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Daymark Recovery Services
Concord, North Carolina

Intensive In-Home Human Service Counselor

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$23.07/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Job DetailsJob Location: Cabarrus Center - Concord, NC 28025Company Mission Statement: Our mission is to inspire and empower people to seek and maintain recovery and health. Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. is a mission driven, comprehensive community provider of culturally sensitive mental health and substance abuse services. Comprehensive

Benefits

Package: Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Health Spending Account Company-Paid Life Insurance Short Term Disability 401(k) Paid Holidays Paid Vacation and Sick Leave Employee Assistant Program Referral Bonus Opportunities Extensive Internal Training Program Pay Scale: QP: $23.07/hr.-$24.04/hr.

Summary: Under indirect supervision, provides, oversees, and/or administers a wide range of psychosocial evaluation/assessment, diagnostic, counseling therapy, crisis intervention services in a high-intensity clinical environment which requires a high degree of independent decision-making.

May be asked to lead, or train lower level counselors, students and/or interns engaged in therapeutic patient care activities, as appropriate to the individual position. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Provides individual, group and family therapy and subsequent paperwork.

Participates in interdisciplinary treatment planning, case support activities Provides crisis intervention consultation to all members of the team Participates in peer review process for therapists All other duties as assigned by supervisor Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: An Associates or bachelor’s degree in social work, Counseling or other Human Services field or have equivalent experience with certification with two years of experience with the population served; Qualified Professional (QP) designation required. And one year of experience working with Adolescence.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

The counselor provides individual, group, and family therapy while managing clinical documentation and treatment planning. They also offer crisis intervention consultation and participate in peer review processes within a high-intensity clinical environment.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an associate or bachelor's degree in a human services field and possess a Qualified Professional (QP) designation. Two years of experience with the target population and one year of experience working with adolescents are required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Diagnostic assessmentIndividual therapyGroup therapyMental health services

Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$49k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $52k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 40% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

What does the Counseling market look like in North Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 25% in counselingranked against 366 Counseling listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$48k–$50kCounseling median $75k (middle half $60k–$80k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$52k in purchasing powerNorth Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Counseling listings in North Carolina12 active365 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 32% remote · 40% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 15% offer loan repayment468 active listings, Nov 2026
Counseling pay trend−9.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (366 Counseling listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Intensive In-Home Human Service Counselor at DAYMARK RECOVERY SERVICES a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Counseling — ranked against 366 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Counselor Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

32 jobs · 25 employers
15
<$75k
5
$75k-90k
8
$90k-105k
0
$105k-120k
4
$120k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs · 25 employers
401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
35%
CME allowance
35%
PSLF eligible
15%
Loan repayment
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist - LICSW - LPCC - LMFT

LifeStance Health · Saint Louis Park, Minnesota

$74k-$126k
#2

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT, LPC, LCSW)

LifeStance Health · Brookfield, Wisconsin

$92k-$125k
#3

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMFT, LMHC, LCSW)

$115k-$120k
#4

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)

$115k-$120k
+ 30 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 366 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Daymark Recovery Services

Mental Health Care
Concord, NC
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Health Spending Account
Life Insurance
Short-Term Disability
401(k)
Paid Holidays

Living in Concord

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$335k
Typical market rent
$1,784/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.