Clinical Counselor
Compensation
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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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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
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Counselor median $76k (middle half $65k–$88k)276 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | South Carolina index 93.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Counselor listings in South Carolina | 130 active | 13,593 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 50% remote · 30% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | South 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 pay | Top Employers work-life index |
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.
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