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Newport News, Virginia

Therapist (MA/MSW)

Social WorkerFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Newport News Behavioral Health Center is a 108 bed intensive and highly structured residential treatment for psychiatric and behavioral health needs of adolescent males and females ages 11-18yrs. Newport News has an on-site certified school, therapists, and vocational programming. Newport News, VA is a beautiful seaside city, rich in maritime history and conveniently located to DC and other major North Eastern cities.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the delivery of inpatient, continuing care and family services. This includes providing clinical support to other staff members, conducting interventions, conducting psychosocial assessments, developing the resident’s treatment plan, conducting group, individual and family therapy.

Benefit Highlights

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Generous Paid Time Off

Qualifications

Education

Must have a Master’s Degree and be licensed or licensed eligible in the State of Virginia in the field of psychology or a related field.

Experience

Must have at least two years experience conducting group, individual and family therapy using a variety of treatment modalities. Must be able to compose and deliver educational lectures. Must be able to communicate effectively with other health care professionals, both verbally and in writing. Must have at least one year treating a variety of mental health disorders. Prefer 1 year experience working and/or treating adolescents.

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Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentTreatment planningIndividual therapyGroup therapyAdolescent mental healthCrisis interventionEducational lecturingCommunication skillsInterdisciplinary collaboration

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 32% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Social Worker Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution43 jobs · 38 employers

7
<$70k
10
$70k-90k
14
$90k-110k
12
$110k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs

401k / retirement match
96% this job
Sign-on bonus
33%
CME allowance
33%
Loan repayment
19%
PSLF eligible
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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

Adjuvant Behavior Health · Morgantown, West Virginia

$60-$62/hr
#2

(LICSW) Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker-Fully (Remote)

Adjuvant Behavior Health · Wheeling, West Virginia

$60-$62/hr
#3

Clinical Social Worker School Based Health Program – Columbia

$45.61-$61.08/hr
#4

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist - LICSW/LPCC/LMFT

$74k-$126k
+ 42 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 6,459 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Newport News

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$284k
Typical market rent
$1,605/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About UHS

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501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Challenging and rewarding work environment
Career development opportunities
Competitive Compensation
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Generous Paid Time Off