Pays $22.99-$23.99/hr — $9k below the Counselor market median of ~$59k (87 jobs)
About the Role
Outpatient substance abuse counseling. $22.99-$23.99/hr. Fresno, CA. Full benefits.
Join BAART Programs as a Registered Substance Abuse Counselor – Outpatient in Fresno, California, United States. Compassionate Certified Substance Use Counselor Needed! Position Overview: The Substance Use Counselor will be in charge with assisting patients through medically assisting treatments and offering techniques for handling opioid use.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $22.99 - $23.99/hr.
- 401K match
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Accident Injury, Hospital Indemnity and Critical Illness Plans
- Company paid Short & Long Term Disability
- Company paid Basic Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Bereavement Leave
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join BAART Programs as a Registered Substance Abuse Counselor – Outpatient.
Key Responsibilities
The counselor provides individual and group counseling services while coordinating treatment plans and crisis management for patients. They also collaborate with medical staff to evaluate patient progress and develop comprehensive aftercare and discharge plans.
Requirements
Candidates must be a Certified Counselor in the State of California. Previous experience working with chemically dependent individuals is preferred, along with a non-judgmental attitude.
Key Skills
Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 14% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$49k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $44k 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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