Registered Counselor
Listed compensation
$26.74-$27.74/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job description
Join BAART Programs as a Registered Counselor – Substance Use, No Nights/Weekends in Richmond, 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: $26.74 - $27.74/hour.
- 401K match
- Medical, Dental, 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
- Flexible Sick Time
- Employee Referral Program
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Day shift only - no nights.
This position offers day shifts only. Work with BAART Programs in Richmond, California, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The counselor provides individual and group counseling services while coordinating patient care through medically assisted treatments. They are responsible for conducting bio-psychosocial assessments and developing comprehensive treatment, 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 positive and non-judgmental attitude.
Key Skills
Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Addiction Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 16% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
In California, the Addiction Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$62k (205 salary observations; 304 listings), vs ~$62k nationally (1,337 salary observations; 3,494 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$57k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $51k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Addiction Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 5.1/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.
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- No nights
- Includes weekends