Certified Addiction Counselor (ACT)- Part Time
Listed compensation
Starting at $70K
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Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
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Job Description
- A National Health Service Corp Certified Site for further information visit nhsc.hrsa.gov
- Fully Licensed: Starting at $70,000
- Associate Licensed: $57,000
- Master's Level/ New Graduates: $43,990
- Working Together for A Better Tomorrow!
Are you passionate about mental health and looking for a meaningful career where you can make a real impact? Legacy Behavioral Health is seeking a certified Addiction Counselor To join our team in Lowndes County.
Under general supervision of the ACT TEAM LEADER, the Certified Addiction Counselor provides evaluation and therapeutic services to adults with co-occurring disorders in a clinic and in the community.
Responsibilities include completion of complex psychosocial assessments, treatment team participation, treatment planning/monitoring and discharge planning. Provides individual, family and group counseling to consumers and their families.
The CADC will be supervised by the ACT Team Leader.
Requirements
Master’s degree in social work, psychology, or counseling with a supervised clinical practicum
Degree Must Be License Eligible
- Clinical license (LCSW, LMSW, LMFT, LAMFT, LPC, LAPC) and have experience working in the social services field; preferred
- Someone who is dedicated to quality work
- Someone who is a self-starter and goal orientated
A Valid Georgia Driver’s License
- Excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication, conflict resolution, and teamwork
- Computer experience.
Benefits
- Health insurance: Quality, affordable coverage through State of Georgia employee benefit plans.
- Competitive pay
- 24 Days of paid leave in your first year
- Retirement Plans: Automatic 2% employer contribution to your 401(k), plus a 3% match after one year.
Why Legacy?
Legacy Behavioral Health is a leading provider of mental health and substance use services across 10 counties in South Georgia. Our mission is rooted in transforming lives through compassionate, individualized care.
Working Conditions: Must be physically and emotionally fit to work in a stress-filled environment to meet deadlines and deal with routine and crisis situations. May have extended periods of sitting, walking, and standing. Requires varying hours of duty to provide monitoring, educational and/or crisis handling, as well as travel to off campus locations in BHSGA or personal vehicle.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: Must be able to lift fifteen to twenty-five pounds and endure extended periods of standing on a daily basis.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping and crouching as well as lifting and supporting the individuals served.
All Relevant Information Is Subject to Verification
- Position opened to: ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
- Internal Applicants must be in their current position for 6 months with no disciplinary action unless the position available is within your current department and you have been employed in your current position for 1 month without any disciplinary action.
- Drug-Free and Smoke Free Workplace/ Equal Opportunity Employer
- Internal Applicants must be in their current position for 6 months with no disciplinary action unless the position available is within your current department and you have been employed, in your current position, for 1 month without any disciplinary action.
- Drug-Free and Smoke-Free Workplace/ Equal Opportunity Employer
- Sitio certificado del National Health Service Corp para obtener más información, visite nhsc.hrsa.gov
Key Responsibilities
The Certified Addiction Counselor provides evaluation and therapeutic services to adults with co-occurring disorders in both clinical and community settings. Responsibilities include conducting psychosocial assessments, developing treatment plans, and facilitating individual, family, and group counseling sessions.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 24% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$57k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $59k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Legacy Behavioral Health Services Human Resources ranks #19 of 22 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
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