Substance Use Disorder Counselor -Temp to Hire
Listed compensation
$52K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Employee discounts
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Benefits/Perks
- Competitive Compensation
- Great Work Environment
- Career Advancement Opportunities
Job Summary
We are seeking a Substance Use Disorder Counselor to join our team! As a Substance Use Disorder Counselor on the team, you will be handling a manageable caseload of patients looking to you for treatment and help to overcome a wide variety of addiction issues.
Your role will be to support and uplift your clients, offering resources and support for them, creating and implementing treatment options, and identifying core issues that could be contributing to their abuse.
The ideal candidate is compassionate, has excellent communication skills, and has experience working with people struggling with addiction and abuse.
Responsibilities
- Meet with clients to assess their substance issues and identify recovery interference situations
- Write treatment and recovery plans
- Educate clients on coping mechanisms
- Conduct group therapy session for patients
- Lead outreach addiction education programs and develop support groups for patients
- Track and analyze patient recovery progression
- Update the legal system about patient’s progress
- Help clients plan for discharge from facilities
- Communicate with clients and family members
- Identify recovery interference situations
- Develop patient crisis management plan and intervene during emergency situations
- Work with clients to find or maintain employment
- Comply with HIPPA (CFR 42, part 2)
- Additional Duties as Needed
Qualifications
- Licensure with the state desired
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong compassionate outlook, with an upbeat and positive personality
- Experience working with substance abuse desired
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Provide services at both locations
- Standing for up to 15-20%
- Must be able to lift up to 30-50 pounds occasionally
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% are remote, 34% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$52k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $47k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Substance Use Disorder Counselor -Temp to Hire at SIERRA TRIBAL CONSORTIUM a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Substance Use / Addiction Counselor — ranked against 1,008 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings on WeekdayDoc.
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