Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Listed compensation
$55k-$75k
The week · per this posting
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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
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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