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Geogroup
Hagerstown, Maryland

ASSESSMENT COUNSELOR

Addiction CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Benefits Information

Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:

  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • 401(k) Matching
  • Health Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Health Savings Account
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Discount
  • Reduced Tuition Rates
  • Disability Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 401(k)
  • Pet Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Paid Training
  • Flexible Spending Account

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Overview

Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.

Who We Are

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

Why Work for GEO

We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.

Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

Responsibilities

Summary

The Assessment Counselor is responsible for administering screening and assessment services to inmates during the intake process by interviewing inmates, reviewing case files, and testing scores and preparing assessment reports for determining inmate appropriateness for substance abuse treatment.

This staff position assesses referred participants to determine their criminogenic risk/needs and readiness for treatment. They communicate regularly with the GEO program management and supervising agency personnel regarding participant progress, needs, concerns, and issues.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

  • The Assessment Counselor administers, scores, and interprets a variety of assessments with inmates.
  • Interviews participants to collect additional data not covered by the specified assessment tools.
  • The Assessment Counselor prepares written reports based on results of assessment and testing tools.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

  • Associate’s degree in Human Services or Substance Abuse.
  • Ability to interact in a professional manner in both individual and group counseling settings.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with participants, other staff, and leadership personnel and react quickly and appropriately in an emergency situation.
  • Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
  • GEO Reentry Services LLC.

Key Skills

Assessment administrationIntake interviewingCase file reviewReport writingSubstance abuse counselingRisk assessmentNeeds assessmentData collectionEmergency responseComputer literacyInterpersonal skillsProfessionalismTreatment planning

Substance Abuse Counseling — Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 42% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

What does the Counselor market look like in Maryland?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedCounselor median $70k (middle half $63k–$83k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMaryland index 105.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All counselor listings in Maryland389 active12,811 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 54% remote · 42% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMaryland counselor listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 8% offer loan repayment389 active listings, Nov 2026
New Substance Abuse Counseling listings16 in the last 30 days24 the 30 days before (−33%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Counselor pay trend (all specialties)−1.6% 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. Maryland figures use all counselors: too few Maryland Substance Abuse Counseling postings state pay.

Top Counselor Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 38 employers
23
<$90k
11
$90k-110k
6
$110k-130k
10
$130k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

37 jobs
401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
38%
Sign-on bonus
32%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$123k-$141k
#2

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

LifeStance Health · West Linn, Oregon

$123k-$141k
#3

Mental Health Clinician (LCSW or LMFT), Suicide Risk and Assessment (ASSIST Program)

$59.42-$66.62/hr
#4

Remote Licensed Mental Health Therapist

$66/hr
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 62 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Geogroup

Security and Investigations
Boca Raton, Florida
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
401(k) Matching
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Health Savings Account
Tuition Reimbursement

Living in Hagerstown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$294k
Typical market rent
$1,377/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.2
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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