Drug Treatment Counselor
Listed compensation
$35k-$58k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Alabama Department of Corrections as a Drug Treatment Counselor – State Benefits in Harvest, AL, USA. The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is seeking Drug Treatment Counselors. This position is located in Northern Alabama and serves the Birmingham and Huntsville areas.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $34,730 - $58,111
- Insurance
- Annual leave
- Sick leave
- Paid holidays
- State of Alabama RSA Retirement
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Alabama Department of Corrections as a Drug Treatment Counselor – State Benefits.
Key Responsibilities
The Drug Treatment Counselor manages substance abuse treatment files and facilitates individual and group sessions using approved curricula. They are responsible for developing individualized treatment plans, documenting progress, and identifying behaviors that inhibit recovery.
Requirements
Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and have at least one year of experience in substance abuse counseling. Relevant experience may be substituted for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis, with a minimum requirement of a High School Diploma or GED.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Substance Abuse Counseling — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 26% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$46k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $52k in an average-cost state. 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Alabama Department of Corrections ranks #17 of 18 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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