Substance Use Counselor

20 days ago
Pottstown, PennsylvaniaFull TimeAddiction Medicine
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends✓ No Nights

Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Join Pottstown Comprehensive Treatment Center as a Substance Use Counselor – No Weekends, Early Hours in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide high quality, compassionate guidance in both individual and group counseling sessions.
  • Plan, oversee, facilitate and document patient's recovery.
  • Co-facilitate assigned group or family sessions as needed.
  • Ensure all documentation regarding patient care, treatment, and incidents is completed timely and in a clear, concise manner.

Requirements

  • Assisted Treatment (MAT), including methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. Experience conducting individual and group counseling sessions focused on substance use recovery. Knowledge of evidence

Benefits & Compensation

  • 401(k) with employer match.
  • Student loan repayment assistance.
  • PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Day shift only - no nights.

This position offers day shifts only, student loan benefits. Work with Pottstown Comprehensive Treatment Center in United States.

Key Skills

Individual CounselingGroup CounselingTreatment PlanningPatient AssessmentCrisis InterventionCase ManagementDocumentationReferralsAftercare PlanningLiaison WorkCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational Interviewing (MI)Relapse PreventionMedication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)HIPAA Compliance
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Position Insights

WeekdayDoc rates Substance Use Counselor at Pottstown Comprehensive Treatment Center a 6.0/10 for work-life balance — good.

This position offers no on-call requirements, no weekend shifts, no night shifts.

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), which can forgive remaining federal student loan balances after 10 years of qualifying payments.

Key skills for this role include Individual Counseling, Group Counseling, Treatment Planning, Patient Assessment, Crisis Intervention.

Benefits include Semi-Annual Bonus Program, Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401(k) Plan, Paid Vacation and Sick Time, Free Clinical Supervision.

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About Pottstown Comprehensive Treatment Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Semi-Annual Bonus Program
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
401(k) Plan
Paid Vacation and Sick Time
Free Clinical Supervision
Unlimited Continuing Education Units
Employee Assistance Program
Early Morning Hours
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (3)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

No nights (Independent predictor ↓ burnout)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

20d ago