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BAART Programs
Bremerton, Washington

SUD Counselor/ Counselor Trainee

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$23-$25/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Compassionate Substance Use Disorder Counselor Trainee!

License Substance Use Disorder Professional/Trainee will be in charge with assisting patients through medically assisting treatments and offering techniques for handling opioid addiction. Counselor conducts individual sessions and group sessions to assist with crisis management and coping strategies. Counselor will evaluate patients’ progress during counseling and collaborate with doctors, nurses and other counselors to assist the patients’ achieving overall outcome.

Responsibilities

Completes Bio-psychosocial Assessment

  • Provide individual and group counseling services; direct service hours at regularly scheduled intervals; coordinate all services throughout treatment
  • 55% of each workday provides direct services to clients
  • Develop aftercare plans and discharge plans

Conducts Quality Assurance File Reviews

  • Ensures accurate and current clinical records are maintained in accordance with Federal and State Regulations governing NTP clinics
  • Other related duties as determined by supervisor

Qualifications

  • Must be a SUDP or SUDP-T in the state of Washington
  • Satisfactory criminal background check and drug screen

Salary Range

Salary ranges from $23.00 to $25.00 an hour.

The salary of the candidate(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, experience, education, specialty and training.

BayMark Offers Excellent Benefits

  • 401K match
  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • Accident Injury, Hospital Indemnity and Critical Illness Plans
  • Company paid Short & Long Term Disability
  • Paid Time Off
  • Bereavement Leave
  • Flexible Sick Time

Employee Referral Program

Total compensation goes beyond the value on the paycheck. Please consider the total compensation package by contacting us at BayMark Health Services for more information

What to Expect from Us

BAART Programs, a BayMark Health Services company, is a progressive substance abuse treatment organization committed to the highest quality of patient care in a comfortable outpatient clinic setting. Our ultimate goal is to address the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of opioid use disorder to help each of our patients achieve long-term recovery and an improved quality of life.

BayMark Health Services is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, natural origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition, disability or veteran’s status or any other classification protected by State/Federal laws.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Substance Use Disorder CounselingIndividual CounselingClinical DocumentationTreatment PlanningDischarge PlanningMedically Assisted TreatmentOpioid Addiction TreatmentRegulatory Compliance

Substance Use Disorder Counseling — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 66% have no call, 86% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$50k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $47k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$50k midpoint, that is roughly $2k–$3k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Substance Use / Addiction Counselor Jobs

19 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution19 jobs · 15 employers

4
<$65k
8
$65k-80k
6
$80k-95k
1
$96k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
22%
Sign-on bonus
17%
Loan repayment
11%
PSLF eligible
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$69k-$96k
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$69k-$93k
#3

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$68k–$90k
#4

Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor

$75k-$85k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,008 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Bremerton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$486k
Typical market rent
$1,898/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.6
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About BAART Programs

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Benefits & Perks

401K match
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
Accident Injury, Hospital Indemnity and Critical Illness Plans
Company paid Short & Long Term Disability
Paid Time Off
Bereavement Leave
Flexible Sick Time
Employee Referral Program