Drug Treatment Counselor
Listed compensation
$35k-$58k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Alabama Department of Corrections as a Drug Treatment Counselor – State Benefits, No Weekends in Montgomery, AL, US. The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is seeking Drug Treatment Counselors. This position is located in Central Alabama and serves the Montgomery, Alabama area.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $34,730 - $58,111
- Insurance
- Annual leave
- Sick leave
- Paid holidays
- State of Alabama RSA Retirement
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No weekends required.
This position offers weekends off. Work with Alabama Department of Corrections in Montgomery, AL, US.
Key Responsibilities
The Drug Treatment Counselor manages substance abuse treatment files and provides guidance to inmates through individual and group sessions. They are responsible for developing individualized treatment plans, documenting progress, and facilitating risk and needs assessments.
Requirements
Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or possess equivalent experience in substance abuse counseling. A minimum of one year of experience in substance abuse counseling is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Substance Abuse Counseling — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 34% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$46k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $52k in an average-cost state. 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Drug Treatment Counselor at Alabama Department of Corrections a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Substance Abuse Counseling counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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- No weekends