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Horry-Georgetown Technical College
South Carolina · Remote OK

Professional Counselor

Counselor 8.5 Work-LifeFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

The Student Services Division at Horry-Georgetown Technical College is seeking applications for a Professional Counselor.

The Counselor will be responsible for providing counseling for students, support for faculty working with students on all three campuses and to refer students to and partner with community resources.

The selected candidate should have the ability to work with a diverse student population; ability to determine and implement appropriate counseling strategies; skills in working with faculty in varied programs to support student success.

Advertised Salary

Commensurate with education and experience.

Minimum Requirements

Master's degree counseling, social work, or closely related field.

Preferred Qualifications

Professional licensure, such as LPC or LMSW, is strongly preferred.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide counseling services to students and support faculty across three campuses. Partner with community resources to refer students to appropriate external support.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in counseling, social work, or a closely related field. Professional licensure such as LPC or LMSW is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Student CounselingCrisis InterventionCase ManagementCommunity Resource PartnershipDiverse Population SupportFaculty Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Professional Counselor at Horry-Georgetown Technical College a 8.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Counseling — ranked against 13,774 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

College Counseling — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 66% are remote, 28% have no call, 72% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
89%
Sign-on bonus
37%
CME allowance
33%
Loan repayment
15%

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Work-life snapshot

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Among the best 10% of Counseling listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,774 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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