Pays Pay: $16.50 - $21.00/hr — $36k below the Counselor market median of ~$80k (15 jobs)
Overnight Therapist Assistant (TA)
About the Role
Full-time overnight Therapist Assistant at addiction recovery center. Support patients in daily living. Pay $16.50-$21/hr. Towson, MD.
Join Polaris Recovery Center as a Overnight Therapist Assistant – Full-Time in Towson, Maryland.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $16.50 - $21.00/hr
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-term disability
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Paid Volunteer day
- Professional development opportunities
- Collaborative, mission-driven team culture
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Day shift only - no nights.
Apply to join Polaris Recovery Center as a Overnight Therapist Assistant – Full-Time.
Key Responsibilities
The Therapist Assistant provides direct support to patients in a community living treatment program by teaching life skills and implementing clinical directives. They are also responsible for transporting patients, conducting drug tests, and maintaining detailed documentation of patient progress.
Requirements
Candidates must be at least 21 years old with a valid driver's license held for at least 4 years and an acceptable motor vehicle record. The role requires the ability to work overnight shifts and maintain professional boundaries within a therapeutic environment.
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
In Maryland, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$79k (311 salary observations; 466 listings), vs ~$75k nationally (9,105 salary observations; 18,810 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 Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 10% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$39k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $37k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Position Insights
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