Licensed Addiction Counselor
Listed compensation
$23-$27/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Alternatives, Inc. as a Licensed Addiction Counselor – M-F, No Weekends, PSLF in Billings, Montana, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $23 - $27/hr.
- 15 days PTO.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short & Long-Term Disability
- 401k with profit sharing
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No weekends required.
This position offers weekends off, student loan benefits. Work with Alternatives, Inc. in Billings, Montana, United States.
Key Responsibilities
Manage a caseload of clients by providing individual treatment services and facilitating group counseling sessions. Collaborate with referral sources such as probation officers and pre-release centers to ensure successful program completion and accurate documentation.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in human services or a related field and two years of experience in substance abuse counseling. Must hold a Montana State Licensed Addictions Counselor certification or be eligible for certification within one year.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor 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, 52% are remote, 20% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Montana is 94.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$52k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $55k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of Montana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Addiction Counselor at Alternatives 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.
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 6.0/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
Benefits analysis: Compared to 92 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...
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- No weekends