Substance Use Counselor
Listed compensation
$28-$37/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · hybrid
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Brockton Comprehensive Treatment Center as a Substance Use Counselor – Hybrid, No Weekends in Brockton, Massachusetts, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $28 - $37/hour.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- Semi-Annual Bonus Program
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid vacation and sick leave
- Employer-paid clinical supervision
- Free unlimited CEUs
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Hybrid position - combination of remote and on-site.
- No call required.
- No weekends required.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers no call requirements, weekends off, hybrid flexibility. Work with Brockton Comprehensive Treatment Center in Brockton, Massachusetts, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The Substance Use Counselor provides compassionate individual and group counseling to patients recovering from opioid use disorder. Responsibilities include developing treatment plans, facilitating recovery sessions, and maintaining accurate clinical documentation.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a relevant field and possess a valid LADC I, LICSW, LMHC, or LMFT credential. Previous experience in addiction recovery or behavioral health settings is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 36% have no call, 68% require no weekends — this position is remote.
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$68k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $64k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Substance Use Counselor at Brockton Comprehensive Treatment Center a 8.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Addiction Medicine (Counseling) — ranked against 1,293 active Addiction Medicine (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
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- No call
- No weekends
- Hybrid