Substance Abuse Counselor SAC/CSAC

Counselor Top 25% in Addiction Medicine (Counseling)Full-time

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Job Description

Burkwood Treatment Center is a 35 bed substance abuse facility located in Hudson, WI near the Willow River State Park. Burkwood is seeking an licensed Substance Abuse Counselor or a Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor in the State of Wisconsin. That individual will be primarily responsible for providing treatment and support to assist patient in their recovery from addictions, such as alcoholism, drug addiction, eating disorders or other behavioral problems.

Job Description

  • Conduct individual counseling sessions and group or family sessions, under supervision, as scheduled and document as required.
  • May co-facilitate assigned group or family sessions and assist with modifying problem behaviors.
  • May be responsible for initial assessments, as well as follow up assessment for patient.
  • May prepare individual treatment plan for each assigned patient.
  • Ensure all documentation regarding patient care, treatment and incidents are completed timely and in a clear concise manner.
  • Assist with modifying problem behaviors and may also provide counseling services to families of patient.
  • May act as a liaison between referral sources and patient.
  • Provide crisis intervention to patient, as needed.
  • May plan for aftercare for assigned patient.
  • May act as a liaison with insurance carriers, as requested.
  • May provide case management duties for patient, ensuring individualized quality care.
  • Evaluate the needs of patient and determine if referrals to other programs or facilities is needed.
  • ## Licensed in the State of Wisconsin as a SAC or CSAC

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Key Responsibilities

The counselor will primarily provide treatment and support to patients recovering from addictions through scheduled individual, group, or family counseling sessions, ensuring all required documentation is completed timely and clearly. Responsibilities also include conducting initial and follow-up assessments, developing treatment plans, and providing crisis intervention as needed.

Requirements

Applicants must be licensed in the State of Wisconsin as either a Substance Abuse Counselor (SAC) or a Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC). The role involves providing direct patient care, including counseling and case management, and acting as a liaison with referral sources and insurance carriers.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Substance Abuse CounselingGroup CounselingTreatment PlanningAftercare PlanningBehavior Modification

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Substance Abuse Counselor SAC/CSAC at Acadiana Treatment Center a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Addiction Medicine (Counseling) — ranked against 1,299 active Addiction Medicine (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 34% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs

401k / retirement match
86%
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
25%
PSLF eligible
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Addiction Medicine (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,299 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Hudson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$428k
Typical market rent
$1,878/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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