Awake Overnight Residential Counselor

Job overview

The Awake Overnight Residential Counselor role is onsite in Boston, MA, and pays $20 per hour, with a $3-per-hour weekend differential for a total of $23 per hour on weekends. Bridge Over Troubled Waters provides housing, counseling, and support to runaway, homeless, and high-risk youth in Boston. The counselor maintains a safe and supportive residential environment overnight while helping residents access guidance, crisis support, referrals, and life-skills development. The role contributes to the program's goal of helping young people build skills and move toward self-sufficiency.

What you'll do

• Supervise and monitor youth overnight
• provide advocacy, referrals, crisis intervention, and supportive counseling as needed
• orient new residents to program expectations
• support life-skills development
• document activities and communicate with staff
• participate in meetings
• connect the program with community resources
• maintain a culturally sensitive environment.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

awake overnight residential counselor

youth services

residential support

crisis intervention

boston ma

bridge over troubled waters

$20/hr

weekend differential

$23/hr weekends

paid time off

health insurance

401(k) match

ongoing training

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid sick, vacation, and personal time
• 13 paid holidays and a birthday holiday
• health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with 3% matching after 90 days
• flexible spending accounts
• commuter pre-tax benefits
• employer-paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance
• and ongoing training.

Why this role

The posting includes paid time off, 13 paid holidays plus a birthday holiday, insurance, retirement matching after 90 days, commuter benefits, disability and life insurance, and ongoing training.

About the employer

Bridge Over Troubled Water is hiring for this role. Industry: Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Sector: 62.