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BAART Programs
Washington

SUD Counselor/ Counselor Trainee

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

from $23/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Compassionate Substance Use Disorder Counselor Trainee!

License Substance Use Disorder Professional/Trainee will be in charge with assisting patients through medically assisting treatments and offering techniques for handling opioid addiction. Counselor conducts individual sessions and group sessions to assist with crisis management and coping strategies. Counselor will evaluate patients’ progress during counseling and collaborate with doctors, nurses and other counselors to assist the patients’ achieving overall outcome.

Responsibilities

Completes Bio-psychosocial Assessment

  • Provide individual and group counseling services; direct service hours at regularly scheduled intervals; coordinate all services throughout treatment
  • 55% of each workday provides direct services to clients
  • Develop aftercare plans and discharge plans

Conducts Quality Assurance File Reviews

  • Ensures accurate and current clinical records are maintained in accordance with Federal and State Regulations governing NTP clinics
  • Other related duties as determined by supervisor

Qualifications

  • Must be a SUDP or SUDP-T in the state of Washington
  • Satisfactory criminal background check and drug screen

Salary Range

Salary ranges from $23.00 to $25.00 an hour.

The salary of the candidate(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, experience, education, specialty and training.

BayMark Offers Excellent Benefits

  • 401K match
  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • Accident Injury, Hospital Indemnity and Critical Illness Plans
  • Company paid Short & Long Term Disability
  • Paid Time Off
  • Bereavement Leave
  • Flexible Sick Time

Employee Referral Program

Total compensation goes beyond the value on the paycheck. Please consider the total compensation package by contacting us at BayMark Health Services for more information

What to Expect from Us

BAART Programs, a BayMark Health Services company, is a progressive substance abuse treatment organization committed to the highest quality of patient care in a comfortable outpatient clinic setting. Our ultimate goal is to address the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of opioid use disorder to help each of our patients achieve long-term recovery and an improved quality of life.

BayMark Health Services is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, natural origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition, disability or veteran’s status or any other classification protected by State/Federal laws.

Key Skills

Substance Use Disorder CounselingIndividual CounselingOpioid Addiction TreatmentClinical DocumentationTreatment PlanningDischarge PlanningMedically Assisted Treatment

Substance Use Disorder — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 58% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$50k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $47k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates SUD Counselor/ Counselor Trainee at BAART Programs a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Substance Use / Addiction Counselor — ranked against 1,008 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings on WeekdayDoc.

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$50k midpoint, that is roughly $2k–$3k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks13 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
46%
Sign-on bonus
23%
PSLF eligible
15%
Loan repayment
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings

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

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About BAART Programs

Hospitals and Health Care
Lewisville, Texas
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

401K Match
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Accident Injury Insurance
Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Company Paid Short-Term Disability