Recovery Counselor
Listed compensation
$19-$22/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Stars Behavioral Health Group as a Recovery Counselor – Residential Behavioral Health in Los Angeles, California, United States. Partner with us in making a positive change! Join a team where your work truly matters.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $19 - $22/hr.
- Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Voluntary benefits
- Paid CEU opportunities
- Career development programs
- Supervision for BBS hours (AMFT, ACSW, APCC)
- Generous vacation and holiday pay
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No call required.
This position offers no call requirements. Work with Stars Behavioral Health Group in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The Recovery Counselor provides direct physical and psychosocial care to clients within a residential treatment facility. They are responsible for maintaining a safe, clean environment and monitoring daily client activities to ensure therapeutic standards.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a high school diploma or equivalent and at least one year of experience in a mental health program or equivalent training. A valid California driver's license is required, with additional certifications in First Aid and food handling needed within 90 days of hire.
Key Skills
Behavioral Health — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 26% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$43k 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).
Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 13.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Recovery Counselor at Stars Behavioral Health Group a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Behavioral Health (Counseling) — ranked against 256 active Behavioral Health (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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