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Massachusetts Detox Centers
Wilmington, Massachusetts

Recovery Counselor/ Group Facilitator

CounselorIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$24.5/hr

The week · per this posting · Tuesday – Saturday

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Job Description

COME WORK FOR THE BEST TEAM ON THE NORTH SHORE AT 48 BED DETOX FACILITY

This position is mostly running groups and is full time.

Thinking about taking your experience in Substance Use and Addiction to a new level? Mayflower Recovery is a premier detox facility in the Greater Boston area, is seeking full-time Recovery Counselors and you may be a great candidate.

This is a terrific entry level opportunity for those who have an interest in counseling and case management. We offer our full-time employees a generous benefits package including company paid health, dental, vision and life insurance, plus paid time off. This position is 40 hours Tuesday to Saturday 10 am to 6:30 pm

Vets have unique skills and experiences; come join our team! Read about our facility at https://mayflowerrecovery.com/about-us/ and our job description below.

Overview: The Recovery Counselor provides support to enhance the quality of patient care by working directly with the patients in a treatment setting and collaboratively as a member of the program’s multi-disciplinary team.

The Recovery Counselor is responsible for collaborating with the CSS clinical team with direct clinical patient care by providing support and guidance to patients to promote engagement and continuity of care.

Working in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, the Recovery Counselor will help provide a safe and therapeutic treatment experience for the patients served.

Specific Responsibilities

  • Provides direct support to patients by providing 1-to-1 support sessions and/or facilitates groups as scheduled/assigned.
  • Completes patient assessments assigned daily within specified timelines and ensures quality of documentation.
  • Engages patients by conducting recovery-oriented activities as scheduled
  • Supports the community to intervene with treatment engagement; works to de-escalate treatment barriers
  • Facilitates patient engagement and re-engagement sessions as needed
  • Participates in AA blocking as per Clinical and Primary Therapists guidance
  • Provides direct support to patients to help encourage, engage, plan, and complete continuity of care plans while collaborating with patient’s treatment team
  • Supports the clinical/case management team as directed by the Clinical Supervisor/ Clinical Coordinator
  • Documents all patient interaction into the record for continuity of care appropriately and timely
  • Maintains confidentiality and uses appropriate safeguards to protect the privacy of protected health information at all times
  • Responsible for visitation hours and patient supervision during working hours
  • Provides support to the Recovery Support Specialists as needed to ensure effective community management (ex. patient monitoring, smoke breaks, etc.)
  • Driving duties related to patient care may apply when needed
  • Regular and prompt attendance is essential to this position
  • Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience

  • LADC or CADC certification is highly preferred
  • Working knowledge of KIPU or similar health records management system
  • Associate degree from an accredited college or university in behavioral health science preferred
  • High school diploma/GED required
  • 1 plus year experience in the field of substance use treatment or closely related field
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills required

Competencies

Customer Service: Demonstrates concern for meeting internal and external customers’ needs in a manner

that provides satisfaction for the customer within the resources that can be made available. Must be able to work in a fast paced environment.

Impact and Influence: Works effectively with and through others including those whom there is no formal authority over.

Project Management: Coordinates the diverse components of the project by balancing scope, time, cost, and quality.

Communication: Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, and has good listening skills.

Key Responsibilities

The Recovery Counselor provides direct clinical support to patients, including facilitating groups and conducting 1-to-1 sessions. They also collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care and maintain accurate patient documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least a high school diploma or GED and one year of experience in substance use treatment. An Associate degree and LADC or CADC certification are highly preferred.

Key Skills

Group facilitationPatient assessmentCrisis interventionDe-escalation

Addiction Counseling — Counselor Career Context

In Massachusetts, the Counselor weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$71k (132 salary observations; 416 listings), vs ~$73k nationally (4,007 salary observations; 14,182 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 14% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$50k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $48k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
39%
Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Below most Addiction Counseling listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 91 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Wilmington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$748k
Median resident rent
$2,394/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Massachusetts Detox Centers

Mental Health Care
Wilmington, Massachusetts
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Company paid health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off