Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Counselor (SUDCC-II, II) or (CADC-II, III) or (CATC-II, III)

Join a mission-driven organization with a people-first culture, offering excellent career growth opportunities. Make a difference every day in the lives of overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients through autonomy in a warm team environment, growth, and training.

Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster work-life balance for team members and their families to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing:

• DailyPay: receive your money as you earn it
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company-paid life insurance
• Tax-free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

About Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to help society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day, we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most.

For those whose calling it is to serve others, join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, living our mantra to "Always Do The Right Thing!" Collectively, we do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath serves hundreds of thousands of unique individuals monthly, with a large percentage receiving direct clinical care, including lives saved by Narcan. We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, with best-in-class clinical resources for training, education, and point-of-care support.

Responsibilities

The Substance Use Disorder Counselor evaluates, treats, and supports individuals in their recovery from substance use disorders as part of an interdisciplinary team to promote positive clinical outcomes and prepare individuals for discharge. The role ensures continuity of care by collaborating with care teams and supporting ongoing treatment needs, providing services to justice-involved individuals in alignment with Medi-Cal and CalAIM program requirements.

• Conduct SUD screenings, assessments, and provide individual and group counseling while developing person-centered treatment plans.
• Focus on engagement, stabilization, relapse prevention, and readiness for continued treatment.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and contribute clinical input to discharge planning and continuity of care.
• Coordinate with external providers and agencies to support ongoing treatment and post-release services.
• Maintain compliant clinical documentation, provide crisis intervention, and ensure confidentiality requirements are met.

Additional details: Preferred candidates will have experience working with justice-involved populations, Medi-Cal/CalAIM programs, reentry services, MAT programs, co-occurring disorders, community referrals, and multidisciplinary care teams. Strong group facilitation skills, clear documentation habits, and comfort coordinating with outside providers are highly valuable.

You will conduct assessments and intakes, develop individualized treatment plans, facilitate group counseling sessions, and provide individual support to patients at varying stages of recovery. This role focuses on CalAIM-related care coordination, reentry planning, and helping patients successfully connect to services after release. Much of the work centers on group facilitation, behavior change, relapse prevention, and supporting patients with co-occurring substance use and mental health needs.

You will document services in the medical record, track patient progress, support medical necessity and compliance standards, and collaborate with internal clinical teams, discharge planners, community providers, and local resources. A key part of the role is preparing patients for successful reentry by identifying barriers, coordinating referrals, supporting warm handoffs, and building realistic plans for continued SUD treatment, MAT services, behavioral health care, housing, benefits, and other community-based supports. This position plays a direct role in improving continuity of care and long-term outcomes for justice-involved individuals.

Requirements

Certification/Licensure (One of the Following Is Required)

• Substance Use Disorder Certified Counselor — SUDCC-II or SUDCC-III
• Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor — CADC-II or CADC-III
• Certified Addiction Treatment Counselor — CATC-II or CATC-III

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: High School diploma and certification required. Bachelor’s degree in health services field is preferred.
• Experience: Experience providing SUD counseling required. Ability to practice independently preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications: Licensure or certification or license/certification eligible as required by state in which employed.

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.