Counselor-Residential
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Job Description
Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency offering a variety of different programs throughout Arizona. CBI provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient-centered medical homes, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services to individuals experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness.
Residential Counselor
Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare organization offering a full continuum of care, including variety of programs throughout Arizona, Oklahoma and District of Columbia. CBI provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient-centered medical homes, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services to individuals experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness.
CBI is the premiere non-profit fully integrated healthcare provider of substance use and behavioral health programs in Arizona, including prevention, education and treatment using cutting-edge, nationally recognized, evidence-based models.
Job Summary
The Community Bridges Inc. (CBI) Residential Counselor is responsible for delivering therapeutic and treatment planning services to CBI Residential Patients. Residential Counselor is responsible for facilitating group counseling utilizing approved CBI Curriculum and schedule.
Residential Counselor will facilitate individual sessions with each patient on a regular basis.
Each are below defined by the specific function as it relates to the policy, process, and the governing rules set forth by the Department of Behavioral Health Services (DBHS), Regional Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA), Office of Behavioral Health Licensure (OBHL), and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
- Skills/Requirements
- Master’s Degree in related field
Leadership Experience
- 2 years related experience in behavioral healthcare, physical health, or substance abuse.
- Associate or Independently Licensed Professional with The Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners as Psychologist, Social worker, Counselor, Marriage and family therapist or Substance Abuse Counselor
- CBI Offers an excellent benefits package!
- Generous PTO accrual (5 weeks!),
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Supplemental plans
Hospital indemnity/ Critical Illness,
Pet Insurance,
Dependent Care Savings, Health Care Savings,
401K with employer match - 100% vested upon enrollment,
Wellness programs,
- Tuition Reimbursement and Scholarship Programs, incentives, and more!
- Reimbursement options for Licensure
- Very Competitive pay rates
- CBI is growing and expanding our services!
We are experiencing tremendous growth currently. As an essential service provider, we value all our employees and their careers.
*For the past four years, The Phoenix Business Journal has recognized CBI as one of the top ten healthiest mid-size employers in the Valley! *
CBI Values your Career and have lots of growth opportunities!
Our staff experience tremendous professional growth through ongoing training and support. Our team is supported by strong and competent leadership. The leadership at CBI is committed to ongoing professional development for their staff. Come join our team of passionate individuals who are serious about making a difference in the lives of our patients and the communities we serve.
About our Culture, commitment to employees!
We are looking for driven and compassionate individual’s that thrive in an upbeat and safe working environment. We dedicate a lot of thought and effort into work life balance as well as our competitive composition structure.
We know life happens, that’s why we all start with a 5-week PTO plan as well as a wide range of unique benefits!
Our Facilities.
Our locations are all state-of-the-art facilities that provide top notch integrated care. We are proud to adhere to a “no wrong door” treatment approach that allows our staff to dramatically improve the quality of life for the patients in their care.
CBI treats patients from all different walks of life and believes in maintaining the dignity of human life. Recovery is possible!
CBI Offers an excellent benefits package!
Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Supplemental plans - Hospital indemnity/ Critical Illness, Pet Insurance, Dependent Care Savings, Health Care Savings, 401K with employer match - 100% vested upon enrollment, Generous PTO accrual, Wellness programs, Tuition Reimbursement and Scholarship Programs, incentives, and more!
For the past four years, The Phoenix Business Journal has recognized CBI as one of the top ten healthiest mid-size employers in the Valley.
CBI treats patients from all different walks of life and believes in maintaining the dignity of human life. Recovery is possible!
Key Responsibilities
Provide therapeutic services and treatment planning for residential patients. Facilitate group counseling using approved CBI curriculum and schedules, and conduct regular individual sessions with patients.
Requirements
Requires a master's degree in a related field, leadership experience, and two years of related experience in behavioral healthcare, physical health, or substance abuse. Requires associate or independent licensure with the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners in an eligible profession, such as psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, or substance abuse counseling.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Behavioral Health — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 24% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Arizona index 100.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Behavioral Health listings in Arizona | 18 active | 361 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 60% remote · 24% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Arizona Counselor listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 16% offer loan repayment358 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Behavioral Health pay trend | +4.5% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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