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Citizen Advocates
Watertown, New York

CLINICIAN-LICENSED-LCSW

Social WorkerPart-Time

Listed compensation

$34-$37/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 56m ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • Job Location: 650 State Watertown - Watertown, NY
  • Position Type: Part Time
  • Salary Range: $34.00 - $37.00Hourly

The Clinician- Licensed is responsible for maintaining a client caseload in which they identify goals and objectives to help improve emotional, social, and daily functioning with support from a clinical supervisor. Essential Functions (Job Duties) 1.

Complete a comprehensive biopsychosocial history assessment that includes the client’s problems and strengths and preferences, including cultural, religious, and ethnic background. 2. Responsible for assisting clients in creating and maintaining person centered treatment plans 3.

Attends weekly staff meetings, treatment teams and supervision. 4. Completes mandatory documentation on EHR within timelines established by applicable regulations. 5.

Empowers clients and encourages client’s choice in matters affecting them, demonstrating receptive attitudes and sensitivity to choices based on racial, cultural and ethnic heritage, and sexual orientation. 6.

Provides linkage with appropriate community resources by maintaining knowledge of other systems, making referrals and identifying unmet needs (e. g., recreational transportation, adaptive phone equipment, insurance eligibility, etc.). 7.

Provides clients and families with crisis management services by appointment or walk-in. 8. Develops a comprehensive discharge plan in collaboration with clients, clients’ families, multidisciplinary staff, and referral agencies. 9.

Provide individual, group and/or family counseling for mental health and/or substance use. 10. Ability to collaborate with other local agencies (DSS, Probation, Drug Court). 11. Complete urine drug screens on clients. 12.

Comply with Office of Mental Health (OMH), Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), New York State and Federal regulations, laws, and ethical guidelines. Competencies 1. Decision Making 2. Collaboration Skills 3. Results Driven 4. Communication Proficiency 5. Technical Capacity 6. Teamwork Orientation 7.

Thoroughness 8. Flexibility 9. Crisis Management 10. Time Management 11. Emotional Intelligence 12. Confidentiality Qualifications: Position Type/Expected Hours of Work This is a Full-Time position. Workweek schedule: Provided by Manager.

Hours and schedules may vary depending on Company need and workload. Employees will be given as much advance notice as possible when such changes occur. Travel Occasional, meetings, possible home visits. Required Education and Experience 1. Master’s degree in social work or mental health from an accredited school. 2.

Licensed eligible. If licensed, required to track and maintain status of professional licensure. 3. Continuing professional education required 4. Experience working with mental health and substance use population is preferred. Other

Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Employment at Citizen Advocates is “at will”.

You are free to resign at any time and for any reason sufficient to you, just as Citizen Advocates is free to terminate your employment at any time and for any reason. We do not guarantee continued or permanent employment.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct client assessments and develop person-centered treatment and discharge plans, providing individual, group, or family counseling for mental health and substance use needs. Maintain timely clinical records, provide crisis support and community referrals, collaborate with families and local agencies, and comply with applicable regulations and ethical guidelines.

Requirements

Requires a master's degree in social work or mental health from an accredited school and eligibility for licensure; licensed clinicians must track and maintain their professional license. Continuing professional education is required, and experience with mental health and substance use populations is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Biopsychosocial AssessmentPerson-Centered Treatment PlanningClinical DocumentationIndividual CounselingGroup CounselingMental Health CounselingSubstance Use CounselingDischarge PlanningCommunity Resource ReferralsInteragency CollaborationUrine Drug Screening

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 40 active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 10% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$74k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $68k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$71k–$77kLicensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) median $73k (middle half $58k–$98k)21 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$68k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings in New York672 active7,064 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% remote · 10% no call · 73% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York Social Worker listings: 4% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 6% offer loan repayment672 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,430 in the last 30 days1,521 the 30 days before (+60%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,010 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Watertown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k
Typical market rent
$1,546/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
87.7
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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