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Mental Health Systems
San Marcos, California

Bilingual Substance Abuse Counselor _OPC

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$25-$30/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Title

Counselor OPC

Region

Program/Dept.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports To: WC Job Code:

8834

FT/PT

Working Title

AT TURN OUR MISSION IS IMPROVING LIVES. OUR ORGANIZATION EMBRACES THE TENETS OF CLIENT-CENTERED CARE, AND OUR CORE VALUES INTEGRITY, DIVERSITY, MENTORSHIP, AND INCLUSION ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYTHING WE DO. WE HIRE EXCEPTIONAL INDIVIDUALS SEEKING MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES IN A PURPOSE-DRIVEN ENVIRONMENT.

Job Summary

ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT PLAN, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, CARE COORDINATION, TRAINING, SUD RECOVERY SKILLS AND EDUCATION, AND RELAPSE PREVENTION.

Responsibilities

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION MAY BE MADE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS.

  • Interventions including individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, collateral services, and other relevant recovery-related services. Conduct intake assessments, including ASAM assessments, level of care assessments, and diagnostic determinations. Treatment plans and evaluate progress.
  • Complete accurate and timely documentation as contractually required and meet minimum requirements for direct billable client services.
  • Conduct chart and treatment plan reviews to ensure compliance with agency, federal, state, and local government standards, and monitor client progress and changing needs throughout treatment.
  • Support and encourage client’s family-significant others to participate in client stabilization and program services, offering referrals as needed.
  • Facilitate placement including pre-placement visits and transportation as needed.
  • Maintain confidentiality of client’s care.
  • Participate in scheduled program meetings.
  • Other relevant duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • SUD Certification from a recognized board preferred; Minimum of SUD registration required.
  • Experience providing substance use disorder services preferred.
  • Cultural competency understanding required.
  • Bilingual preferred.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office and EHR software preferred.

Physical Requirements

THESE PHYSICAL DEMANDS REPRESENT WHAT MUST BE MET TO SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THIS POSITION. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION MAY BE MADE FOR QUALIFIED DISABILITIES.

Seeing Hearing Speaking

Stooping/Bending Working in Cramped Spaces Moving Around Facility

Moving Between Offices/Clients Driving – Light Errands Climbing

LIFTING/CARRYING HEAVY ITEMS DRIVING – IN THE COURSE OF JOB DUTIES USING HANDS/FINGERS

PUSHING/PULLING/DRAGGING ITEMS STANDING FOR LONG PERIODS SITTING FOR LONG PERIODS

Working Outside/Underground

Other Duties

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION ISN’T A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ACTIVITIES, DUTIES OR RESPONSIBILITIES REQUIRED FOR THIS JOB. DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND ACTIVITIES MAY CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Substance abuse counselingTreatment planningIndividual counseling

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 32% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$57k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $52k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings

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

Living in San Marcos

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$867k
Typical market rent
$3,357/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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