm-6am
Key Responsibilities
The counselor is responsible for the overall supervision and management of residents, including conducting health checks and screening property. They must provide crisis intervention and maintain detailed communication logs regarding incidents and emergencies.
Requirements
The candidate must be able to work overnight weekend shifts from Friday and Saturday, 10pm to 6am. No specific educational or experience certifications are explicitly listed, but the role requires the ability to manage a client population.
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
In New York, the Counseling weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$67k (21 salary observations; 92 listings), vs ~$66k nationally (215 salary observations; 1,154 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-03-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% are remote, 23% have no call, 95% require no weekends.
Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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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