Primary Counselor
Listed compensation
$55k-$70k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Outreach Development Corp. as a Primary Counselor – Adolescent Substance Abuse in Brentwood, NY, US.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $55K - $70K
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No call required.
This position offers no call requirements. Work with Outreach Development Corp. in Brentwood, NY, US.
Key Responsibilities
The Primary Counselor provides clinical services, including individual and group counseling, to adolescents with substance use and mental health disorders. They are responsible for maintaining clinical documentation, managing the daily house schedule, and performing crisis interventions.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an advanced degree and possess 2-3 years of experience in substance abuse disorders. Professional certifications such as CASAC, LMSW, LCSW, or LMHC are preferred.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Substance Abuse Counseling — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Substance Abuse Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 32% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$63k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $58k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Outreach Development ranks #21 of 23 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Counselor at Outreach Development a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Substance Abuse Counseling counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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