Youth Counselor Supervisor pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001132
- Class code
- 32001132
- Pay group
- NC09
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Youth Counselor Supervisor is $41,206 to $72,113 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001132.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 02/2024.
What the state says the job is
Positions in this class supervise a therapeutic team responsible for implementing treatment plans, counseling, and supervising juvenile offenders housed in a youth development center. These residential facilities are the most restrictive, intensive dispositional option available to North Carolina's juvenile courts. Positions assign cases, coordinate the treatment process, and oversee the delivery of services through the review and evaluation of treatment plans, direct observation, and interactions with juveniles. Work also includes hiring, training, orienting, evaluating, coaching, mentoring and disciplining staff.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Intermediate knowledge of team and consensus building Intermediate knowledge and understanding of various cultures, group dynamics, techniques of communicating with adolescents, and behavioral and developmental challenges and their treatment Thorough knowledge of the organization and operation of treatment programs for juvenile offenders, basic assessment principles, and practical application of a variety of counseling techniques and approaches Thorough knowledge of individual and group behavior, child and adolescent development, family systems, individual and group counseling techniques, crisis intervention techniques, the etiology of juvenile delinquency and empirically based methods of tr ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of experience working with the juvenile/family client population and/or related human services experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special requirements
Applicants for positions designated as Juvenile Justice Officers are subject to and must meet the hiring and training standards established by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, as defined in Title 12, Chapter 9 of the NC Administrative Code, by the statutory authority of GS 17C. <h2
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.
Nearby classes in North Carolina
Youth Counselor Supervisor in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | $59,010 | $89,835 | $59,010 to $89,835 |
| Nebraska | $33.17 | $48.07 | $68,987 to $99,990 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.