Addictions Counselor - Women's Inpatient Services
About The Position
The Orenda Center of Wellness is hiring an experienced substance abuse counselor for its residential women's treatment program in Sabillasville, Maryland. The center provides individualized, dual-diagnosis substance use and mental health treatment in a supportive therapeutic environment. The counselor reports directly to the onsite Clinical Manager and works under an assigned supervisor for licensure requirements. The role contributes to weekly clinical team discussions and helps expand community care treatment programs. Clinical work includes individual and family sessions, group facilitation, assessments, life-skills course monitoring, goal setting, and aftercare planning. Clinical notes must be entered into the secure EMR system within company timeframes. The counselor should be comfortable working with clients across a range of substance use concerns and facilitating moderate to large groups. The position is onsite, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with occasional weekend coverage as needed if available. The advertised annual starting salary range is $55,000 to $68,000, depending on licensure and experience.
Requirements
- Certificate of completion in addiction counseling, an associate degree, a bachelor's degree, or a master's degree.
- Appropriate Maryland state licensure and/or certification, such as ADT, CSC-AD, CAC-AD, LGADC, or LCADC.
- Working knowledge of ASAM criteria and regulatory standards of care.
- One to two years of experience in addiction treatment and/or mental health counseling as a licensed provider.
- Experience facilitating therapeutic group and individual sessions.
- Understanding of treatment planning, clinical notations, dual-diagnosis charting, and intervention skills.
- Ability to manage a caseload of 12 or more clients and meet documentation and clinical deadlines.
- Ability to pass local and federal background checks and a full-panel drug screening.
- Ability to handle crisis intervention, with strong de-escalation skills.
- Strong personal time management and workload-prioritization skills, including adapting to unexpected crisis needs.
- Adaptability and motivation to improve clients' lives.
Responsibilities
- Conduct individual therapy sessions, groups, and/or family meetings.
- Facilitate substance use groups.
- Monitor specialty life-skills courses.
- Complete substance use clinical assessments.
- Assist residents in setting goals and planning aftercare stepdowns.
- Complete clinical notes in the secure EMR system within company timeframe standards.
- Contribute to weekly clinical team discussions.
- Participate in expanding community care treatment programs.
- Maintain a caseload of 12 or more clients while keeping documentation and clinical deadlines current.
- Respond to crisis intervention needs and make clinically appropriate decisions.
Benefits
- Company-paid life insurance.
- Company cost-sharing contribution toward medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Seven paid national holidays.
- Student loan forgiveness eligibility through HRSA / STAR Federal Programs.
- 4.5 weeks of paid time off per year, with rollover options.
- 401(k) program with a 3.5% employee match after the first year of service.
- EAP program with immediate access.
- Employee wellness benefits and gym membership discounts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
