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Wesley Living
Memphis, Tennessee

Service Coordinator - Social Worker (Memphis, TN)

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$39,520

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Job Description

Service Coordinator - Memphis, TNFull-time | 40 Hours a Week | $39,520 Annually

Wesley Living is a faith-based organization that has been managing affordable senior living communities in the Memphis area and beyond for over 50 years. We strive to follow our core values of Service, Compassion, and Integrity in all that we do.

Guided by a desire to serve, our team members strive to make each day the best experience possible for the over 2,200 residents who call a Wesley Living community home. We’d love to have you join us in serving these deserving seniors.

Our Team Members Enjoy Various Benefits Such As

  • A generous PTO program (up to 4 weeks); accrual beginning immediately
  • 8 Company Paid Holidays
  • 2 Floating Holidays
  • A Full Benefits Package
  • Employer Retirement Contributions*

*After 1 year of service

  • Partially Paid Lunch Breaks
  • Education Advancement & Training

We are looking to welcome a self-motivated, empathetic individual who will provide excellent services to seniors living at our Graceland Gardens community. Using your knowledge of resources, you will perform service coordinator duties such as resident assessments, problem solving, and crisis intervention.

You will use your interpersonal skills to advocate on behalf of the residents and coordinate educational, informative, and stimulating programs for them while maintaining confidentiality. This role is the bridge between residents and essential services that will help allow them to age-in-place with dignity. Multi-tasking and time management skills are essential in this job.

Key Responsibilities

Case Management & Advocacy: Conduct initial and ongoing functional assessments to identify residents' needs. Help them apply for programs like SNAP, Medicaid, and utility assistance.

Service Coordination: Establish and maintain relationships with local healthcare providers, home health agencies, and transportation services.

Programming & Education: Organize wellness clinics, financial literacy workshops, and social events to combat senior isolation.

Crisis Intervention: Provide immediate support and referral services during resident emergencies or transitions (e. g., hospital discharges or move-ins).

Compliance & Documentation: Maintain accurate, confidential resident files in accordance with HUD (or relevant agency) guidelines and privacy laws.

Mediation: Assist in resolving conflicts between residents or between residents and management to maintain a peaceful living environment

Equal Opportunity Employer. All positions subject to background and drug screening.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree or Higher in Human Services Field
  • Driver’s License

Key Skills

Resource NavigationInterpersonal CommunicationProgram CoordinationMultitaskingConflict Mediation

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% are remote, 14% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$40k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $43k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$40kSocial Work median $75k (middle half $65k–$85k)312 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$43k in purchasing powerTennessee index 91.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Tennessee117 active6,550 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 78% remote · 14% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTennessee Social Worker listings: 4% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment125 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.

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$40k midpoint, that is roughly $2k–$3k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Social Worker Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

41 jobs · 8 employers
12
<$110k
11
$110k-120k
16
$120k-130k
1
$134k
1
$141k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

39 jobs · 8 employers
401k / retirement match
97% this job
Sign-on bonus
56%
CME allowance
13%
Loan repayment
3%
PSLF eligible
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

LICSW/Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,477 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Wesley Living

Non-profit Organization Management
Memphis, Tennessee
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Generous PTO program (up to 4 weeks)
8 Company Paid Holidays
2 Floating Holidays
Full Benefits Package
Employer Retirement Contributions
Partially Paid Lunch Breaks
Education Advancement & Training

Living in Memphis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$148k≈ 3.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,259/mo≈ 38% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.2
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.