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Ellie Mental Health - 182
Woburn, Massachusetts

Lead Social Worker LICSW Supervisor

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$83k-$123k

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Job Description

Have you been burnt out by excessive productivity requirements? Have you worked in a toxic environment where your voice wasn’t heard? If so, WE WANT YOU!!

Ellie Mental Health is looking for licensed social workers (LICSW) who are seeking a different employment experience to ignite their creativity while minimizing the barriers that come with traditional therapy practices.

Note--this is a hybrid position, not a 100% remote position.

As a supervising Lead Social Worker at Ellie Mental Health’s locally owned and operated practice, you'll share our vision for improving and expanding access to quality mental health care and thrive in an environment driven by our core values of authenticity, humor, compassion, creativity, acceptance, and determination.

We prioritize our therapists as much as our clients. Ellie makes the clinician’s experience a priority by offering competitive compensation, excellent benefits, training, flexible scheduling, CEU’s, and an incredibly inclusive environment.

Benefits include PTO, medical, dental, & vision insurance, license renewal reimbursement, and 401(k) match. Additionally, Ellie provides centralized administrative support, technology, referral support, scheduling, client/therapist matching, and more. We seek a diverse community of therapists to collaborate and support one another.

Salary Range: $83,000 - $123,000

What We Offer

  • Competitive compensation with uncapped earning potential
  • Health benefits including medical, dental, and vision
  • 25 clinical hours per week for full time status
  • Dedication to a team approach and atmosphere
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 401(k) Match
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Free CEUs
  • Pay for administrative time
  • Accident, Hospital, & Critical Illness Insurance
  • LTD/STD
  • Pet Insurance
  • Credentialing, office space, and technology all included with employment
  • Supervision provided for free if needed

Responsibilities Include

  • Supervising other social workers
  • Evaluate mental health diagnoses, create, implement, and maintain treatment plans and complete ongoing documentation including further diagnosis, treatment plan reviews, and case notes according to company policy
  • For full-time status, must maintain a caseload of a minimum of 25 client visits per week or make as much as you want with more clients
  • Provide excellent customer service for clients and collaborate with a dynamic team to further the mission of filling gaps in your community
  • Utilize creativity in interventions to help clients achieve and exceed goals
  • Prepare and submit individual documentation for each session per company guidelines and protocol
  • Coordinate services with case managers, families, work personnel, medical personnel, other Ellie staff, and school staff as needed
  • Attend and participate in all clinical staff meetings and trainings

Required Qualifications and Skills

  • Master’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university
  • Massachusetts clinical licensure (LICSW)
  • Experience with completing diagnostic assessments, treatment plans and clinical case notes
  • Ideal candidates will have a general knowledge of therapy services, community resources, insurance billing, and previous experience with mental health documentation
  • Ability to complete and submit documentation of services and other documents in a timely manner
  • Ability to demonstrate and model stable, appropriate boundaries with clients
  • Proficient in the use of Office 365 and EHR systems
  • Ability to pass a background check
  • Authorization to work in the United States

About Ellie Mental Health

Ellie was proudly founded by clinicians on the principle of destigmatizing mental health. The mental health industry is full of barriers, and we have made it our goal to fill the gap and find innovative ways to break down these barriers for our local communities.

Flexible work from home options available.

Key Responsibilities

The Lead Social Worker will provide clinical supervision to other social workers and manage a caseload of at least 25 client visits per week. Responsibilities also include evaluating mental health diagnoses, creating treatment plans, and coordinating care with various stakeholders.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in a behavioral science field and possess a Massachusetts LICSW clinical license. Proficiency in EHR systems, clinical documentation, and diagnostic assessment is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental Health DiagnosisTreatment PlanningCase ManagementCrisis InterventionCollaborationBoundary Setting

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Lead Social Worker LICSW Supervisor at Ellie Mental Health - 182 a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,205 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Ellie Mental Health - 182 ranks #4 of 22 employers hiring Social Worker on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

In Massachusetts, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$85k (56 salary observations; 92 listings), vs ~$82k nationally (1,119 salary observations; 3,157 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 24% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$103k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $97k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs · 26 employers

401k / retirement match
90% this job
Sign-on bonus
30%
CME allowance
27% this job
Loan repayment
7%
PSLF eligible
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.1
Better work-life than 50% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,205 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Woburn

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$754k≈ 9.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,821/mo≈ 41% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Ellie Mental Health - 182

Mental Health Care
St Paul
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401(k) Match
Free CEUs
License Renewal Reimbursement
Accident, Hospital, & Critical Illness Insurance