Residence Counselor- Part Time
Listed compensation
$21.46/hr
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Job Description
Residence Counselor - Part Time
- Responsibilities of the Residence Counselor are to provide services to adults who have a diagnosis of mental illness and living in a group home. Specific duties of the Residence Counselor included:
- Provide supportive counseling;
- Providing rehabilitation skills such as teaching of daily living skills including medication management and coping skills, crisis intervention and prevention;
- Recreation activities for socialization and stress reduction; and
Maintaining a healthy and clean environment for our clients ensuring clients are doing their chores correctly and by assisting with cleaning activities.
Skills/Qualifications for the Residence Counselor Include
- High school diploma required, college classes in human services preferred.
- Demonstrated ability in helping others.
- Valid and insurable driver’s license.
- Experience working with people who have a diagnosis of mental illness or other human service experience.
- Both the ability to work independently and as a team member.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- The ability to be organized and have good time management skills.
Salary and Schedules of the Residence Counselor Positions
$21.46/hour, 32 hours per week. $35,709.44/annual equivalent.
- Excellent benefits, staff training, generous paid time off, and 30-minute paid meal break.
- Supportive work environment
Jones Home Schedule
- Sunday Off
- Monday Off
- Tuesday Off
- Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm
- Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm
- Friday 3:00pm-11:00pm
- Saturday 3:00pm-11:00pm
Mohawk Opportunities is committed to helping individuals living with mental illness achieve stable community living and independence. Our goal is to provide services and supports that assist individuals living with mental illness to thrive and achieve their full potential for a happy, independent life in the community of their choice.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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All offers for employment will be contingent upon the candidate having successfully completed background checks.
Key Responsibilities
The Residence Counselor provides supportive counseling and rehabilitation services to adults with mental illness living in a group home. Responsibilities include teaching daily living skills, managing medications, facilitating recreation, and maintaining a clean, healthy environment.
Requirements
A high school diploma is required, with college classes in human services preferred. Candidates must possess a valid driver's license and demonstrate the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Key Skills
Counseling Psychology — Counselor Career Context
Of the 42 active Counseling Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 21% have no call, 71% 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 ~$40k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $37k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Counseling Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 7.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Residence Counselor- Part Time at Mohawk Opportunities 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 13,752 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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