Recovery Counselor - Flexible Schedule, Remote Options

Behavioral Health; Danville (VA); Hybrid; USD 44,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible schedule

Wellness resources

Job summary

ReNew Life Recovery Services in Danville, Virginia, is seeking an experienced Substance Use Disorder Counselor to join our multidisciplinary treatment team. You will work with individuals facing substance use and co-occurring mental health challenges while helping clients build recovery supports and lasting change.

This full-time role offers a flexible work arrangement, competitive hourly pay, and opportunities to collaborate with therapists, nurses, QMHPs, and community partners within an

Qualifications

• Current Virginia credential appropriate for providing substance use disorder counseling services.
• 2-5 years of substance use treatment experience preferred.
• Strong assessment, treatment planning, and clinical documentation skills.
• Experience providing individual and/or group counseling.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary treatment team.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, group, and family substance use counseling within your scope of practice.
• Complete screenings, assessments, and substance use evaluations as appropriate.
• Develop and support individualized treatment and recovery plans.
• Facilitate structured therapeutic and psychoeducational groups.
• Apply ASAM principles and level-of-care considerations when appropriate.
• Help clients identify relapse triggers, strengthen coping skills, and develop recovery supports.
• Provide motivational interviewing, relapse-prevention, and recovery-focused interventions.
• Monitor client progress and update treatment goals as needed.
• Maintain timely, accurate, and clinically appropriate documentation.
• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning and case consultation.
• Collaborate with therapists, psychiatric providers, nurses, peer recovery specialists, QMHPs, and community partners.
• Support discharge planning, referrals, and continuity of care.
• Maintain compliance with applicable Virginia DBHDS, DMAS, professional credentialing, and CARF requirements.

Skills

Substance use counseling

Assessment

Clinical documentation

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Motivational interviewing

Education

Virginia credential for SUD counseling

Job description

ReNew Life Recovery Services in Danville, Virginia, is seeking an experienced Substance Use Disorder Counselor to join our multidisciplinary treatment team. You will work with individuals facing substance use and co-occurring mental health challenges while helping clients build recovery supports and lasting change.

This full-time role offers a flexible work arrangement, competitive hourly pay, and opportunities to collaborate with therapists, nurses, QMHPs, and community partners within an