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Conway, South Carolina

Clinical Counselor

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? At Shoreline Behavioral Health services, we strive to provide timely clinical interventions and treatment services to those struggling with addiction and co-occurring disorders. We are dedicated to providing compassionate and accessible care within our community and adjoining areas.

We are seeking a full-time clinical counselor to join our clinical team who is motivated by a passion to help individuals and families struggling with addiction and co-occurring disorders. Applicant must be willing and available to work five days a week (M-F) to include some evening hours, as needed. This position is housed within our outpatient clinic in Conway, SC.

Specific Responsibilities

  • Provides individual and group counseling
  • Completes biopsychosocial assessments during open access, as needed
  • Provides crisis intervention services to call-in and walk-in clients, as needed
  • Assists other clinical staff with staffing cases, placement decisions, and treatment methods/materials
  • Able to learn and implement evidence-based treatment modalities
  • Contributes effectively as a team member, participating in weekly team meetings, sharing ideas, and communicating with supervisors and other team members
  • Maintains accurate records as required by OSUS, Medicaid and agency policy/procedures, as assigned
  • Maintains current licensures and/or certification necessary for the position
  • Maintains client charts according to quality standards regarding clinical content and timely entry as established by OSUS, Medicaid and agency policy/procedures
  • Provides the required amount of direct service time each week
  • Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor

Position Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including participation in PEBA insurance, the SC Retirement System, Deferred Compensation, and paid time off for holidays & personal/sick leave
  • Credentialing assistance
  • Opportunities for continuing education credits (CEUs)

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in human service-related field and working toward licensure and/or master’s degree. Applicant must be willing to explore and learn cutting-edge treatment modalities and possess excellent documentation and time-management skills. Experience working with adolescents and the family unit as well as leading group therapy is preferred.

Note: Applicant must have availability to work evening hours as needed.

Key Responsibilities

The clinical counselor provides individual and group counseling, conducts biopsychosocial assessments, and delivers crisis intervention services. They also contribute to team meetings, maintain accurate clinical records, and assist with treatment planning and placement decisions.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree in a human service-related field and be working toward licensure or a master's degree. Excellent documentation and time-management skills are required, along with the availability to work evening hours as needed.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Clinical counselingAddiction treatmentCase staffing

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 30% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

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).

How many Counselor jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedCounselor median $76k (middle half $65k–$88k)276 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingSouth Carolina index 93.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Counselor listings in South Carolina130 active13,593 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% remote · 30% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedSouth Carolina Counselor listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus · 15% offer loan repayment130 active listings, Oct 2026
Counselor pay trend+3.3% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Confidential Employer#14 of 21 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Counselor at Confidential Employer a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Clinical Counseling counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Counselor Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs
11
<$70k
4
$70k-90k
6
$90k-110k
7
$110k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs
401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
33% this job
Sign-on bonus
13%
Loan repayment
8%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist - LICSW/LPCC/LMFT

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,625 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package including PEBA insurance
SC Retirement System
Deferred Compensation
Paid time off for holidays & personal/sick leave
Credentialing assistance
Opportunities for continuing education credits (CEUs)

Living in Conway

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$284k
Typical market rent
$1,826/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

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