Behavioral Health Counselor - Addiction Recovery Center
Listed compensation
$19.62per hour
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job description
Join Carle Health as a Substance Use Disorder Counselor – Addiction Recovery in Peoria, Illinois, US.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $19.62 - $31.78/hr.
- Comprehensive benefits package
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Weekend coverage may be required.
Apply to join Carle Health as a Substance Use Disorder Counselor – Addiction Recovery.
Key Responsibilities
Provides evaluation, counseling, and therapeutic services to chemically dependent patients and their families while coordinating care with an interdisciplinary team. Develops individualized treatment plans and facilitates programming for court-ordered referrals while maintaining accurate clinical documentation.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Social Work or a Master's degree in a related field, along with the ability to obtain specific state certifications within two years. Candidates must possess strong communication skills, multicultural sensitivity, and basic computer proficiency.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Certifications
Key Skills
Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 24% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$53k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $53k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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