Classroom Instructor/Associate Substance Use Disorders Counselor
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Job Description
This position is for Butler/Ripley County Treatment Courts.
Classroom Instructor
Job Purpose
The Classroom Instructor works with the clinical team to provide education classes for day treatment and outpatient services. While this individual is a primary instructor for education classes, they will assure the consistency of curriculum content and delivery within a comprehensive treatment strategy.
Qualifications
- Meets criteria for RSA II, MAADC, or QAP
- Meets minimum requirements to be clinically privileged by FCC Behavioral Health
Core Job Duties
- Provide Substance Use Education Classes to all person(s)-served in accordance with program’s clinical treatment curriculum.
- Maintain educational resources and supplies – both digital and printed.
- Provide timely feedback to clinical staff regarding client engagement according to the Program Site Manual procedures.
- Provide curriculum training and fidelity checks for additional classroom instructors.
- Adherence to all applicable evidence-based practice models.
- Orally communicate information effectively and accurately.
- Assure program operates within the constraints of the agency’s certification (CARF, DMH) standards and strategic plan related to clinical care.
- Abide by program and agency policies and procedures.
- Other job duties and special projects as assigned.
Associate Substance Use Disorders Counselor
Job Purpose
Provide counseling to individuals with a substance use disorder in a residential and/or outpatient setting. Facilitate an individual’s treatment progress while guiding them through each phase of their substance use disorder treatment.
Qualifications
- Possess a minimum of a High School diploma or HiSet certificate.
- Either possess or have the ability to obtain the MAADC I credential within the first three months of employment.
- Ability to progress through Associate Counselor Career Ladder and attain MAADC II by the end of second year of employment.
- Ability to pass CRADC exam and attain CRADC certification by the end of the fourth year of employment.
Core Job Duties
- Provide services within the 4 performance domains (Screening, Assessment & Engagement; Counseling; Treatment Planning, Collaboration & Referral; Professional, Ethical Responsibilities).
- Provide Individual Counseling, Group Counseling, and Group Education as scheduled.
- To Advocate for Person(s) served on a case and community level.
- Participate in multi-disciplinary treatment team staffing meetings.
- Represent the agency in a caring and professional manner.
- Demonstrates unconditional positive regard towards person(s) served.
- Maintains a solution focused attitude.
- Adherence to all applicable evidence-based practice models.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of diagnostic criteria sets for substance use and/or mental disorders.
Key Responsibilities
The instructor and counselor will provide substance use education, individual and group counseling, and facilitate treatment progress for clients. They are responsible for maintaining clinical documentation, adhering to evidence-based practices, and participating in multi-disciplinary treatment team meetings.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 28% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Substance Use / Addiction Counselor median $95k (middle half $85k–$118k)214 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Missouri index 90.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Addiction Medicine listings in Missouri | 34 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All substance use / addiction counselor listings in Missouri | 213 active | 12,951 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 54% remote · 28% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Missouri counselor listings (all specialties): 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $7k) · 16% offer loan repayment213 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Addiction Medicine listings | 437 in the last 30 days | 217 the 30 days before (+101%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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