Licensed Social Worker for IDD Adults clients in Texas

Social WorkerFull-Time

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Job Description

Licensed Social Worker for IDD Adults clients in Texas

Requirements

  • Ability to recognize and address any client’s difficult challenges and crises in their everyday lives.
  • Texas-issued LBSW license and good standing with the state.

Looking to hire passionate and committed social workers who are dedicated to serving adult individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities within the major cities of Texas. As the #1 adult IDD therapy provider in Texas, Soundly Speaking works closely with dayhab staff and families to serve our inspiring clients ages 21 and up.

Our clients need a professional who is ready to tackle their challenging social and physical struggles and help them overcome adversity they face every day.

  • Why apply for this position?

The opportunity to work with amazing clients in an underserved community.

Changing clients’ lives day by day assisting them with their real world challenges.

Be a part of a friendly and motivating work environment that wants to help you continuously learn and grow as a professional.

W2 Full Time position

Here at Soundly Speaking we believe God has called us to serve the adult IDD population, and we lead our employees with kindness and honesty. Our employees work “To provide needed and deserved therapy to every single qualified IDD adult in Texas while providing compassion for today and hope for tomorrow”. We believe in our 5 core values: Consistently Communicate, Positively Passionate, Radically Reliable, Honorably Honest, and Contagiously Caring. Our therapists follow these values with each and every client, as well as in everyday life.

If you are a creative, reliable, and motivated person please apply. Upload your application, cover letter, and resume here and we will be in contact with applicants.

If you want to learn more about Soundly Speaking Therapy Services, please visit our website at soundlyspeakingtherapyservices. comfor more information, or email us at caleb@soundlyspeakingtherapyservices.com.

Key Responsibilities

Provide therapy and support to adult clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Texas. Collaborate with dayhab staff and families to address the daily social and physical challenges faced by clients.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Social workCrisis interventionCase managementIntellectual and developmental disabilities supportCommunicationReliability

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 32% have no call, 70% 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 Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Social Worker Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution42 jobs · 35 employers

8
<$70k
12
$70k-90k
13
$90k-110k
7
$110k-130k
2
$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs

401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
32%
CME allowance
23%
Loan repayment
10%
PSLF eligible
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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HCO Behavioral Health · Houston, Texas

$45-$63/hr
#2

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$95k-$131k
#3

Remote (LICSW) Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker-West Virginia

$60-$62/hr
#4

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$60-$62/hr
+ 40 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,509 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Dallas

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$286k
Typical market rent
$1,591/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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