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26-27 Vista PEAK Preparatory: Counselor - 187 Days

CounselorFull-time

Compensation

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

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Key Responsibilities

The primary responsibility involves serving as a Counselor for Vista PEAK Preparatory. Further details regarding specific duties are available in the linked job description document.

Requirements

This is a full-time position for a Counselor at Vista PEAK Preparatory, operating on a 187-day schedule. Specific requirements are detailed in the external job description link provided.

Key Skills

CounselingStudent Support

School Counseling — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 24% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado 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 26-27 Vista PEAK Preparatory: Counselor - 187 Days at Aurora Public Schools a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in School Counseling — ranked against 32 active School Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Counselor Jobs

45 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution42 jobs · 34 employers

12
<$75k
16
$75k-95k
3
$95k-115k
8
$115k-135k
3
$135k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs

401k / retirement match
87%
CME allowance
47%
PSLF eligible
40%
Loan repayment
37%
Sign-on bonus
27%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Virtual School Based CounselorContract

Lets Therapy · Springfield, Pennsylvania

$66 per hour
#2

Remote Licensed Professional Counselor-VirginiaContract

Adjuvant Behavior Health · Virginia Beach, Virginia

$66/hr
#3

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (Bilingual)

$65/hr
#4

Clinical Supervisor & Therapist

+ 43 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of School Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 32 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Aurora

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$451k
Typical market rent
$1,758/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
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.