Detox Counselor (LCDC) — Austin, TX

Briarwood Detox; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision and life cover

Generous paid time off

Merit-based raises and promotion path

On-campus setting

Job summary

Briarwood Detox in Austin, TX seeks a qualified counselor to lead group sessions, provide individual counseling, and maintain a safe milieu on-site. This full-time role includes weekend coverage and coordination with the team to ensure continuity of care.

You will document progress in BestNotes, support interns, and participate in a structured schedule (four 10-hour days or five 8-hour days). LCDC or equivalent credential and a HS diploma are required; higher degrees are preferred.

Qualifications

• LCDC or another Qualified Credentialed Counselor credential.
• High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Lead group sessions and facilitate therapeutic discussion.
• Offer individual counseling and crisis support as the day requires it.
• Monitor the milieu for safety and for how clients are treating each other.
• Work with the team so care does not restart at the weekend handover.
• Document client progress in BestNotes.
• Support intern development and act as a weekend resource for the floor.

Skills

Group facilitation

Counseling

Crisis intervention

Milieu monitoring

Documentation

Education

LCDC or equivalent credential

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

BestNotes

Job description

Detox is the part of the work where the need for structure and steadiness is highest and the stay is shortest. You will run the groups, sit with people on their hardest day, and hand them to the next level of care in a condition to use it.

Schedule

• Four ten-hour days or five eight-hour days — you pick with your supervisor, and it holds.
• Weekend coverage is part of the role, not an occasional ask. Say yes to it deliberately.
• On site in North Austin. This is not a hybrid or remote position.

What you will do

• Lead group sessions and facilitate therapeutic discussion.
• Offer individual counseling and crisis support as the day requires it.
• Monitor the milieu for safety and for how clients are treating each other.
• Work with the team so care does not restart at the weekend handover.
• Document client progress in BestNotes.
• Support intern development and act as a weekend resource for the floor.

Required

• LCDC, or another Qualified Credentialed Counselor credential.
• High school diploma or GED.

Preferred

• Bachelor's or master's degree.
• Two or more years in detox or substance use counseling.
• Familiarity with 12-step programs, detox protocols and trauma-informed care.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision and life cover.
• Generous paid time off.
• Merit-based raises and a route to promotion, reviewed on a schedule rather than on request.
• A single campus setting rather than a hospital floor.

LCDC, or another Qualified Credentialed Counselor credential. High school diploma or GED.