Senior Social Worker- Family Wellbeing Team, Family Help South

18 days ago
United States$50k–52kFull TimeSocial Work
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Compensation Intelligence

BLS OES 2024

Below Market
Salary Percentile33th percentile
25th50th75th90th+

12% below median for Social Worker — negotiate

Implied $/RVU:
$10(-80% vs median)median: $50/RVU
= 31% of Medicare CF ($33.40)
Experience-adjusted range
5+ yrs range:$58k$73kp50–p75

Job Description

About the Role

Join Lewisham as a Senior Social Worker- Family Wellbeing Team, Family Help South in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • develop and improve services.
  • manage and lead * are committed to developing their skills and expertise to deliver an excellent service *.
  • lead contact on this advert.

Requirements

  • qualifying Social Work practice and experience of managing a frontline safeguarding caseload
  • Working with parents who have complex needs where there is a risk of significant harm to their children
  • Completing parenting assessments – or other assessments of parents regarding the safety and well
  • being of children for use in the Family Proceedings Court

Benefits & Compensation

  • A minimum of 2 years post
  • qualifying Social Work practice and experience of managing a frontline safeguarding caseload
  • Working with parents who have complex needs where there is a risk of significant harm to their children
  • Completing parenting assessments – or other assessments of parents regarding the safety and well

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Lewisham as a Senior Social Worker- Family Wellbeing Team, Family Help South.

Key Skills

Social workSafeguardingCase managementParental substance misuse supportSigns of safetyMulti-agency coordinationTrauma-informed practiceStrength-based approachReflective practiceChild protectionLegal frameworksParenting assessmentsMotivational interviewingAnti-racist practiceRestorative practice
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Senior Social Worker- Family Wellbeing Team, Family Help South at Lewisham a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Social Work physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Social Work — Physician Career Context

This Social Work position at Lewisham is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Compensation Analysis

Lewisham lists compensation for this physician position at $50k to $52k annually.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($50k–$52k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Social work, Safeguarding, Case management, Parental substance misuse support, Signs of safety, Multi-agency coordination, Trauma-informed practice, Strength-based approach. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Social Work role.

Core responsibilities: The Senior Social Worker will provide intensive, multi-disciplinary support to children and families affected by parental substance misuse. They will coordinate multi-agency interventions and contribute to reflective practice while managing a frontline safeguarding caseload.

Benefits package: Generous annual leave, Local Government Pension scheme, Flexible working, Staff discounts, Season ticket loans, Bicycle loans, Subsidised gym memberships, Supportive staff networks. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

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About Lewisham

Government Administration
London, England
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Generous annual leave
Local Government Pension scheme
Flexible working
Staff discounts
Season ticket loans
Bicycle loans
Subsidised gym memberships
Supportive staff networks
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (3)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Manageable workload (Workload control ↓ exhaustion)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

18d ago