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Stars Behavioral Health Group
Los Angeles, California

Recovery Counselor

CounselorNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$20-$22/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 44m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Partner with us in making a positive change!

Join a team where your work truly matters. We're proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work for 8 years by our own employees. We invite you to partner with us in our mission to improve mental healthcare.

Job Title

Recovery Counselor

Division/Program

Los Angeles: MLK Crisis Residential Treatment (VS)

Starting Compensation

20.00 - 22.00 USD Per Hour

Working Location

Los Angeles, CA 90059

Working Hours/Shift

Fri-Mon 3 pm to 11:30 pm

Why Join Our Team?

  • Competitive Compensation: Offering a salary that matches your skills and experience.
  • Generous Time Off: Enjoy ample vacation and holiday pay.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

  • Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Additional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle.

Professional Growth Opportunities

  • On-the-job training with access to paid CEU opportunities.
  • Career development programs designed to help you grow.
  • Supervision for BBS hours for AMFT, ACSW, and APCC professionals (where applicable).

Employee Recognition & Rewards: A culture that celebrates and rewards your hard work and dedication

What you bring to SBHG (Qualifications)

  • Education & Experience
  • Required: High school diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSET, etc.).

Required: One (1) year of full-time equivalent experience working in a program serving individuals with mental disabilities OR completion of 20 hours of regulated on-the-job training within the first year of employment (in addition to standard annual training requirements).

Licenses & Certifications

​Required: Valid California Driver's License.

  • Preferred: Valid California Class “B” Driver’s License.
  • Preferred: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).
  • Required within 90 days of hire: ServSafe Food Handler Certification.

Required within 90 days of hire: First Aid certification (from an approved agency, such as the American Red Cross).

How you will make a difference (Job Overview)

The Recovery Counselor is a para-professional treatment team member who is responsible for providing direct care to meet the physical and psychosocial needs of the clients through direct and indirect physical and verbal interaction. Ensure that all safety regulations are followed, and the facilities are maintained in a safe and clean manner. Assist with client laundry, household cleaning and other tasks as needed. This position performs a variety of tasks to ensure that the facility is in a clean, orderly, sanitary, and attractive condition. This position is also required to be added to the Approved Driver list and drive clients in the company vehicle as requested. This position is responsible for providing a high level of customer service through maintaining a safe, therapeutic environment for all clients, visitors, staff, and physicians. This care is provided through direct and indirect physical and verbal interactions with clients, modeling appropriate behaviors for clients, and monitoring daily client activities. This position may be asked to screen incoming clients/visitors for contraband and inventory all client property. This position may also be asked to monitor surveillance equipment. This position may also be asked to control access to the center, answer/direct incoming clients, conduct physical security checks of the center grounds, and respond to fires and/or emergencies at the center. This position maintain vigilance over the general milieu within the facility to facilitate quality client care, optimum facility operations and preserve the safety of all therein. Duties are performed under direct supervision of the Program Director, or designee in most cases, but some tasks are accomplished independently.

Division & Program Overview

  • Facility & Setting:
  • 16-bed residential facility offering a short-term, home-like environment.
  • 24/7 intensive treatment is designed as an alternative to hospitalization or urgent care.

Clinical Services Comprehensive physical/psychological evaluations, mental health counseling, and case management.

Skills & Transition: Life-skills and interpersonal training, paired with dedicated assistance for locating permanent housing.

Learn more about SBHG at: https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/

For Additional Information

Stgarcia@starsinc.com

Key Responsibilities

The Recovery Counselor provides direct care to meet the physical and psychosocial needs of clients in a residential treatment setting. They are responsible for maintaining a safe, therapeutic environment, monitoring daily activities, and ensuring facility cleanliness and security.

Requirements

Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent and at least one year of experience in mental health services or completion of specific on-the-job training. A valid California driver's license is required, along with the ability to obtain First Aid and ServSafe certifications within 90 days of hire.

Key Skills

Crisis interventionSafety regulation complianceFacility maintenancePsychosocial supportSecurity monitoringConflict de-escalationDocumentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Recovery Counselor at Stars Behavioral Health Group a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Counseling counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 32% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$44k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $39k 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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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No call

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$923k
Typical market rent
$2,778/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Stars Behavioral Health Group

Mental Health Care
Long Beach, CA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
Paid CEU opportunities
Supervision for BBS hours
Generous vacation and holiday pay