Counselor _RES
Listed compensation
$27-$32/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Title
Counselor RES
Region: Fresno
Program/Dept.
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Reports To: WC Job Code:
8804
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
Addiction Counseling — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Addiction Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 32% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
In California, the Addiction Counseling weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$60k (18 salary observations; 26 listings), vs ~$62k nationally (106 salary observations; 257 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $56k–$67k | Addiction Counseling median $71k (middle half $62k–$106k)37 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| California vs national | $60k median in California | $62k nationally (−3%)18 state / 106 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$55k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Addiction Counseling listings in California | 20 active | 117 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 40% remote · 32% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Addiction Counseling pay trend | +13.0% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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