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Columbus, Ohio · Hybrid

Social Worker - Ohio Connections Academy

Social Worker Top 25% in Social WorkFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time · hybrid
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 4mo ago

Job description

Join Connections Academy as a Social Worker - Ohio Connections Academy in Columbus, Ohio.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work with administrators and counselors to identify families in need of access to school and community resources, in order to remove barriers to attendance and academic success;
  • Coordinate with counselors, teachers, and other school staff to identify students who are at risk of physical or physiological harm;
  • Participate in the development of crisis prevention and management plans for the school;
  • Act as the main point of contact for transient families, communicating regularly with them;

Requirements

  • Must hold an LISW and a Pupil Services Licensure.
  • Degree preferred.
  • Experience and demonstrated interest in working with at-risk youth in an urban environment.
  • Experience supporting Special Education preferred.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Hybrid position - combination of remote and on-site.
  • Night or evening shifts may be required.

This position offers hybrid flexibility. Work with Connections Academy in Columbus, Ohio.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Case ManagementStudent WellnessCommunity PartnershipChild Abuse and Neglect TrainingSpecial Education SupportProfessional DevelopmentInter-agency Coordination

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker - Ohio Connections Academy at Connections Academy a 7.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 5,862 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 24% have no call, 62% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

7.7/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 5,862 active roles in this specialty

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
56%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
20%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

7.7/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Social Work

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  • Hybrid