Counselor Assistant- CDCA Full time
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Job Description
Job Details: Job Location: Silver Maple - Lorain, OH, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. 1. Aide admissions staff in new client intake and client orientation to SMR program in accordance with new client intake policies and procedures. 2.
Ensures timeliness of clients to and from meals, groups, individual therapy, meetings, and outside appointments in accordance with daily schedule.* 3. May conduct morning and evening meditation groups. 4. 60% Productivity to be spent providing direct service 5. Co-facilitates psychoeducational groups. 6.
Provides oversight of clients during scheduled recreation/leisure activities, including but not limited to educational films. 7. Maintains appropriate documentation in EHR system in accordance with SMR policies and procedures and in a manner which promotes continuity of care. 8.
Supports onsite staff with the enforcement of and accountability for rules and guidelines as outlined in handbooks.* 9. Assists staff and clients in the administration and performance of urinalysis collection and breathalyzer testing in accordance with policies and procedures.* 10.
Responsible for the safe transportation of all clients in accordance with the SMR transportation safety guide and procedures. 11. Communicates concerning client behavior to appropriate staff in a manner which staff fully understands.* 12.
Assists in crisis intervention as appropriate in accordance to policy and procedures.* 13. Responsible for transporting prospective and/or existing clients that may be transferring facilities, admitting, or discharging from SMR in accordance with SMR Transportation Safety Guide and Procedures.* 14.
Interacts with and supervises clients during on-site activities in a manner which protects client confidentiality and supports client care.* 15. Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Language Ability: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Math Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of word processing software, and spreadsheet software.
Education/Experience: Active Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant Qualifications: Certificates and Licenses: Current CPR and First Aid certificate Current TB test Valid driver's license CDCA Knowledge, Skills and Other Abilities: Oral and written communication skills Professionalism Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands; and reach with hands and arms.
The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is performed in an office or other environmentally controlled room; Work exposes incumbent to contagious or infectious diseases; Work may expose incumbent to dangerous and volatile situations; and Work exposes incumbent to possible bodily injury.
Key Responsibilities
The Counselor Assistant will support admissions, facilitate psychoeducational groups, and ensure client safety during daily activities and transportation. They are also responsible for maintaining accurate documentation in the EHR system and assisting with clinical testing procedures.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant (CDCA) certification and possess current CPR and First Aid certificates. A valid driver's license is required to perform the essential transportation duties of the role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Addiction Counseling — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 16% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
In Ohio, the Counselor weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$66k (90 salary observations; 347 listings), vs ~$74k nationally (2,533 salary observations; 7,212 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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