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Bright View
Ocean City, Maryland

Behavioral Health Counselor I

Counselor Top 25% in Addiction CounselingFull-Time

Listed compensation

$45k–$55k

The week · per this posting

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Are you a dedicated and experienced Counselor with a passion for assisting individuals on their journey towards recovery? We're looking for a proactive and compassionate Counselor to contribute to our treatment team.

If you excel in a dynamic counseling environment, possess a profound understanding of addiction therapy, and are committed to delivering quality care, your role will be crucial in shaping the future of our therapeutic programs. Join us in making a meaningful impact on the lives of those seeking recovery.

Apply now and become a key contributor to our mission of supporting individuals on their path to wellness!

Responsibilities

  • CLINICAL CARE:
  • Plan and conduct group therapy sessions and patient intake assessments based on clinic needs and best-practice guidelines.
  • Provide crisis and de-escalation techniques.

Treatment Planning and Progress Monitoring

  • Assist with treatment planning.
  • Review progress towards treatment plan goals.

Coordination and Communication

  • Coordinate patient care with the onsite multidisciplinary team.
  • Attend required meetings, including on-site staff meetings and multidisciplinary team meetings.

Documentation and Compliance

  • Timely and comprehensively document all necessary treatment data into the electronic patient health record.
  • Follow adherence to all necessary regulatory and company compliance requirements.

Knowledge Skills, and Abilities

Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills

  • Highly empathetic and compassionate to effectively support the recovery journey of BrightView’s patients.
  • Team-player, able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary healthcare environment
  • Adaptable and agile within a dynamic work environment
  • Technologically capable, comfortable operating in multiple systems for communication and documentation purposes. Familiarity with MS Office software (Outlook, Teams, Word, etc) preferred
  • Embraces BrightView’s culture of compliance - operates with a high degree of integrity and
  • Prior experience with harm reduction a plus

Qualifications

  • EXPERIENCE
  • Required: 1+ year of experience in a relevant field
  • Preferred: 2+ years of experience in a relevant field

Education

Required: Consistent with state-level regulation and requirements

Licenses and Certifications

REQUIRED: Active entry-level clinical certification or licensure consistent with state-level regulatory requirements at minimum e. g. ADT

Brightview Health Benefits and Perks

  • PTO (Paid Time Off)
  • Immediately vested and eligible in 401k program with employer match.
  • Company sponsored ongoing training and certification opportunities.
  • Full comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability and accident insurance.
  • Tuition Reimbursement after 1 year in related field

We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment dedicated to your professional growth and development.

Ready to shape our future by bringing in top talent? Apply now and be a key player in our success!

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Crisis interventionClinical documentationVerbal communicationEmpathyCollaborationRegulatory compliance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Counselor I at Bright View a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Addiction Counseling — ranked against 93 active Addiction Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc.

Addiction Counseling — Counselor Career Context

In Maryland, the Counselor weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$80k (157 salary observations; 295 listings), vs ~$73k nationally (3,878 salary observations; 12,177 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 24% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$50k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $48k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 24 employers

401k / retirement match
87% this job
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
23%
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Addiction Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 93 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Ocean

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$592k≈ 13.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,781/mo≈ 47% of gross pay
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Bright View

Medical Practices
Cincinnati, Ohio
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

PTO
401k with employer match
Medical
Dental
Vision
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Accident insurance