Top skills for Residential Counselor jobs
Based on 263 active Residential Counselor postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Residential Counselor postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Funding63%
- Regulations63%
- Cooking62%
- Staff Meetings55%
- Human Rights53%
- Teaching51%
- Housekeeping50%
- Shopping50%
- Scheduling48%
- Money Management40%
- Direct Care38%
- Academic Training30%
- Inclusion27%
- Ensure Compliance23%
- Goal Attainment21%
- Lawn Mowing21%
- Timesheets21%
- Supervision19%
- Counseling18%
- Social Interaction16%
- Interviewing15%
- Licensing15%
- Seeking Safety15%
- Psychology14%
- Brain Injury13%
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