Pays $62k-$73kCounselor market median is ~$62k (226 jobs)

Substance Use Counselor

CounselorFull-Time
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

About the Role

Group therapy for substance use recovery. Two evenings per week until 8:30pm. Maine license required. Statewide, ME.

Join Groups Recover Together, Inc. as a Substance Use Counselor – Group Therapy, 2 Evenings/Week in Maine, United States. Better Life Partners is now part of the Groups Recover Together care network! We’re combining the strengths of both organizations to provide faster access to comprehensive addiction treatment while preserving the flexible, compassionate care BLP partners know and trust.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $62.2K - $72.6K

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Groups Recover Together, Inc. as a Substance Use Counselor – Group Therapy, 2 Evenings/Week.

Key Responsibilities

The counselor will facilitate group therapy sessions and provide one-on-one counseling while maintaining clinical progress notes and treatment plans. They will also collaborate with community partners and providers to ensure effective case management and care coordination.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor or Graduate degree in a relevant field and possess a Maine license such as LADC, CADC, LCPC, LCSW, LMFT, or LCISW. A minimum of two years of experience in substance use disorder settings and leading group therapy is required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Group therapySubstance use counselingCase managementCare coordinationTreatment planningClinical documentationHarm reductionEMRTelehealthGoogle WorkspaceCrisis interventionProfessional boundariesComplianceAddiction treatment

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 84% are remote, 14% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$67k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $69k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

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