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Open Sky Community Services
Westborough, Massachusetts

Awake Overnight Counselor - Charles Street

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

Pay Range: $20.00 /hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 47m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Open Sky provides person-centered services that help individuals build skills, achieve personal goals, and lead meaningful lives in their communities.

Through a compassionate, recovery-oriented, and strengths-based approach, our multidisciplinary teams deliver high-quality support tailored to each individual's unique needs, preferences, and aspirations.

We are committed to fostering independence, well-being, community engagement, and access to the resources and supports that help people thrive.

The Awake Overnight Counselor provides guidance, supervision, and support during overnight hours while assisting individuals with morning routines and daily living activities.

By implementing procedures that promote health, safety, well-being, and a clean and safe environment, counselors help ensure individuals are supported in living healthy, productive, and independent lives.

Counselors are strong advocates for the people they serve, believe in the power of community, and recognize the importance of meaningful community inclusion and engagement.

Other Key Responsibilities

Utilize crisis intervention techniques and follow established program and agency procedures to respond effectively during emergency or crisis situations.

Implement individuals' health, medical, and medication protocols in accordance with agency policies and applicable regulations.

  • Assist individuals with accessing transportation and coordinating travel needs, as required.
  • Review, complete, and maintain all required documentation in a timely and accurate manner.

The organization recognizes skills, location, training, and program responsibilities by offering additional hourly differentials for certain positions. Ask your recruiter if this position qualifies for an additional hourly differential.

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma, GED or equivalent, required.
  • Valid Driver’s License and acceptable driving record, required.
  • Reliability, willingness to learn, and being open to new opportunities.

Pay Range

$20.00 - $20.00

About Us

At Open Sky Community Services, we open our doors, hearts, and minds to the belief that every individual, regardless of perceived limitations, deserves the chance to live a productive and fulfilling life.

Open Sky is on an anti-racist journey, committed to learning, living, and breathing inclusion, opportunity, diversity, racial equity, and justice for ALL.

At Open Sky, you’ll join over 1,300 compassionate and highly trained professionals who put innovative, evidence-based practices to work in ways that positively impact our communities across Central Massachusetts and beyond.

As a trauma-informed organization, Open Sky strives for transparency and sensitivity to the experiences of those we interact with. Self-care is encouraged, and we are committed to providing a positive work culture that is focused on continuous learning and the value of diverse perspectives.

Open Sky is proud to be an industry leader in pay and benefits. Open the Door to Possibility and begin your career with Open Sky today!

Benefits of Working for Open Sky Include

Excellent Supervision (Individual and Group), Professional Development, and Training Opportunities

Generous paid time off plan – you start with 29 days (almost 6 weeks!) in your first year, including 12 paid holidays. Increases to 32 days in your 2nd year, and the current maximum is 43 days (OVER 8 WEEKS!)

We pay for your higher education! Ask about our Tuition Reimbursement Program, and reimbursement for a variety of Human Services certifications.

  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Prescription Plan
  • 403b Retirement Plan with Employer Match
  • Life Insurance (100% Employer-Paid)
  • Eligible employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
  • And more!

Open Sky celebrates diversity and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with federal and state employment opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran, or disabled Veteran status.

Key Responsibilities

The Awake Overnight Counselor provides supervision and support during overnight hours while assisting individuals with morning routines and daily living activities. They are also responsible for implementing health and medication protocols and responding to crisis situations using established agency procedures.

Key Skills

Medication administrationHealth protocol implementationTransportation coordinationSafety monitoringAdvocacyPerson-centered supportRecovery-oriented careCommunication

Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$37k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $35k 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, 46% are remote, 28% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

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

Top Counselor Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution44 jobs · 34 employers

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<$80k
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$80k-100k
5
$100k-120k
8
$120k-140k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
39%
Sign-on bonus
21%
Loan repayment
11% this job
PSLF eligible
5% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 763 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Open Sky Community Services

Mental Health Care
Worcester, Massachusetts
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Excellent Supervision (Individual and Group)
Professional Development and Training Opportunities
Generous paid time off (29 days first year, including 12 holidays)
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Prescription Plan
403b Retirement Plan with Employer Match
Life Insurance (100% Employer-Paid)
Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program eligible

Living in Westborough

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$675k
Typical market rent
$2,613/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
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.

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