Direct Care Counselor
Listed compensation
$21.25-$22.25/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join WALKER INC as a Direct Care Counselor – 4-Day Week, Shift Differential in Needham, MA, US.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $21.25 - $22.25/hr.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Generous paid time off
- 11 paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) retirement plan with 3% employer match
- 100% employer-paid life and disability insurance
- Employee referral bonuses
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No weekends required.
- Night or evening shifts may be required.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers weekends off. Work with WALKER INC in Needham, MA, US.
Key Responsibilities
Direct Care Counselors provide a therapeutic milieu for youth by supervising daily activities, implementing treatment plans, and managing crises. They collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support the emotional, behavioral, and educational development of clients in a residential setting.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a high school diploma or GED, with an associate degree preferred. Applicants are required to pass background checks and complete training in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, First Aid, CPR, and medication administration.
Certifications
Key Skills
Behavioral Health — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 28% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$45k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $43k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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- No weekends