Careers / Open role
Detox Counselor - Briarwood (Addiction Rehab) — Austin, TX
- Pay
- $45,000–$65,000 a year
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Type
- Full time, on site
- Job ID
- req_fb904c2126
“Briarwood is an amazing place with compassionate staff all the way up the chain! Briarwood has played a huge role in my journey and I am so grateful! I would recommend them for detox to anyone who needs it!”
Brittany Debrauske · 8 months ago A client’s 5-star Google review of the Austin center
The Detox Counselor is responsible for milieu management and program activities under the direction of the Clinical Director. Facilitate program services, including intakes, admissions, and discharges as needed.
The schedule
- Day or night shifts dependent on need.
What you will do
- What You’ll Do (And Why It Matters):
- As a Detox Counselor, you’ll support clients during the detox phase—where the need for support, structure, and empathy is highest.
- Lead group sessions and facilitate therapeutic discussions
- Offer individual counseling and crisis support, if needed
- Monitor the milieu to ensure safety and positive client interaction
- Collaborate with team members to ensure weekend continuity of care
- Accurately document client progress in the BestNotes system
- Support intern development (as needed) and act as a weekend resource
- You’ll help clients feel seen, safe, and supported—from day one of their journey.
What you need
Required
- What You’ll Need:
- LCDC or other Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC) – required
- High school diploma or GED – required (Bachelor’s or Master’s preferred)
- 2+ years in detox or substance use counseling – preferred
- Familiarity with 12-step programs, detox protocols, and trauma-informed care
- Confidence to work independently and compassion to work collaboratively
Preferred, not required
If you hold the credential and the rest is thin, apply anyway. The preferred list is what we would like, not a filter we run.
Where you would work
Austin — our Austin detox at 11711 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78753. A quiet clinical office setting on our own campus, with documentation tools, office space and a team on the floor at the weekend as well as midweek. On site, every shift.
Before you click apply
The application runs in Proliant and asks for everything in one sitting: resume first, then your details, then two previous employers with dates, supervisor names and supervisor phone numbers, then two references with contact details, then a background-check consent. It does not save partway through.
Twenty minutes at a desk with those to hand. If it defeats you, call (512) 213-4304 and ask for HR rather than giving up.
Questions about this role
What are the main responsibilities of a Detox Counselor?
The Detox Counselor is responsible for managing the treatment milieu and supporting a safe, structured environment for clients under the direction of the Clinical Director.
Does the Detox Counselor facilitate client programming?
Yes. The Detox Counselor helps facilitate program services and activities designed to support clients throughout the detoxification process.
Will the Detox Counselor assist with admissions and discharges?
Yes. The role may include assisting with client intakes, admissions, and discharges as needed.
Equal opportunity
We welcome applicants from every background, including people with lived experience of recovery. Hiring decisions are made on credential, experience and fit for the role. Briarwood Detox Center is operated by Nova Recovery LLC, which is the employer named on the application.
Rather just send us your details?
The full application above is the one that gets you into the hiring process, and it is worth the twenty minutes. But if you are reading this between clients and do not have two references to hand, leave your details and a person from HR will come back to you.
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Photographs of the Austin center, not stock images of somewhere else. This is the building, and these are the rooms you would be working in.
