Intensive In-Home Human Service Counselor
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.
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
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.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.2 / 10 · top 25% in counseling | ranked against 366 Counseling listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $48k–$50k | Counseling median $75k (middle half $60k–$80k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$52k in purchasing power | North Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Counseling listings in North Carolina | 12 active | 365 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 32% remote · 40% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | North 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 |
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.
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