Peer Counselor-MR531501
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join ICL Inc. as a Peer Counselor – Mental Health Support in Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join ICL Inc. as a Peer Counselor – Mental Health Support.
Key Responsibilities
Peer Specialists serve as role models who educate recipients on coping strategies, symptom management, and self-help techniques. They also assist individuals in navigating community resources and maintaining independent living through supportive counseling and crisis intervention.
Requirements
Candidates must have completed an internship or training in peer advocacy and possess experience providing services to mentally ill or homeless populations. Strong communication skills and the ability to document case records accurately are essential.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Mental Health Counseling Career Context
In New York, the Mental Health Counseling weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$77k (55 salary observations; 88 listings), vs ~$82k nationally (567 salary observations; 969 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Mental Health Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 13.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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