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Lakes Regional Community Center
Sulphur Springs, Texas

LCDC- Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor

Addiction CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$24 per hour

The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday

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Job Description

The SUD Counselor provides comprehensive clinical services to clients with substance use disorders in an outpatient setting.

This role involves delivering individualized, group, family, and educational interventions while maintaining accurate and timely electronic documentation in accordance with organizational standards.

The Counselor will manage an assigned caseload, ensuring high-quality, client-centered care that supports recovery, wellness, and long-term behavioral change.

Key Responsibilities

The Counselor conducts clinical substance use assessments, develops recovery plans, and implements individualized treatment strategies tailored to each client’s needs.

They deliver direct services through individual counseling, group therapy, family sessions, and educational programming, while facilitating psycho-education classes, support groups, and skill-building workshops to promote recovery and relapse prevention.

The Counselor provides occasional crisis intervention as needed and collaborates with internal and external resources to ensure client safety and well-being.

Maintaining client caseloads, the Counselor ensures that all clinical documentation, including progress notes, treatment plans, and assessments, is accurately entered into case management systems in a timely manner.

Additionally, the Counselor works closely with multidisciplinary teams, including therapists, case managers, and community resource contacts, to coordinate care and comprehensive treatment planning.

All services are provided in adherence to program productivity standards, fiscal responsibility, and regulatory compliance, while participating in ongoing professional development, trainings, and supervision to enhance clinical skills.

Minimum Qualifications

Must hold a current Texas license as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) and maintain the license in good standing with all applicable state regulations.

Salary: $24 per hour

Work hours: 9am to 8pm from Mon-Thurs

Full-time (40 hours per week)

Employee Benefits at Full-time Include

  • Loan Forgiveness
  • Employer-Cost sharing of Health Insurance
  • Employer-Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employer-Paid Term Life Insurance
  • Employer-Match Retirement Contributions (Up to 5% of Base Salary)
  • Optional Dental, Vision, Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Wellness Program
  • 13 Paid Holidays per Year
  • 2 Weeks Paid Vacation per Year with Graduating Accrual Rate
  • 2+ Weeks of Paid Sick Leave per Year

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current Texas license as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC). The role requires the ability to manage a caseload and collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Substance Use CounselingClinical AssessmentRecovery PlanningFamily CounselingMultidisciplinary Collaboration

Addiction Counseling — Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$50k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $51k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 20% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

What does the Counselor market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$50kCounselor median $50k (middle half $42k–$50k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$51k in purchasing powerTexas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All counselor listings in Texas652 active12,857 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 56% remote · 20% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentTexas counselor listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus · 21% offer loan repayment652 active listings, Nov 2026
New Addiction Counseling listings45 in the last 30 days36 the 30 days before (+25%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Counselor pay trend (all specialties)−1.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Texas figures use all counselors: too few Texas Addiction Counseling postings state pay.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$50k midpoint, that is roughly $2k–$3k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Counselor Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

40 jobs · 31 employers
11
<$80k
15
$80k-95k
7
$95k-110k
4
$110k-125k
3
$125k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs
401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
35%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
10% this job
PSLF eligible
6% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$123k-$141k
#2

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#3

Mental Health Therapist

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#4

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMFT, LMHC, LCSW)

$115k-$120k
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Below most Addiction Counseling listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 116 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Lakes Regional Community Center

Mental Health Care
Terrell, Texas
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Loan Forgiveness
Employer cost-sharing of Health Insurance
Employer-Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
Pet Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Employer-Paid Term Life Insurance
Employer-Match Retirement Contributions (up to 5%)
Optional Dental, Vision, Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance

Living in Sulphur Springs

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$252k
Typical market rent
$1,639/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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