Counselor - Healthcare
Listed compensation
$23-$25/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
- Getwell Recovery – Louisville, KY
- Job Type: Full-Time
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, 5:00 AM–12:00 PM
- Pay: $23.00–$25.00 per hour
Position Overview
Getwell Recovery is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Counselor to join our behavioral health and recovery team in Louisville, Kentucky. The Counselor will provide individualized and group counseling services to individuals receiving treatment for substance use and behavioral health concerns.
The ideal candidate will be empathetic, dependable, and committed to helping clients achieve and maintain long-term recovery.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct individual, group, and/or family counseling sessions based on client needs and program requirements.
- Complete client assessments and assist with developing individualized treatment and recovery plans.
- Provide ongoing support, education, and encouragement throughout the recovery process.
- Monitor client progress and document services, interventions, and outcomes accurately and timely.
- Facilitate recovery-focused groups and educational sessions.
Identify changes in client behavior, emotional status, or treatment needs and communicate concerns to the appropriate clinical team.
Collaborate with case managers, medical providers, nurses, and other members of the multidisciplinary treatment team.
Maintain accurate and confidential client records in accordance with organizational policies and applicable regulations.
- Participate in treatment planning, case reviews, staff meetings, and other required clinical activities.
- Assist clients with developing coping skills, relapse-prevention strategies, and healthy recovery habits.
- Provide crisis intervention and appropriate referrals when necessary.
- Maintain professional boundaries and a safe, respectful, and supportive treatment environment.
Follow all applicable HIPAA, confidentiality, safety, and behavioral health regulations and organizational policies.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, Human Services, Behavioral Health, or a related field preferred.
- Appropriate counseling credential or certification preferred, depending on applicable Kentucky requirements.
- Experience working with individuals experiencing substance use disorders, behavioral health concerns, or mental health challenges preferred.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, documentation, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Compassionate, nonjudgmental, and client-centered approach.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
- Must be dependable and able to work the required 5:00 AM–12:00 PM, Monday–Friday schedule.
What We Offer
- Competitive pay: $23.00–$25.00/hour
- Full-time, Monday–Friday schedule
- Consistent morning hours
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the recovery community
- Collaborative behavioral health work environment
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 5:00 AM–12:00 PM
Compensation
$23.00–$25.00 per hour
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Addiction Counseling — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 26% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$50k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $54k in an average-cost state. 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Counselor - Healthcare at Dhvaj a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Addiction Counseling counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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