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Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Social Worker Adult IOP

Social WorkerFull-Time

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from $26/hour

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Job Description

What You’ll Do

We are looking for a Social Worker to join our team within the After School Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP).

If you are passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of adolescents facing psychiatric challenges and thrive in a collaborative environment, we invite you to apply for this rewarding opportunity!

As a Social Worker, you will collaborate closely with psychiatric medical providers and therapists on the patient’s primary treatment team to ensure a cohesive and effective plan of care.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Assessment and Planning: Conduct thorough assessments, maintain the care plan, and lead groups to enhance patient understanding and engagement.

Patient and Family Engagement: Maintain open lines of communication with patients and their support systems to involve them in treatment plan decisions and foster a collaborative approach to care.

Ethical Advocacy: Deliver and advocate for patient-centered, culturally appropriate, and age-appropriate care, ensuring that all services align with ethical standards and best practices.

Your expertise will be instrumental in guiding patients on their journey to recovery.

What Makes You a Great Fit

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work with licensure in the State of Minnesota required.
  • Experience in healthcare setting preferred
  • Experience using electronic health records preferred
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Products including Word and Outlook
  • Able to effectively and efficiently communicate in written and verbal form
  • Ability to smoothly and rapidly shift between dissimilar tasks
  • Ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing
  • Ability to react quickly and calmly as part of a team to handle volatile and potentially emergency situations
  • Ability to make effective decisions while in stressful situations and circumstances
  • Compensation for this role ranges from $26-$34 per hour depending on education and experience.

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker will conduct patient assessments, maintain care plans, and lead therapeutic groups within an adolescent intensive outpatient program. They will also collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide patient-centered care and maintain open communication with support systems.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s Degree in Social Work and possess a valid licensure in the State of Minnesota. Experience in a healthcare setting and proficiency with electronic health records are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Psychiatric AssessmentCare PlanningGroup FacilitationPatient AdvocacyCrisis InterventionMicrosoft WordMicrosoft OutlookCollaborationEthical PracticeAdolescent Care

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 34% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$62k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $63k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution35 jobs · 22 employers

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$150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 22 employers

401k / retirement match
97%
Sign-on bonus
38%
Loan repayment
19%
CME allowance
13%
PSLF eligible
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,101 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Brooklyn Park

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$339k
Typical market rent
$1,590/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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