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Riverside Community Care
Wakefield, Massachusetts

Mental Health Counselor / Clubhouse

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$21.37/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Riverside Community Care

Love what you do!

Mental Health Unit Coordinator - Admin

We are looking for energetic, passionate, confident, and skilled workers that are looking for an environment that makes a difference and is different every day. Clubhouses are unique locations that offers their members a vibrant, fun and challenging environment.

This role requires great flexibility as you will work one-on-one and in groups.

Our ideal team member would be someone that likes to motivate others in activities related to social and event planning, finding fundraising opportunities, attending health and wellness activities, and assisting in other unit activities related to food services, advocacy activities, and other manual and clerical responsibilities because this role requires you to have a passion to teach, organize, and plan.

In this important role, the Unit Coordinator is responsible for engaging Clubhouse members in the work of the Clubhouse. Work side-by-side with members to assist with navigating employment, education, community resources and finding a voice.

You will be creating and organizing evening, weekend, holiday, and special events as a way to connect with the community, assisting members live a healthier lifestyle through organizing exercise opportunities, and Heath & Wellness educational forums.

We aim to promote and offer a good health program to all of our members to live a healthier lifestyle.

Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours

  • Flexible daytime shifts available! Includes occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays

Pay Rate: $21.37/hour

To learn more about the Unit Coordinator role at Horizon House directly from one of our amazing Unit Coordinators, please click on the link: Unit Coordinator

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 the Boston Globe and Forbes named Riverside a best-in-state employer!

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
  • 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

The Unit Coordinator engages clubhouse members in daily activities, including social event planning, health and wellness initiatives, and food services. They work side-by-side with members to assist with employment, education, and community resource navigation.

Requirements

The role requires an energetic and passionate individual with strong organizational and teaching skills. Candidates must be flexible and capable of working in both one-on-one and group settings.

Key Skills

Mental health counselingHealth and wellness coachingCase managementCommunity outreachClerical tasksOrganizationCommunicationEmployment supportEducation supportFood services assistance

Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$44k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $42k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Mental Health Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 26% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Mental Health Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Counselor / Clubhouse at Riverside Community Care a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Counseling — ranked against 750 active Mental Health Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Counselor Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 25 employers

14
<$80k
7
$80k-100k
7
$100k-120k
10
$120k-140k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
Sign-on bonus
26%
CME allowance
26%
Loan repayment
11%
PSLF eligible
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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LifeStance Health · Saint Louis Park, Minnesota

$74k-$126k
#2

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT, LPC, LCSW)

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#3

Weekend Outpatient Mental Health Therapist

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.3
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 750 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Wakefield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$817k
Typical market rent
$2,721/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Riverside Community Care

Mental Health Care
Dedham, MA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Coverage
Vision Coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts
Eleven Paid Holidays
Vacation Time
Personal Time
Sick Time