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Lutheran SeniorLife
New Castle, Pennsylvania

Social Worker (MSW)

Social WorkerIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Social Worker (MSW) - $4,000 Sign-On Bonus (to be paid throughout the first year of employment).

Full-Time, Daylight shift of 8:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.

Lawrence County, PA

Lutheran SeniorLife provides a comprehensive array of community-based health and social service programs throughout western Pennsylvania.

Our services include LIFE (Living Independence for the Elderly); skilled nursing, home health; personal care; adoption & foster care; assisted living; adult day services; memory care; hospice; palliative care; residential living; affordable housing; home safety monitoring; Meals on Wheels; rehabilitation services and private duty.

LIFE is a program that serves county residents living in Armstrong, Butler, Beaver and Lawrence Counties. It is an all-inclusive comprehensive program that helps individuals maintain their independence in their home and community through supportive services. The LIFE programs offer an array of person-centered services from medical care to adult day supports with the primary goal of allowing individuals to remain in their own home.

Social Worker (MSW) is within an Interdisciplinary Care Team setting, incumbent promotes and maintains the mental and social health of enrolled participants through assessment, treatment, teaching and counseling. Provides basic casework and consultation for LIFE Program participants. Facilitates communication between participants, their family and the Care Team. Responsible for the implementation of social work care plan and coordination of social work with other services.

Qualifications

Social Worker (MSW) Requirements Include

  • Master's Degree (MSW) in Social Work from an accredited school of social work.
  • Minimum of one (1) years’ experience working with a frail or elderly population.
  • Thorough working knowledge of current community health practice for the frail elderly from direct service experience.
  • Working knowledge of the interdisciplinary model of care management.
  • Experience working with cognitively impaired seniors.
  • Working knowledge of computers, Microsoft Word and Excel required.

Benefits

Lutheran SeniorLife offers a variety of benefits to employees and their families, as applicable, including but not limited to:

*based on employment status*

  • Competitive Wages, Hiring Incentives, Generous Paid Time Off, Bereavement Leave & Paid Holidays
  • Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) health benefits solution. ICHRA provides larger flexibility and customization in medical plan options while still providing the tax benefits of a group plan.
  • Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability plans.
  • Voluntary Suite of Benefits Available at Low Group Rates, including Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Services, Pet Insurance, and Additional Life Insurance Options
  • Employer-sponsored child care benefits.
  • Immediate eligibility to participate in the employer-sponsored retirement savings plan
  • FSA availability, depending on the individual health plan selected
  • Total Wellness and WorkLife Balance resources, discounts, programs
  • Tuition Reimbursement and Mileage Reimbursement for Eligible Employees
  • Career Success - coaching, training, internships and recognition program

Lutheran SeniorLife and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers.

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker promotes the mental and social health of participants through assessment, treatment, and counseling within an interdisciplinary care team. They are responsible for implementing social work care plans and facilitating communication between participants, their families, and the care team.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Case ManagementElderly CareMental Health AssessmentCare PlanningMicrosoft ExcelCognitive Impairment Support

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 24% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Social Worker Jobs

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Salary Distribution39 jobs · 34 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs

401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
37%
Sign-on bonus
23% this job
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,470 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in New Castle

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$173k
Typical market rent
$961/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Lutheran SeniorLife

Hospitals and Health Care
Mars, PA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

$4,000 Sign-On Bonus
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Bereavement Leave
Health Reimbursement Arrangement
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance