Child Care Counselor
Listed compensation
$22-$23/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join ABBOTT HOUSE as a Child Care Counselor – Full-Time, $22-23/hr in Village of Pleasantville, New York, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $22 - $23/hr.
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join ABBOTT HOUSE as a Child Care Counselor – Full-Time, $22-23/hr.
Key Responsibilities
The Child Care Counselor is responsible for implementing youth service plans, providing counseling, and assisting with daily routines such as hygiene and food preparation. They also ensure the residence remains clean and safe while maintaining positive community relationships and documenting activities through reports.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a High School diploma or GED along with three years of relevant experience. A valid driver's license and a clean driving record are also required to perform the necessary transportation duties.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Child Care Counseling — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 36% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
In New York, the Counselor weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$73k (1,026 salary observations; 1,697 listings), vs ~$75k nationally (18,116 salary observations; 36,519 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
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 $43k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.
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