Youth Development Counselor (Full Time)

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

If you have a passion for helping those who are underserved, St. John's is a place where you can truly make a difference in the lives of some of the city's most vulnerable. You are the next YDC!

St. John's seeks to fill both full-time and per-diem YDC positions across all agency programs. This includes our Richmond Hill, RTC & NSP programs in the borough of Queens as well as Staten Island and Brooklyn, NY.

Education: Minimum of a HS diploma or equivalent required w/ prior experience working with youth, preferably in child welfare; Some college preferred. *The position also requires a valid NYS driver's license in good standing

Please indicate if seeking full-time or per-diem work & preferred location preference when submitting your resume.

Overview of Responsibilities: The Youth Development Counselor (YDC) is the foundation of the agency and provides the oversight, supervision and guidance to the resident youth assigned. Serves as a role model, liaison and mentor while providing daily guidance.

The YDC also works in collaboration with social service staff and external service providers to ensure compliance with recommendations/ court orders, as well as ACS/OCFS standards and guidelines.

Per-diem status affords flexibility of scheduling and the opportunity to experience for OTJ training to determine if this might be the perfect career path for you.

About ST. John's Residence for BOYS

St. John's is an established child welfare agency serving youth throughout the NYC boroughs. We are located in Rockaway Park, Queens, with two physical work sites dedicated to the oversight, supervision and care of our resident youth. Our agency operates 24-7/, 365-days a year, providing options to accommodate a variety of scheduling needs for our staff.

Key Responsibilities

The Youth Development Counselor provides direct oversight, supervision, and guidance to resident youth while serving as a mentor and role model. They collaborate with social service staff and external providers to ensure compliance with court orders and agency standards.

Requirements

Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent and prior experience working with youth, preferably in child welfare. A valid NYS driver's license in good standing is also required.

Key Skills

MentoringCase ManagementConflict ResolutionCrisis InterventionDocumentationRole Modeling

Youth Development — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 28% have no call, 64% 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).

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Youth Development Counselor (Full Time) at Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Counseling — ranked against 13,755 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc.

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.6
Better work-life than 60% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,755 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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.