Pays Up to $108,100Social Worker market median is ~$90k (357 jobs)

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Thriveworks
Durham, North Carolina · Hybrid

Clinical Social Worker - Fee For Service

Social WorkerFull-Time
Posted 46m ago · Verified live

About the Role

Hybrid telehealth and in-person LCSW role. Flexible scheduling 7 days/week. Up to $108,100. Student loan repayment. Durham, NC.

Join Thriveworks as a LCSW – Hybrid Telehealth, Loan Repayment, Up to $108K in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Thriveworks is currently seeking Licensed Clinicians to provide a mix of telehealth and face-to-face sessions in Durham, North Carolina. About the job Thriveworks is a mental health care company founded by clinicians in 2008 and still led by them today.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: Up to $108,100
  • Student loan repayment assistance.
  • Guaranteed bi-weekly pay
  • Medical, dental, vision coverage
  • 401(k) with employer matching
  • Paid time off
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
  • CEU reimbursement
  • Free in-house training

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Hybrid position - combination of remote and on-site.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

This position offers hybrid flexibility, student loan benefits. Work with Thriveworks in Durham, North Carolina, United States.

Key Responsibilities

Provide compassionate, evidence-based mental health care to clients through a mix of telehealth and face-to-face sessions. Maintain a consistent caseload while utilizing modern clinical technology and EHR tools for documentation and scheduling.

Requirements

Must be an independently licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) residing in North Carolina. Candidates should be available for a minimum of 25 sessions per week and comfortable treating a diverse range of clients.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical social workTelehealthMental health counselingEvidence-based careEHR toolsBehavioral healthCase managementClinical documentationPatient assessmentCrisis interventionTreatment planningPsychotherapy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Social Worker - Fee For Service at Thriveworks a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Social Work social worker listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 20% have no call, 60% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$108k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $115k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 6.0/10 on work-life balance for Social Worker roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 357 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 10 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
26% this job
Sign-on bonus
17%
Loan repayment
13% this job
PSLF eligible
4%

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About Thriveworks

Mental Health Care
Lynchburg, VA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Guaranteed bi-weekly pay
Medical, dental, vision coverage
401(k) with employer matching
Paid time off
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
CEU reimbursement
Free in-house training