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New Haven, Connecticut

Social Worker - LMSW/GF

Social WorkerFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

With the supervision of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (CT) or a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (RI), the social worker will perform professional social work services to patients, and families, and social work consultation to the interdisciplinary teams in the Yale New Haven Health System. Supervision means face-to-face case review and consultation between one supervisor and one supervisee until the supervisee obtains Licensed Clinical Social Worker in accordance with the State of Connecticut regulations/licensure for Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in accordance with the State of Rhode Island regulations.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

  • 1. Social Work Clinical Practice:
  • 1.1 Interact professionally with persons from diverse developmental, cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, and ethnic backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, lifestyles, and abilities.
  • 2. Professional Development:

2.1 Maintain and enhance knowledge base and skill set through educational opportunities and meet expectations set forth by the State licensure, Hospital, and departmental standards.

Qualifications

Education

Master's Degree from an accredited School of Social Work.

Experience

Minimum of one field placement from an accredited School of Social Work.

Licensure

Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) from the State of Connecticut, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) from the State of Rhode Island, or those holding licenses from other states, will need an 'endorsement' and meet the State of Connecticut or Rhode Island license requirements.

Special Skills

The Social Worker will possess the following special skills: empathy, active listening, critical thinking, strong organizational and computer skills, and the ability to effectively communicate with and advocate for patients and families.

Physical Demand

The Social Worker-LMSW/GF position is co-terminus with grant funding.

YNHHS Requisition ID

192617

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Organizational skillsCommunicationAdvocacyInterdisciplinary teamwork

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 16% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingConnecticut index 103.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Connecticut93 active6,556 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 60% remote · 16% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedConnecticut Social Worker listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus · 16% offer loan repayment103 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,568 in the last 30 days1,507 the 30 days before (+70%)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.

Top Social Worker Jobs

45 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

40 jobs · 26 employers
9
<$90k
3
$90k-110k
18
$110k-130k
10
$130k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

35 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
94%
CME allowance
34%
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Full Time, Day)

NorthBay Health · Fairfield, California

$58.21-$70.76/hr
#2

FFS Clinical Supervisor - LCSW

Northeast Family Services · New York, New York

$62-$70/hr
#3

Medical Social Worker - Population Health (Full Time, Day)

$55.87-$67.96/hr
#4

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

$123k-$141k
+ 43 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Master Social Worker (LMSW) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 237 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in New Haven

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$352k
Typical market rent
$1,972/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

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

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