Human Service Counselor- SAIOP
Listed compensation
$23.07-$24.04/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Job Details:
Job Location: Chatham Center - Siler City, NC, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Company 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: Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling or other Human Services field or have equivalent experience with certification; Qualified Professional (QP) designation preferred.
Qualifications
Key Responsibilities
Provides comprehensive psychosocial evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and counseling therapy in a high-intensity clinical environment. Participates in interdisciplinary treatment planning, crisis intervention, and peer review processes.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related Human Services field. A Qualified Professional (QP) designation is preferred for this role.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 36% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $48k–$50k | Mental Health Counseling median $55k (middle half $54k–$55k)13 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) |
| Mental Health Counseling listings in North Carolina | 19 active | 820 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 50% remote · 36% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | North Carolina Counselor listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 14% offer loan repayment497 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Counseling listings | 354 in the last 30 days | 222 the 30 days before (+59%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Counseling pay trend | −10.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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