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Grace Community Care and Homes
Princeton, New Jersey

Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor

CounselorPart-Time

Listed compensation

$30-$40/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 36m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Grace Community Care & Homes is developing its Addiction Treatment and Recovery department and seeks a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor. The role will contribute to person-centered services, reliable operations and accurate documentation.

Core Responsibilities

Provide substance use assessments, counseling, recovery treatment planning and care coordination; maintain documentation and collaborate with the clinical team.

Work collaboratively with department leadership, intake, credentialing, billing and quality teams. Maintain confidentiality, respect participant choice, communicate service gaps promptly, and follow role-specific policies and professional scope. Participate in orientation, competency review and quality improvement.

Program Readiness

This is a planned role. Start date and duties are contingent on applicable program approvals, funding, credentialing and staffing readiness. Services may begin only within the approved scope.

Location and Schedule

New Jersey, with administrative coordination through Grace and on-site or community assignments as applicable. Part-time; assignment and weekly schedule discussed during hiring. Clinical services begin only at approved locations and within authorized scope.

Active NJ LCADC credential or other license explicitly permitting the assigned clinical services; relevant addiction treatment experience. Applicants should provide relevant credentials, experience, availability and a resume. Final regulatory eligibility will be verified before appointment or service delivery. Grace welcomes qualified applicants and provides reasonable accommodations.

Pay: $30-$40 per hour, based on qualifications and relevant experience.

Employment type: Part-time. Weekly hours and start date discussed during hiring; contingent on required approvals and staffing readiness.

Benefits

Paid time off under company policy, including applicable earned sick leave. No other benefits or bonuses currently offered.

Key Responsibilities

Provide substance use assessments, counseling, recovery treatment planning, and care coordination for participants. Maintain accurate clinical documentation and collaborate effectively with the clinical, intake, and billing teams.

Requirements

Requires an active New Jersey LCADC credential or an equivalent license permitting clinical addiction services. Applicants must possess relevant experience in addiction treatment and the ability to work within a clinical team environment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Case managementRegulatory complianceInterdisciplinary collaboration

Addiction Counseling — Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Addiction Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% are remote, 25% have no call, 88% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $67k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Addiction Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 13.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Counselor Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution18 jobs

4
<$70k
1
$77k
3
$90k-110k
10
$110k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
46%
Sign-on bonus
25%
Loan repayment
13%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Below most Addiction Counseling listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 110 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Princeton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$801k
Typical market rent
$3,456/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.2
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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