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Progress Foundation
Santa Rosa, California

Temp Counselor - Parker Hill

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

Salary Range: $24.74/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • ptoms of serious mental illness and other co-occurring disorders with alternatives to institutional placement. We are a private, non-profit mental health agency operating in San Francisco, Napa and Sonoma Counties. The primary treatment philosophy of Progress Foundation is described by the Principles of Social Rehabilitation, which emphasize the role of a home-like treatment environment, the importance of building honorable therapeutic relationships and the significance of encouraging the active participation of the client in their treatment planning.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

The Crisis Counselor provides outreach, basic support, and individual or group counseling for individuals experiencing serious mental illness. They are also responsible for public education, providing referral information, and participating in client treatment planning.

Requirements

Candidates should possess strong engagement skills and a passion for making a difference in the mental health field. The role requires the ability to work independently while also functioning effectively within a team environment.

Key Skills

Crisis counselingMental health supportIndividual counselingIndependent workTeamworkTechnology savvy

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 26% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$51k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $46k 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 & Perks29 jobs · 26 employers

401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
55%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
10%
Relocation assistance
10%

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

Living in Santa Rosa

  • Typical 3-bed home value $705k
  • Typical rent $2,560/mo
  • Residents' average commute 23 min
  • Metro price index 107.8 · U.S. average 100
  • State income tax up to 13.3%
Sources & calculation

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

BEA 2024 · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Progress Foundation

Mental Health Care
San Francisco, California
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision for staff
Three weeks' vacation to start
Nonprofit employer - PSLF eligible