Pays $53,000 - $59,000/year — $31k below the Counselor market median of ~$90k (97 jobs)
Substance Use Disorder Counselor - CAADC, CADC
About the Role
Full-time SUD counselor at correctional facility. Flexibility for days, evenings, weekends. Wilmington, DE.
Join VitalCore Health Strategies as a Substance Use Disorder Counselor - CAADC, CADC in Wilmington, Delaware. Join the VitalCore Team in Delaware! We’re people fueled by passion, not by profit!
Key Responsibilities
- * Professionals will provide crisis stabilization, complete intakes and on-going evaluations, and provide consultation to in-house and community services.
Requirements
- Graduation from a Bachelor's level program or higher
- Employment in a clinician/counselor/social work capacity in a public or private agency or equivalent preferred.
- Must have a substance use certification (i. e., CADC, CAADC) or must be actively working towards attaining a substance use certification and must obtain the certification within two years of hire.
- Individuals who are not certified must be under the direct supervision of a certified clinical supervisor with written documentation of supervision.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $53,000 - $59,000/year
- Signing bonus offered.
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- On-site position.
- Weekend coverage may be required.
This position offers a signing bonus. Work with VitalCore Health Strategies in Wilmington, Delaware.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Addiction Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 20% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Delaware's cost-of-living index is 108.0 (US average = 100), so the posted ~$56k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $52k in an average-cost state — Delaware ranks #7 of 50 for clinician purchasing power. 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Substance Use Disorder Counselor - CAADC, CADC at VitalCore Health Strategies a 6.1 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.
This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 6.1/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.
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