Substance Use Counselor
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Bangor Comprehensive Treatment Center as a Substance Use Counselor – $6K Sign-On, No Weekends in Bangor, Maine, United States. Imagine What You Could Do With an Extra $6,000! From helping cover up to 5 months of rent to achieving your financial goals, your future starts here.
Benefits & Compensation
- Signing bonus: $6,000.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- Semi-Annual Bonus Program
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Competitive 401(k) plan
- Paid vacation and sick time
- Employer-paid clinical supervision
- Free and unlimited access to 500+ accredited Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No weekends required.
This position offers weekends off, a signing bonus, student loan benefits. Work with Bangor Comprehensive Treatment Center in Bangor, Maine, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The Substance Use Counselor provides compassionate individual and group therapy to patients recovering from Opioid Use Disorder. Responsibilities include developing treatment plans, documenting patient progress, and providing crisis intervention and case management.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Maine CADC or LADC license and possess at least a high school diploma or GED. Experience in addiction recovery or behavioral health settings and familiarity with Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) are required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Substance Use Counselor at Bangor Comprehensive Treatment Center a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Addiction Medicine (Counseling) — ranked against 1,262 active Addiction Medicine (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
6.4/10 work-life score · Above average in Addiction Medicine (Counseling) — ranked against 1,262 active roles in this specialty
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 6.4/10 on work-life balance for Substance Use / Addiction Counselor roles.
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- No weekends