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Haven House
Elkton, Maryland

Residential SUD Counselor

Counselor Top 25% in Addiction Medicine (Counseling)Full-Time

Listed compensation

$25-$31/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Description

Summary of Primary Duties

Reporting to Vice President of the Board of Directors, this position is responsible for balancing the day to day tasks and responsibilities of an Haven House counselor while also providing support to the Board of Directors by serving as a liaison for communication, identifying key program issues, developing and maintaining program materials, and implementing process and policy changes as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Currently approved, certified, or licensed in the State of Maryland to provide SUD treatment services independently or under the supervision of Board Approved Supervisor.

  • Warm and welcoming personality
  • Ability to effectively work in a fast paced and demanding environment
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to establish and maintain working relationships
  • Ability to work well with others
  • Basic computer literacy and use of computers ie; e-mail and word processing

Knowledge of Substance Abuse and Treatment

  • In-depth understanding of the Haven House Inc. programs and services
  • Understanding of HIPAA and COMAR regulations

Requirements

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

A Haven House Counselor continues to fulfill the primary role of a Residential Counselor by holding a caseload, conducting individual and group therapy, and completing all related clinical services and documentation.

Haven House Counselors serve as the Liaison between their prospective program (level of care) and the finance team for communication regarding any insurance / authorization matters that pertain to concurrent insurance authorizations and extensions requests in the residential program.

Haven House Counselors are required to attend and participate in all relevant weekly treatment team meetings and provide any program updates or announcements.

Haven House Counselors are responsible for assisting in maintaining and ensuring general chart compliance at their prospective Haven House level of care. The Haven House Counselor will work closely with the Clinical Supervisor and Quality Assurance team to assist in Peer-To-Peer chart audits, mock surveys, and other audits from regulatory agencies as needed.

Haven House Counselors are responsible for participating in a monthly team meeting with the Haven House management team including the other Leads, Supervisors, and Haven House Directors.

Haven House Counselors are responsible for creating, maintaining, and implementing the group therapy curriculum at their prospective level of care.

License/Certification

CSC-AD, ADT or CAC-AD certification in the State of Maryland (Required)

Key Responsibilities

The counselor manages a caseload, conducts individual and group therapy, and completes all clinical documentation. They also serve as a liaison between the program and the finance team while assisting with chart audits and policy implementation.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Substance abuse counselingIndividual therapyHIPAA complianceChart auditingTreatment planningCrisis interventionPolicy developmentCase management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Residential SUD Counselor at Haven House a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Addiction Medicine (Counseling) — ranked against 1,299 active Addiction Medicine (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 22% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$58k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $55k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
28%
Loan repayment
10%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.6
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 1,299 Addiction Medicine (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Elkton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$333k
Typical market rent
$1,935/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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