Lead Counselor - Addiction Recovery
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Job Description
Lead Counselor - Addiction Recovery | Anabranch Recovery Center | Terre Haute, Indiana
About the Job
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
The Lead Counselor provides treatment, counseling, and support to assist clients in their recovery from addictions, such as alcoholism, drug addiction, or mental health disorders, assists with modifying problem behaviors; may also provide counseling services to families of clients. The Lead Counselor provides guidance, training and support for appropriate clinical services provision to others within the facility, at the direction of the Director.
Roles and Responsibilities
- EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- Master’s degree in social services, addictions, mental health or closely related health services field with 2+ years of post-Master’s degree professional experience in the addictions, therapy or counseling field required
- Degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Licenses/Designations/Certifications
Must have current and valid licensure or certification (excluding a ‘supervisee’, ‘temporary’, 'in-training', ‘provisional’, or similarly titled designation) as a social worker, professional counselor, therapist or addiction counselor per state agency.
Licensure status per state agency regulations that allows for supervision of other entry level clinicians is preferred.
- CPR certification and de-escalation training required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
- First aid may be required based on state or facility.
WORK LOCATION: This position is onsite and is not a remote position.
Supervisory Requirements
This position is an Individual Contributor. Prior experience in a supervisory capacity not required.
Essential Functions
Responsible for conducting client assessments focused on identifying client history, current presentation, problem areas, ongoing clinical need for treatment and risk assessment.
Responsible for conducting ongoing assessments of chemical dependence services required by the treatment program.
Prepares and carries out client initial treatment planning and treatment plan progress reviews as assigned and documents as required.
Leads assigned group counseling, individual or family sessions and implements evidence-supported treatment modalities as assigned and documents as required.
- Provides client and family education relative to substance abuse/psychiatric problems.
- Ensures all documentation regarding client care, treatment and incidents is completed timely and in a clear, concise manner.
- Provides crisis intervention and counseling to clients, as needed.
- Plans for and completes required documentation of aftercare for assigned clients.
- Acts as a liaison with insurance carriers, as requested.
- Acts as a liaison between referral sources and clients.
- Provides case management duties for clients, ensuring individualized quality care.
- Conducts educational workshops both within the Hospital and in the community as required.
- Serves as a liaison with self-help groups and EAP professionals.
- Evaluates the needs of the client to determine the appropriate level of care and determines if referrals to other programs or facilities is needed.
- May assist in educating and training staff on therapeutic interventions.
- May assist in the training of new clinical staff members.
May guide the activities of other clinical and direct client care staff, providing direction and clinical recommendations.
ed (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
First aid may be required based on state or facility.
Why Anabranch Recovery Center? Anabranch Recovery Center offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. Anabranch Recovery Center is an EOE.
Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.
Key Responsibilities
The Lead Counselor provides clinical treatment, counseling, and support to clients recovering from addictions and mental health disorders. They also provide guidance and training to other clinical staff while ensuring accurate documentation and effective treatment planning.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in a social services or mental health field and possess at least two years of post-Master’s professional experience. A valid state licensure or certification as a counselor or social worker is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 30% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Lead Counselor - Addiction Recovery at Summit BHC a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Addiction Medicine counselor listings evaluated on our platform.
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