Co-occurring Substance and Mental Health Therapist - $5000 Sign-on Bonus!
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Job overview
Acenda’s Co-occurring Substance and Mental Health Therapist provides short-term, evidence-based support to people with co-occurring mental health and substance use needs through Early Intervention Support Services. The clinician supports stabilization, connects clients with medication management and ongoing care when appropriate, and collaborates on engagement initiatives for families and communities. The role serves a 30-day program and includes evening and weekend hours.
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Compensation
$28.85 - $28.85 / Hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Job Description
If you want to make a living by making a difference, join Acenda as an
Therapist Non-Exempt
Job Title: Co-occurring Substance and Mental Health Therapist
$5,000 Sign-on Bonus!*
About Acenda Integrated Health
Acenda Integrated Health provides 100+ behavioral health programs, including mental health services, crisis care, substance use recovery, family therapy, maternal and pediatric support, and residential programs across New Jersey. Our team enjoys competitive benefits, work-life balance, professional development, and team engaging events. Acenda is recognized as a multi-year Top Workplace by USA Today and The Inquirer and a Top Workplace Culture award winner for Work-Life Balance as well as Joint Commission accredited and certified by MHCA and the New Jersey Alliance for Children, Youth, and Families. Join #TeamAcenda and make a lasting impact.
Job Overview
A Substance Use Therapist provides short-term, evidence-based therapeutic support to individuals in Early Intervention Support Services, addressing co-occurring mental health and substance use needs and linking to an APN for medication management when appropriate. They utilize modalities such as MI, CBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, and IMR to promote stabilization and meaningful progress. The clinician also collaborates on innovative engagement initiatives and ensures seamless linkage to ongoing care and community resources upon program completion.
Program Info
EISS is co-located with other acute care programs in an easily accessible care continuum. Unlike emergency rooms, EISS is commonly utilized to achieve faster, more efficient care in a non-stimulating environment.
Responsibilities:
Assist with co-occurring stabilization for those we serve. Link to APN if medication is needed
Utilize assessment and evidenced-based modalities to ensure the most successful outcome for the individual's needs (MI, CBT, Solution-focused, IMR, etc)
Participate in innovation initiatives designed to engage families and communities in treatment
Ensure proper service linkage to appropriate level of care and flow upon exiting our 30-day Early Intervention Support Service
Requirements:
Must possess a Master's Degree within the Human Services Field, and have two years post Master's experience in this domain
New Jersey license in good standing (minimum of LAC, LPC, LCSW, LSW with CADC or LCADC)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and strong clinical perspectives
Engage in the Team approach, and strength-based initiatives with our team members and our EISS Co-Occurring population
Additional Information:
Starting Compensation: Full-Time rates starting at $28.85 per hour
Sign-on Bonus: This position includes a $5,000 sign-on bonus, with $2,500 paid at hire and $2,500 paid upon successful completion of 90 days of employment.
Schedule: Includes evening and weekend hours
Ability to earn bonuses
Bilingual-Spanish differential: $1.50 per hour
What we provide:
An Innovative culture that encourages you to grow and learn with the agency
Mission-driven core
Health, Vision and Dental coverage for you and your family
401(k) with 100% employer match on the first 5% of comp
Generous time-off
Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Employee Assistance Program
Year-end bonuses Acenda Integrated Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Department/Program
Early Intervention Support Services - Gloucester (EISSG)
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Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
JR100583-10051
How this job compares
Set against the 2,798 open Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$28.85/hr
- New Jersey median$40–49/hr21 hourly ranges
- US median$45–56/hr817 hourly ranges
This rate, $28.85/hr, is 32% below the New Jersey median midpoint ($42/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Therapist hourly ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 64 open Therapist jobs in New Jersey and 2,798 across the US. 18% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Acenda Inc. (this employer)8 open
- Lyra Health8 open
- Care Plus NJ7 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (822 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a master's degree; 1,764 of the 2,798 open Therapist jobs (63%) ask for a master's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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