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Willamette Family
Eugene, Oregon

CADC I Certified Substance Abuse Outpatient Counselor

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$26.57/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

About the Agency

Willamette Family is a longstanding substance use treatment and behavioral healthcare provider that strives to support our community. Willamette Family is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA), noting that we meet or exceed the national standards for excellence in behavioral healthcare.

Our Substance Abuse Counselors work with clients in substance abuse treatment across all levels of care in both group and individual therapy.

We are looking for experienced CADC Counselors to join our Outpatient Behavioral Health team!

The Substance Abuse Outpatient Counselor position is full-time (40 hours/ week) and in-person. Located at our NEW Willamette Family Downtown Treatment location in Eugene, OR!

Shift & Days

Monday- Friday 8:00 AM - 5PM

Compensation

Starting wage $26.57 / Hour

Employee Benefits Include

  • Health, Dental, Vision, life, and Supplemental insurance options
  • Healthcare Flexible Spending (FSA)
  • 403b Retirement Savings with company match

Robust time off package including paid sick leave, vacation time, and holidays for all full-time and regular part-time employees

Training and education benefits for employees who are employed for 24 months or longer as well as continued education training support and more!

Requirements

Willamette Family Employment Requirements

  • Criminal Background check conducted by the Department of Human Services Background Check Unit
  • Pre-Employment Drug Screening (Including THC)

Effective 03/28/2025- Willamette Family has a required 12 month waiting period before former clients can apply for employment. This policy is in place to ensure professional boundaries and avoid potential conflicts of interest. Your response will not impact your eligibility beyond this requirement, and all information will remain confidential.

Minimum Qualifications

  • CADC I Certification or Above is REQUIRED
  • High school / GED Completion

Equal Opportunity Employer

Willamette Family Inc. prohibits discrimination on the basis of any characteristics protected by applicable local, state, federal laws and any agency policy including, but not limited to, discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or sexual orientation.

Key Responsibilities

The counselor will provide substance abuse treatment to clients through both group and individual therapy sessions. They will work across all levels of care within the outpatient behavioral health team to support community members.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Substance abuse counselingGroup therapyClinical documentationTreatment planningCrisis interventionCase managementAddiction treatment

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 22% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$56k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $54k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates CADC I Certified Substance Abuse Outpatient Counselor at Willamette Family a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Addiction Medicine counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Counselor Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 31 employers

10
<$75k
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$75k-95k
5
$95k-115k
10
$115k-135k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 31 employers

401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
39%
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
26%
PSLF eligible
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Brightways Counseling Group · Portland, Oregon

from $82,368
#2

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)

LifeStance Health · Nashua, New Hampshire

$95k-$130k
#3

Clinical Director LCSW LMFT LPC - Inpatient Mental Health 201

$103k-$128k
#4

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT, LPC, LCSW)

$92k-$125k
+ 36 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,008 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Eugene

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$463k
Typical market rent
$1,806/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.6
State income tax
Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Eugene-Springfield, OR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Willamette Family

Individual and Family Services
Eugene, Oregon
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, Dental, Vision, life, and Supplemental insurance options
Healthcare Flexible Spending (FSA)
403b Retirement Savings with company match
Robust time off package including paid sick leave, vacation time, and holidays
Training and education benefits for employees employed for 24 months or longer
Continued education training support