Addiction Counselor | ADT, CSC-AD, or CAC-AD
Listed compensation
$25-$30/hr
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Job Description
- Addiction Counselor
- Kolmac Integrated Behavioral Health & Concerted Care Group (CCG)
- Dover, DE
- Please Note: This is an Evergreen Posting
This posting is intended to build our pipeline of qualified Addiction Counselors for current and future opportunities. An immediate opening may not be available at the time of your application; however, our recruiting team is actively reviewing resumes and applications to connect with qualified candidates as opportunities become available. We encourage you to apply if your background and career goals align with our team.
Your Work Will Change Lives. So Will Ours.
Since 1973, Kolmac Integrated Behavioral Health and Concerted Care Group (CCG) have helped people across Maryland, DC, Virginia, Delaware, and Pennsylvania rebuild their lives after addiction. We're growing fast — and we're looking for a counselor in Brooklyn, MD who wants to grow with us.
This isn't a job where you'll feel like a cog in the machine. You'll carry a caseload that lets you actually know your patients. You'll work alongside a tight-knit, interdisciplinary team that has your back. And you'll get real support to keep developing your clinical skills — not just a paycheck, but a career.
If you're an experienced, licensed addiction counselor who wants to do meaningful work without burning out, keep reading.
A Day in This Role
You'll facilitate group and individual sessions across our IOP group programs, build real treatment alliances with patients, and work alongside a team that treats co-occurring psychiatric needs as seriously as substance use. No two days look exactly the same — but every day, you'll see the direct impact of your work.
What You'll Do
- Build collaborative, individualized treatment alliances that flex with each patient's changing needs
- Facilitate addiction treatment groups at the IOP level of care
- Design and deliver addiction/recovery education presentations
- Lead case management sessions, including assessments, collaborative goal-setting, and discharge planning
- Coordinate care with referral sources, family members, and other providers
- Partner with the treatment team to address patients' co-occurring psychiatric needs
- Apply Motivational Interviewing, CBT, and trauma-informed approaches in daily practice
- Complete evaluations using DSM-V and ASAM level-of-care criteria
- Maintain timely, accurate documentation that meets state and CARF standards
- Rotate on-call coverage for patients in crisis outside business hours (a few weeks per year)
- Bring energy and a "teacher's spirit" to recovery education, in and out of session
What You Bring
- Active Delaware credential: CADC, BA (required)
- Minimum 2 years of experience in the SUD field (group treatment experience a plus)
- Strong clinical, verbal, and written communication skills
- Comfort working within an electronic medical record system
- Familiarity with diverse recovery modalities: 12-Step, SMART Recovery, Women for Sobriety, Recovery Dharma, Harm Reduction, and more
- A flexible, creative, team-oriented approach to a growing program
- Why Counselors Choose Kolmac + CCG
- Competitive pay: $25–$30/hour, based on location, experience, licensure, and skill level
- Clinical supervision — keep growing toward advanced licensure
- Full benefits: medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life insurance and 401(k) for long-term security
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment support
- Paid professional development time to keep sharpening your clinical skills
- Paid vacation time because burnout doesn't serve anyone
- A genuine, lived culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion — for patients and staff alike
- A program that's actively expanding, with real room to grow your career
- Ready to Bring Your Skills Where They're Needed Most?
If you're a Delaware-licensed addiction counselor (CADC, BA) with at least 2 years in the SUD field, we want to hear from you. Apply today and join a team that's been changing lives in the Mid-Atlantic since 1973.
Kolmac Integrated Behavioral Health and Concerted Care Group (CCG) are equal opportunity employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.
Key Responsibilities
Facilitate group and individual addiction treatment sessions while building collaborative, individualized treatment alliances with patients. Manage patient care through assessments, goal-setting, discharge planning, and coordination with interdisciplinary team members.
Requirements
Requires an active Delaware credential such as CADC or BA and a minimum of 2 years of experience in the substance use disorder field. Candidates must be proficient in clinical documentation and familiar with various recovery modalities.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 74% are remote, 26% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$57k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $57k in an average-cost state. 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $52k–$62k | Substance Use / Addiction Counselor median $58k (middle half $53k–$65k)456 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$57k in purchasing power | Delaware index 99.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings in Delaware | 78 active | 13,338 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 74% remote · 26% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | US Counselor listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 19% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Addiction Medicine listings | 464 in the last 30 days | 269 the 30 days before (+72%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Addiction Counselor | ADT, CSC-AD, or CAC-AD at Kolmac Integrated Behavioral Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Addiction Medicine counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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