Pediatric Social Worker
Listed compensation
$46.6-$58.3/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
By The Bay Health, a non-profit established in 1975, set the standard for hospice in the U.S. by emphasizing the role of the patient in making important medical decisions. Our spectrum of home-based services now includes Skilled Home Health Care, Palliative Care, Adult Hospice Care and Pediatric Care.
Our team approach strives to address practical, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of care, with the goal to maximize quality of life for our patients, caregivers and families.
This position offers competitive pay, generous benefits and a supportive work environment.
We are seeking a Pediatric Social Worker who will be a member of the interdisciplinary team for providing supportive services to help meet patient/family social, emotional and financial needs related to the impact of a life-limiting illness, loss, and grief.
Schedule: 4 days per week; Monday - Thursday; 8:30am - 5:00pm
Office Location
Larkspur, CA
Coverage Area
Alameda & Contra Costa Counties
By the Bay Health follows all CDPH vaccine requirements for healthcare personnel.
- Essential Duties & Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Assess patient/family social and emotional factors to determine ability to cope with terminal illness and death
- Assess family/caregiver capacity to participate in providing care to patient and assist with resources
- Provide individual and family counseling to patient/families in all psychosocial aspects of end-of-life care
- Provide age and developmentally appropriate assessment of and support to siblings as indicated
Education/Experience
Master’s degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or Masters Degree in mental health discipline
- Minimum one-year’s social work experience in a health care setting
- One year’s social work experience with pediatric patients and families preferred
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Pediatric ELNEC certification required within the first year
Pay Range
$46.60 - $58.30 hourly
By the Bay Health is proud to serve our community as an equal employment opportunity employer. Everyone is valued and welcome at BTBH.
Our organization is committed to diversity, equity and continues to build a culture of inclusion by recruiting, screening, hiring and retaining any qualified individual without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, registered domestic partner status, citizenship, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military care status, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, state, or local laws.
Key Responsibilities
The Pediatric Social Worker provides supportive services to patients and families, addressing social, emotional, and financial needs related to life-limiting illnesses. They conduct psychosocial assessments and provide individual and family counseling to assist with coping and care planning.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in social work or a mental health discipline and have at least one year of healthcare experience. A Pediatric ELNEC certification is required within the first year of employment.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pediatric Social Worker at By the Bay Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Pediatrics social worker listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Pediatrics — Social Worker Career Context
By the Bay Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 76/100, 6 active listings.
Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 28% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$109k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $99k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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