Counselor (part-time)
Listed compensation
Salary Range: $26.44 /hr
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: North Billerica, MA 01862Position Type: Part TimeEducation Level: 2 Year DegreeSalary Range: $26.44 - $26.44 HourlyJob Shift: 1st Shift/DaysJob Category: Health CareLocation: Billerica, MA - Middlesex Jail & House of Correction Schedule: 24 hours a week.
8:00am - 4:00pm with the ability to flex from 11:00am - 7:00pm Pay Rate: $26.44/hour Benefits: Health, dental, vision insurance/additional voluntary insurances Company-paid life insurance/employee assistance programs Generous paid time off accrual Tuition reimbursement/loan repayment options 401k with company match up to 7%!
Discounts on wide array of services/entertainment nationwide The Counselor is responsible for: Providing education and group counseling to offenders according to the approved curriculum and completes all required documentation in the case record. Participating in a multi-disciplinary team meeting on a weekly basis or as directed.
Qualifications
Qualifications: Associate’s degree or equivalent experience in criminal justice, human services, education or closely related field required CADC or LADC preferred
Key Responsibilities
The counselor provides education and group counseling to offenders based on an approved curriculum. They are also responsible for maintaining accurate case records and participating in weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings.
Requirements
Candidates must have an associate's degree or equivalent experience in criminal justice, human services, or education. A CADC or LADC certification is preferred for this position.
Qualifications
- Education
- Associate degree
Key Skills
Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context
Of the 43 active Addiction Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 49% are remote, 33% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Addiction Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Counselor (part-time) at Spectrum Health Systems a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Addiction Medicine (Counseling) — ranked against 1,292 active Addiction Medicine (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.
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- No call
- No nights
- On-site
Living in Billerica
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $699k
- Typical market rent
- $2,750/mo
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 108.3
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).
BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.