LCDC- Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor
Listed compensation
$24 per hour
The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
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
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.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $50k | Counselor median $50k (middle half $42k–$50k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$51k in purchasing power | Texas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| All counselor listings in Texas | 652 active | 12,857 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 56% remote · 20% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | Texas counselor listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus · 21% offer loan repayment652 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Addiction Counseling listings | 45 in the last 30 days | 36 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 |
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.
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