Social Worker
Compensation
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Job Description
Caring Professionals Deserve a Caring Environment
Join our Social Work team at Kendal-Crosslands Communities! This position, focusing primarily on residents living in the Independent Living component of our continuum of care, provides opportunities to build caring relationships with residents over extended periods of time.
Requirements include a master’s degree in social work and current license as a Social Worker with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a geriatric setting.
Interviewing skills, assessment expertise and a focus on developing and attaining short-term treatment goals for depression, anxiety and issues surrounding grief and loss are essential. Strong collaboration with the medical team and families is also key to success.
Community Location
Located in Kennett Square, our community is nestled on 500 acres, adjacent to famous Longwood Gardens.
Key Responsibilities
The social worker will provide support to residents in an independent living environment by building long-term relationships and addressing mental health needs. They will also collaborate closely with the medical team and families to develop and achieve treatment goals.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a master’s degree in social work and possess a current license. A minimum of two years of experience in a geriatric setting is required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker at Kendal-Crosslands Communities a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Geriatrics (Social Work) — ranked against 31 active Geriatrics (Social Work) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Geriatrics — Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Worker listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 34% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
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).
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Living in Kennett Square
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $519k
- Typical market rent
- $2,330/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 102.6
- 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.
BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.