Substance Abuse Counselor - Charleston, SC (OTP)

Crossroads Treatment Center of Greenville, P.C.

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Charleston, SC N. Charleston, SC Until 9/6/2026 First posted March 22, 2025 Last posted July 8, 2026
Job description

Crossroads Treatment Centers is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Since 2005, Crossroads has been at the forefront of treating patients with opioid use disorder. Crossroads is a family of professionals dedicated to providing the most accessible, highest quality, evidence-based medication assisted treatment (MAT) options to combat the growing opioid epidemic and helping people with opioid use disorder start their path to recovery. This comprehensive approach to treatment, the gold standard in care for opioid use disorder, has been shown to prevent more deaths from overdose and lead to long-term recovery. We are committed to bringing critical services to communities across the U.S. to improve access to treatment for over 26,500 patients. Our clinics are all outpatient and office-based, with clinics in Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, North and South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive environment for all employees and patients.

Day in the Life of a Substance Abuse Counselor

• Provides individual counseling to highly complex patients
• Conducts clinical assessments to appropriately assess patient’s treatment needs
• Designs and updates the patient’s treatment plan, including care coordination, referrals, and discharge planning
• Manages assigned caseload and compliance with clinical treatment requirements
• Collaborates with nurses and providers to provide holistic treatment services
• Facilitates urine drug screening for patients

Schedule and Hours

Our clinical team enjoys an early morning schedule with early afternoon out times. Expected hours for this role are 37-40 hours per week.

4:45 AM – 1:00 PM, Monday through Friday

Education and Experience requirements

• General experience working with underserved populations in a clinical setting.
• Lived addiction experience is a plus.

Qualified candidates will hold one or more of the following certifications/licenses:

  • Bachelor's degree in human services or a related field.

  • Certified/licensed in addiction counseling in the state of SC is preferred. Must be willing/able to get certified in SC.


Position Benefits

• Consistent schedule with early in times and out times
• Advancement opportunities. Clear, climbable structure into Counselor levels (1, 2, 3) based on the certification or license held.
• Targeted caseload. Caseloads follow state regulations and can range from 40-55 patients.
• Excellent training if you are new to our field. We are able to offer necessary training/supervision to those in process of becoming fully certified or licensed.
• Opportunity to save lives every day!

Benefits Package

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• PTO
• Variety of 401K options including a match program with no vesture period.
• Annual Continuing Education Allowance (in related field)
• Life Insurance
• Short/Long Term Disability
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Mental Health Day for Full-Time employees.
• Calm subscription for all employees

About this role

Summary

Provide individual counseling, clinical assessments, treatment plans, and collaborate in outpatient opioid treatment.

Job title

Substance Abuse Counselor - Charleston, SC (OTP)

Experience level

none

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

On-site in Charleston, SC; remote not allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

clinical assessmenttreatment planningpatient counselingcare coordination

Preferred skills

lived addiction experiencecertification in addiction counseling

Specializations

addictionmental healthclinical assessmenttreatment planning
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Charleston, SC, USA

On-site City

North Charleston, SC, USA

On-site City