Community Crisis Stabilization Counselor
Listed compensation
$21.21-$22.27/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only
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Job Description
Riverside Community Care
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Community Crisis Stabilization Counselor
The Community Crisis Stabilization programs provide both short and long-term care for persons experiencing mental health, substance use disorder, and co-occurring disorders who might otherwise require treatment in an inpatient setting and would benefit from structured stabilization, support, care coordination, and treatment planning.
Working as part of a team in this acute care residence, staff will provide guidance, education, supervision, and direct supports to allow consumers to maintain their physical and emotional health, live safely in the community and develop the skills necessary to return to independent living. Interactions between staff and consumers will be guided by an appreciation for those being served as unique individuals and adults, with the expectation and goal of crisis or situational stabilization.
Schedule: Full Time 40 hours per week
- Monday - Friday 7am to 3pm
Rate
- $21.21/hour with High School Diploma
- $22.27/hour with a Bachelor’s Degree
Why You'll Love Riverside
We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes.
Benefits Include
- Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
- Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
- Eleven paid holidays
- Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
- Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
- Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
- Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
- Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee
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Key Responsibilities
Provide guidance, education, and direct support to consumers in an acute care residence to maintain their physical and emotional health. Facilitate crisis stabilization and assist consumers in developing skills necessary for independent living.
Requirements
Candidates must possess at least a high school diploma, with a bachelor's degree preferred for a higher pay rate. The role requires the ability to work as part of a team in a structured stabilization environment.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Crisis Stabilization — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 26% have no call, 64% 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 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Community Crisis Stabilization Counselor at Riverside Community Care a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Counseling — ranked against 13,751 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
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