Hospice Social Worker
Listed compensation
$44.5-$52.3/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations and time off.
Job Description
We have been a trusted community resource since 1980. Our reputation has been built on consistency, responsiveness, and quality. As a non-profit, community-led agency, we are able to focus on providing quality care to patients and families when they need it most, rather than being driven by profit or financial demand.
We are seeking a Social Worker to become a member of the hospice transdisciplinary team, will be responsible for providing supportive services to help meet patient/family social, emotional, and financial needs related to the impact of a terminal illness, loss, and grief.
Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:30am - 5:00pm
Office Location
Pleasanton, CA
Service Location
Contra Costa & Alameda Counties
Hope Hospice 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 patients and assist with resources
- Provide individual and family counseling to patient/families in all psychosocial aspects of end-of-life care
- Assess environmental resources and obstacles to maintaining safety
Education/Experience
- Master’s degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
- Minimum one-year’s social work experience in acute health care setting
- Hospice or Home Health experience preferred
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Current California Driver’s License and automobile insurance that meets State of California requirements, if driving a car.
Pay Range
$44.50 - $52.30 hourly
Hope Hospice is proud to serve our community as an equal employment opportunity employer. Everyone is valued and welcome at Hope Hospice.
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
Provide supportive services to meet the social, emotional, and financial needs of patients and families facing terminal illness. Conduct psychosocial assessments and provide individual and family counseling regarding end-of-life care and grief.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in Social Work from a CSWE-accredited school and at least one year of experience in an acute health care setting. A valid California Driver's License and automobile insurance are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospice Social Worker at Hope Hospice & Health Services a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Social Work — ranked against 6,459 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Social Worker Career Context
In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (944 salary observations; 1,766 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (6,661 salary observations; 20,737 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 30% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$101k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $91k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Top Social Worker Jobs
40 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution40 jobs · 36 employers
Annual compensation range
Benefits & Perks32 jobs
Share of similar jobs offering each benefit
Supervisor, Care Management (Social Worker)
Centene · Illinois
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
LifeStance Health · Vancouver, Washington
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
$123k-$141kBehavioral Health Provider (ASW/LCSW or AMFT/LMFT) - Napa
$88k-$138k