SOCIAL WORKER
Compensation
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Job Description
- Job Location: Legacy at Town Creek - Palestine - Palestine, TX
- Salary Range: Undisclosed
- Job Shift: Day, We are seeking a motivated Social Worker with excellent leadership and communication skills. As a successful candidate, you will perform the essential responsibilities as well as meet the qualifications listed.
Responsibilities
Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the social service programs of this facility. Assist in developing and implementing policies and procedures for the identification of medically related social and emotional needs of the resident. Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of social care plans and resident assessments. Interview resident/families to obtain family history. Perform administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc. and submitting each to the Director as required. Involve the resident/family in planning social service programs when possible. Assist in arranging transportation to the other facilities when necessary. Refer resident/families to appropriate social service agencies when the facility does not provide the services or needs of the resident. Coordinate social service activities with other departments as necessary. Interpret social, psychological, and emotional needs of the resident/family to the medical staff, attending physician, and other resident care team members. Review department complaints and grievances from personnel and make written reports to the Administrator of action (s) taken. Follow facility's established procedures
- Job Type: Full-time Benefits: Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance Qualifications: Experience: Skilled Nursing Facility Experience: (Required) License/Certification: Social Work License (Perferred)
- Work Location: In person
Key Responsibilities
The Social Worker will plan, organize, and direct social service programs while coordinating with medical staff to meet the emotional and social needs of residents. Responsibilities include conducting resident assessments, managing discharge planning, and handling departmental grievances.
Requirements
Candidates must have prior experience in a skilled nursing facility. A Social Work license is preferred for this position.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 30% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Texas index 97.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Social Work listings in Texas | 420 active | 6,545 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 34% remote · 30% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Texas Social Worker listings: 4% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment450 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Social Work pay trend | +1.4% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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