Counselor, Full Time

Lower Eastside Service Center·New York

$50,000 - $60,000/yrFull Time On Site 2-5 yrsPosted 3 days ago

Practice for this role

Counselor, Full Time · $50,000 - $60,000/yr

How this role compares

Computed from live listings

-17% vs. median posted salary for behavioral health roles in New York ($60,410, n=3689)

$2,000 · lowesthighest · $84,500,000

this role: $50,000median $60,410

Shaded band: the middle 50% of 3,689 posted behavioral health roles in New York salarys. This role sits in the 32nd percentile.

About the role

Pay for this role is about 17% below the New York median for behavioral health roles.

The Counselor provides trauma-informed, strengths-based, and recovery-oriented counseling services, focusing on client rehabilitation and meeting treatment goals through individual sessions and milieu engagement. Major duties include writing treatment plans, assessing progress, managing case files, collaborating on vocational integration, and providing therapeutic interactions to develop residents' social and cognitive skills.

Description BASIC FUNCTION

Provides trauma informed, strengths based, recovery oriented treatment and counseling services to promote rehabilitation and client-centered interventions. Demonstrates professional competency by successfully engaging and treating clients to meet treatment goals.

Major duties

· Counsels clients, writes treatment plans, assesses client progress, and recommends needed services such as HIV and vocational counseling referrals, parenting classes, and others to meet clients’ needs · Provides individual counseling and treatment/recovery plan preparation, monitoring, and reviewing. · Facilitates activities of daily living, community meetings, engagement, and carry out of treatment planning in milieu. · Provides therapeutic interactions to foster residents’ social, cognitive and behavioral skill development. · Teaches clients how to manage stress and circumstances affecting their lives. · Case Management of legal reports, court letters, EAP, and/or educational assistance. · Collaborate with Vocational staff to integrate vocational rehabilitation into the overall treatment process. · Recommend clients for consultations as appropriate (i.e. psychological or psychiatric). · Participates in assessing clients in weekly staff meetings and in a multi-disciplinary team setting. · Participates in providing education and support to clients receiving medications for substance use disorder, mental health and co-occurring medical conditions. · Assists other clinical staff by providing information necessary to assess clients and collaborate on treatment planning. · Obtains, monitors and integrates into treatment planning all toxicology data as directed by the supervisor. · Completes in-service and other training. · Participates in all meetings as directed by supervisor. · Fills in for other Counselors who may be on leave as needed. · In Residential programs, conducts room inspections to assure cleanliness and adherence to program rules and regulations. · Performs other duties as requested or assigned.

Schedule

Sunday-Thursday 7AM-3PM
RATE: $55,000 - $62,700 / year dep. on experience
Location: Ny, ny 10002

We offer excellent benefits including

Generous time off that includes 4 weeks of vacation Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Discounted Commuter benefits Life insurance & Long-term disability Eligible for Federal Student Loan Repayment Program Training and other additional voluntary benefits To join our diverse team, please include salary requirements with your resume/application submission. Please visit us at www.lesc.org EEO Minorities/Women/Disabled/Vet

Requirements

Posting details

Employment type: Full Time
Work arrangement: On Site
Experience: 2-5 yrs
Salary: $50,000 - $60,000/yr
Location: New York
Posted: Sep 9, 2026
Application: Employer website

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