Counselor Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Active Maryland credential: ADT, CSC-AD, or CAC-AD.
• At least 2 years of experience in the substance use disorder (SUD) field.
• Strong clinical, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Comfort working within an electronic medical record system.
• Flexible, creative, team-oriented approach to a growing program.

Nice To Haves

• Group treatment experience.
• Familiarity with recovery modalities such as 12-Step, SMART Recovery, Women for Sobriety, Recovery Dharma, and Harm Reduction.

Responsibilities

• Build collaborative, individualized treatment alliances that adapt to patients’ changing needs.
• Facilitate addiction treatment groups at the IOP level of care and conduct individual sessions.
• Design and deliver addiction and recovery education presentations.
• Lead case management sessions, including assessments, collaborative goal-setting, and discharge planning.
• Coordinate care with referral sources, family members, and other providers.
• Partner with the treatment team to address patients’ co-occurring psychiatric needs.
• Use Motivational Interviewing, CBT, and trauma-informed approaches in daily practice.
• Complete evaluations using DSM-V and ASAM level-of-care criteria.
• Maintain timely, accurate documentation that meets state and CARF standards.
• Rotate on-call coverage for patients in crisis outside business hours, a few weeks per year.
• Provide recovery education with energy and a teacher’s spirit, both in and out of sessions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k).
• Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment support.
• Paid professional development time.
• Paid vacation time.
• Clinical supervision and support for continued development toward advanced licensure.