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Recover Medical Group
Gilroy, California

Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$55k-$75k

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Job Description

About the Company

Recover is working to make addiction treatment and mental healthcare more effective, accessible, and affordable. We work with governments to use medicine to improve outcomes for people who need care.

Our program is an outpatient and intensive outpatient treatment program for people with substance use and mental challenges. We use a harm reduction approach to treatment, and are focused on serving marginalized and underserved communities. We are a small team growing quickly, and looking for people to grow with us.

Our team includes people from Yale Law, UCLA School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and White House alums.

The Opportunity

As a counselor in Gilroyfor Recover, you’ll work directly with patients to treat a variety of substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. The majority of your time will be spent providing counseling to adult patients in one-on-one, group, and family settings.

You will be expected to develop relationships with your patients and help guide them through their recovery journey.

You will also collaborate regularly with the rest of the treatment team consisting of the medical director, physicians, nurse practitioners, and case managers to develop and execute comprehensive treatment plans for patients.

This position is best suited for someone who is comfortable working independently, will take ownership of patient care, build rapport, and who works well in a collaborative team environment.

This role is full time. You will report to Recover’s Clinical Supervisor. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications, and the position includes benefits. Role is 40 hours / week across 5 days.

Need to Have

CAADC / LAADC certification valid in California from one of the three state-recognized certifying organizations

  • OR be an AMF / ASW / APCC in need of supervised practice hours
  • 2+ years of experience in mental health and/or substance use treatment

Nice to Have

  • Experience treating addiction
  • Lived experience with substance use
  • Fluent in Spanish
  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • Training & Development
  • Work From Home
  • Salary Range: $55-75k

Key Responsibilities

The counselor will provide one-on-one, group, and family therapy to patients with substance use and mental health disorders. They will also collaborate with a multidisciplinary medical team to develop and execute comprehensive treatment plans.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid CAADC or LAADC certification in California or be an AMF, ASW, or APCC requiring supervised hours. A minimum of 2 years of experience in mental health or substance use treatment is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Substance Use CounselingMental Health CounselingCase ManagementTreatment PlanningGroup TherapyClinical DocumentationCrisis InterventionInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Recover Medical Group holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 77/100, 4 active listings.

In California, the Addiction Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$68k (39 salary observations; 57 listings), vs ~$63k nationally (201 salary observations; 597 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Addiction Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 32% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Addiction Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$65k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $59k 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 24 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
48%
Sign-on bonus
26%
Relocation assistance
11%
Loan repayment
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 4.5
Better work-life than 30% of Addiction Medicine (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,285 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Gilroy

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$912k≈ 16.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,024/mo≈ 66% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
33 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Recover Medical Group

Hospitals and Health Care
Del Mar, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
Training & Development
Work From Home