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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York

Counselor - Brooklyn -Sunset Park - M-F 9a- 5p - (Spanish Speaking Required)

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$43k-$52k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone, a designated Level 3 Medical Home, is the largest federally qualified health center network in New York State, and the second largest in the nation.

It includes eight primary care sites, 40 school-based health centers and dental clinics, four day care centers, the nation's largest dental residency program, and New York State's largest behavioral health program.

The network also includes 12 community medicine sites providing care to disenfranchised New Yorkers, comprehensive HIV services, chemical dependency programs, and a family support center that offers educational, vocational, and other social support programs.

At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

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Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Counselor - Brooklyn -Sunset Park - M-F 9a- 5p - (Spanish Speaking Required).

In this role, the successful candidate The counselor is responsible for providing support and assistance to patients and community members that have unstable or inadequate housing. This includes assessment, screening, navigation of existing resources, benefit application assistance, advocacy, connection to legal services, and other needed services.

Job Responsibilities

  • Conduct community outreach
  • Responsible for SDOH screening of community members
  • Responsible for screening for benefit and program eligibility
  • Responsible for scheduling eligible clients for on site legal clinic
  • Assist clients with benefit applications
  • Assist client in navigating resources
  • Coordinate services with staff at organizations that provide housing assistance
  • Makes referrals to a variety of public and community agencies providing food, legal services, shelter, clothing, medical, educational, and other services.
  • Assist community members in accessing health and behavioral health services within the FHC.
  • Complete documentation in EPIC and other platforms as required.
  • Attend staff meetings and other required meetings.
  • Provide short term counseling and advocacy
  • Strengthen relationships with community partners to identify resources for clients.

Minimum Qualifications

  • To qualify you must have a High School Diploma or equivalent required.
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred.
  • 1+ years relevant experience working, ability to plan and manage,
  • Knowledge of public benefits
  • History of immigrant community engagement

Preferred Qualifications

Excellent communication skills, ability to multi-task, experience in providing services to diverse community, ability to be a team player. Knowledge of housing programs and housing resources.

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Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement.

The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support.

Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters.

Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $42,783.13 - $52,000.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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Key Responsibilities

The counselor provides support to patients and community members facing housing instability through screening, benefit application assistance, and resource navigation. They also conduct community outreach, maintain documentation in EPIC, and coordinate services with legal and social support organizations.

Requirements

Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent, with a bachelor's degree preferred, and at least one year of relevant experience. Proficiency in Spanish is required, along with knowledge of public benefits and experience working with immigrant communities.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Social determinants of health screeningCase managementSpanish languageCrisis counselingEpic softwareMulti-taskingTeamwork

Social Work — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 34% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$47k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $44k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Counselor - Brooklyn -Sunset Park - M-F 9a- 5p - (Spanish Speaking Required) at NYU Langone Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work (Counseling) — ranked against 258 active Social Work (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
31%
CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 6.4
Better work-life than 50% of Social Work (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 258 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k≈ 20.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo≈ 117% of gross pay
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.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About NYU Langone Health

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New York, NY
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan
Time-off Program
Employee Wellness Program