Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Listed compensation
$55/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Adelphi is seeking a licensed clinical social workers to provide services at multiple correctional facility in North Carolina.
Summary
- ID: BD-878-55
- Profession: Allied Health
- Specialty: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Locations: Morganton, NC
- Service Setting: Outpatient
- Facility Type: Correctional
- Job Type: Contract
- Start Date: ASAP
- Contract Length: Ongoing
- Shift Schedule: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
- Rate: $55/hr
Requirements
- NC License
- Master's degree
- 1 year of experience
- ACLS and BLS
Responsibilities
- Provide social work services to mentally ill offenders housed at selected facilities in NC.
- Provide individual counseling and group counseling.
- Oversee programming for behavior modification and aftercare planning for offenders who have completed their sentences.
- Accept obligations of scheduled assignments and perform all other duties as requested by the facility.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) at Adelphi Staffing a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) — ranked against 2,010 active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Social Worker Career Context
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$114k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $121k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in licensed clinical social worker (lcsw) | ranked against 2,010 Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $114k | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) median $79k (middle half $63k–$86k)316 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$121k in purchasing power | North Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Social Work listings in North Carolina | 207 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All licensed clinical social worker (lcsw) listings in North Carolina | 231 active | 7,161 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | North Carolina social worker listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 3% offer loan repayment231 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Social Work listings | 2,537 in the last 30 days | 1,436 the 30 days before (+77%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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$65/hrWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,010 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
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Living in Morganton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $284k
- Typical market rent
- $1,436/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 88.5
- State income tax
- Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.