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Epworth Children's Home
Columbia, South Carolina

Licensed Clinical Counselor

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

For more than 126 years, Epworth Children's Home has grown and adapted to the individual needs of children and families by providing a safe and nurturing environment, evidence-based practices, and programs across the continuum of care and across the state of South Carolina.

Position Summary

Licensed Clinical Counselors facilitate therapeutic services in accordance with Epworth Center for Counseling policies and procedures. Licensed Clinical Counselors provide individual, group and family counseling services to clients and significant others with substance use problems, at-risk behaviors and/or behavioral needs. In addition, provide intake, assessment, case management, referral, and intervention services as needed.

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in social work or another license-eligible field.
  • LPC, LPC-A, LMFT, LMFT-A, LPES, LPES-A, LISW-CP, OR LMSW in South Carolina.
  • Two (2) years-experience working with children who have therapeutic needs preferred, not required.

Must be able to pass standard background checks, including drug screen, employment physical, SLED, DSS Central Registry, and Sex Offenders Registry.

Has a belief system and engages in faith practices that are compatible with those of the United Methodist Church.

Bilingual a plus!

What Epworth Children's Home Offers Full Time Employees

  • Rewarding Client Focused work environment
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • Company paid life insurance
  • Voluntary benefits such as STD, LTD, Group life
  • 403(b) with company match
  • Ample vacation and sick leave
  • Mission/Volunteer leave
  • Credit Union
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
  • Career opportunities throughout the state of SC!
  • Free supervision towards full licensure with South Carolina for an LPC-A or LMSW.

The mission of Epworth Children's Home is to serve children, youth and families through caring, safe, Christian communities, where hurts are healed, hope is nurtured, and faith in God, self, and others is developed.

Key Responsibilities

The Licensed Clinical Counselor facilitates therapeutic services, including individual, group, and family counseling for clients with behavioral or substance use needs. They are also responsible for conducting intakes, assessments, case management, and providing necessary interventions.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Individual counselingGroup counselingSubstance use counselingReferral servicesClinical documentation

Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 24% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Salary Distribution32 jobs · 30 employers

13
<$80k
5
$80k-105k
4
$105k-130k
7
$130k-155k
3
$155k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

401k / retirement match
79% this job
Sign-on bonus
38%
CME allowance
29%
Loan repayment
8% this job
Relocation assistance
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 10% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 511 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Columbia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$220k
Typical market rent
$1,479/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.7
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Columbia, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Epworth Children's Home

Non-profit Organizations
Columbia, SC
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Plans
Company paid life insurance
Voluntary benefits (STD, LTD, Group life)
403(b) with company match
Ample vacation and sick leave
Mission/Volunteer leave
Credit Union
Employee Assistance Program