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Job Description

ATTENTION: $3,000 SIGN-ON BONUS!

Gateway Rehab Center (GRC) is seeking a passionate and skilled full-time Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Therapist for our halfway house in Youngwood, PA. In this meaningful clinical role, you will provide evidence-based therapeutic services while helping individuals build a foundation for lasting recovery.

If you're passionate about making a difference, committed to high-quality patient care, and ready to help transform lives impacted by addiction, keep reading!

Why You’ll Love Working at GRC

  • Make an impact through Gateway’s mission to help all affected by addictive disease be healthy in body, mind, and spirit.
  • Join an organization that has been a leader in addiction treatment for more than 50 years.
  • Enjoy flexibility and creativity in facilitating therapeutic groups.

Comprehensive benefits package, including contribution toward the medical insurance plan of your choice: Highmark or UPMC, plus access to employee discount programs and additional supportive benefits!

Why This Role is Important to SUD Treatment?

GRC’s Youngwood team is changing lives, and as a Therapist, you’ll be at the forefront of this movement. Your work will expand access to critical services and empower clients on their way to recovery. This is more than just a job. It’s a mission-driven career where you can make a lasting impact every single day!

Responsibilities

  • Utilize and promote trauma-informed treatment through evidence-based practices.
  • Participate in developing individualized treatment plans and outcomes in collaboration with the treatment team.
  • Provide individual, group, and family therapy based on patient needs.
  • Assess patient progress and modify treatment plans as appropriate.
  • Complete clinical documentation accurately and within required timeframes.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with referral sources connected to patient caseloads.
  • Coordinate continuing care planning and make appropriate referrals.
  • Monitor and complete insurance authorizations for assigned patients.
  • Provide referrals for additional care and support services as needed.
  • Maintain an ongoing productivity expectation of 50%.
  • Participate in regular supervision and seek additional guidance when appropriate.
  • Adhere to HIPAA requirements and all confidentiality standards.
  • Follow OMHSAS, DPW, and DDAP regulations and guidelines.
  • Complete required orientation and annual training programs.
  • Provide coverage for other programs as needed.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

What You Bring

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Knowledge of addiction and its psychological, physiological, and social impacts.
  • Ability to conduct comprehensive assessments for substance use and co-occurring disorders.
  • Experience facilitating individual and group therapy.
  • Strong clinical judgment and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to remain professional and effective in challenging situations.
  • Commitment to maintaining patient confidentiality and ethical standards.

The ideal candidate is compassionate, organized, and dedicated to helping individuals achieve sustainable recovery through evidence-based treatment and therapeutic support.

Requirements

  • What do we require?
  • Bachelor's Degree required.
  • Minimum of one (1) year of experience in a health and human services field.

Additional Requirements

  • Pass a Pennsylvania Criminal Background Check.
  • Obtain Pennsylvania Child Abuse and FBI Fingerprinting Clearances.
  • Pass a drug screening.
  • Complete a two-step TB test.
  • Obtain CPR and First Aid Certification.

What Are the Work Conditions?

  • Substance use disorder treatment center.
  • Favorable working conditions.
  • Minimal physical demands.
  • Significant mental demands associated with treating patients with substance use and co-occurring disorders.

GRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We value diverse voices and lived experiences that strengthen our mission and impact.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Trauma-informed careIndividual therapyTreatment planningCrisis interventionAddiction counselingAssessmentCase managementInsurance authorization

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 24% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks46 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
33% this job
CME allowance
30%
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
17%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,033 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Youngwood

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$182k
Median resident rent
$849/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Gateway Rehabilitation Center Corp HQ

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Moon Township, PA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance (Highmark or UPMC)
Employee discount programs
$3,000 sign-on bonus