PT Substance Abuse Counselor - Somerset, KY (OTP)

Counselor Top 25% in Addiction Medicine (Counseling)Part-Time

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Employment & setting
Part-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Crossroads Treatment Centers is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Since 2005, Crossroads has been at the forefront of treating patients with opioid use disorder.

Crossroads is a family of professionals dedicated to providing the most accessible, highest quality, evidence-based medication assisted treatment (MAT) options to combat the growing opioid epidemic and helping people with opioid use disorder start their path to recovery.

This comprehensive approach to treatment, the gold standard in care for opioid use disorder, has been shown to prevent more deaths from overdose and lead to long-term recovery. We are committed to bringing critical services to communities across the U.S. to improve access to treatment for over 26,500 patients.

Our clinics are all outpatient and office-based, with clinics in Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, North and South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive environment for all employees and patients.

  • Day in the Life of a Substance Abuse Counselor
  • Provides individual counseling to highly complex patients
  • Conducts clinical assessments to appropriately assess patient’s treatment needs
  • Designs and updates the patient’s treatment plan, including care coordination, referrals, and discharge planning
  • Manages assigned caseload and compliance with clinical treatment requirements
  • Collaborates with nurses and providers to provide holistic treatment services
  • Facilitates urine drug screening for patients

Schedule and Hours

Our clinical team enjoys an early morning schedule with early afternoon out times. It is expected for all clinical team members to participate in our Saturday rotation. The frequency of this rotation is determined by the current staff count. Expected hours for this role are 29 hours per week.

  • 4:45 AM – 10:30 AM, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
  • 4:45 AM – 12:00 PM, Thursdays

Education and Experience Requirements

  • General experience working with underserved populations in a clinical setting.
  • Lived addiction experience is a plus.
  • Qualified candidates will hold one or more of the following certifications/licenses:
  • TCADC, CSW, LPCA, MFT, LCADCA, LMFTA, LPATA, LCADC, LPCC, LCSW, LMFT, LPAT, or CADC
  • Position Benefits
  • Consistent schedule with early in times and out times

Advancement opportunities. Clear, climbable structure into Counselor levels (1, 2, 3) based on the certification or license held

Targeted caseload. Caseloads follow state regulations and can range from 40-55 patients.

Excellent training if you are new to our field. We are able to offer necessary training/supervision to those in process of becoming fully certified or licensed.

Opportunity to save lives every day!

Benefits Package

  • Variety of 401K options including a match program with no vesture period.
  • Annual Continuing Education Allowance (in related field)
  • Mental Health Day
  • Calm subscription for all employees

Key Responsibilities

The counselor provides individual counseling and conducts clinical assessments to design and update patient treatment plans. They also collaborate with medical staff to provide holistic care and manage clinical compliance for an assigned caseload.

Requirements

Candidates must hold one or more relevant clinical certifications or licenses such as TCADC, CSW, LPCA, or LCSW. General experience working with underserved populations in a clinical setting is required.

Key Skills

Substance abuse counselingClinical assessmentTreatment planningReferral managementCase managementOpioid use disorder treatment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PT Substance Abuse Counselor - Somerset, KY (OTP) at Crossroads Treatment Centers a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Addiction Medicine (Counseling) — ranked against 1,299 active Addiction Medicine (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Crossroads Treatment Centers holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 38 active listings.

Of the 40 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 55% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
95% this job
CME allowance
82% this job
Sign-on bonus
46%
Loan repayment
33%
Visa sponsorship
21%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 7.1
Higher than about 9 in 10 of 1,299 Addiction Medicine (Counseling) listings

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

  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Somerset

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$254k
Typical market rent
$1,183/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Crossroads Treatment Centers

Medical Practices
Greenville, South Carolina
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

401K with match
Continuing Education Allowance
Mental Health Day
Calm Subscription