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VitalCore Health Strategies
Wilmington, Delaware

Mental Health Clinician - LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD or equivalent

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$73K - $82K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Join the VitalCore Team in Delaware! We’re people fueled by passion, not by profit!

VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care, has an opening for a Mental Health Clinician at Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington, DE! (This position will be filled by an LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD or equivalent).

MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN (LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD) BENEFITS PACKAGE TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

  • Holiday Pay: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Health Savings Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term/Long Term Disability
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Pet Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
  • 401K & Plan Matching
  • PTO
  • Annual Incentive Bonus
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN (LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD) POSITION SUMMARY:

The Mental Health Clinician provides professional mental health assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, and treatment planning services to individuals in a correctional environment. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the Mental Health Clinician supports rehabilitation and recovery by addressing behavioral health needs in a secure correctional facility.

MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN (LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD) ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Performs individual and group therapeutic interventions as appropriate
  • Assists in planning and implementing the goals and objectives of programs and projects
  • May direct special projects as requested
  • Participates in and conducts in-service trainings/education, as well as assists in the orientation of new staff
  • Documents appropriately in the Electronic Health Record
  • Attends training and meetings as required

MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN (LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

  • Must have a graduate degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or a related field.
  • MUST be licensed (i. e., LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD). - LMSW does not count as a clinical license.

VitalCore Health Strategies is an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive workplace in which all employees have an opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives.

Full-Time

Key Responsibilities

The Mental Health Clinician provides professional assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, and treatment planning for individuals in a correctional setting. They work within a multidisciplinary team to support rehabilitation and document care in the Electronic Health Record.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a graduate degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or a related field. A valid clinical license such as LCSW, LPCMH, or PsyD is strictly required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual TherapyGroup TherapyElectronic Health Record DocumentationStaff TrainingClinical Supervision

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Clinician - LCSW, LPCMH, PsyD or equivalent at VitalCore Health Strategies a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) — ranked against 2,010 active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 31 active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 52% have no call, 71% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$78k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $78k in an average-cost state. 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 25% in licensed clinical social worker (lcsw)ranked against 2,010 Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$73k–$82kLicensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) median $75k (middle half $64k–$84k)298 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$78k in purchasing powerDelaware index 99.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings in Delaware34 active7,141 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 52% no call · 71% no weekends31 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,010 Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Benefits & Perks

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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,010 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About VitalCore Health Strategies

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501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Holiday Pay
Medical, Dental, Vision
Health Savings Account
Life Insurance
Short Term/Long Term Disability
Identity Theft Protection
Pet Insurance
Employee Assistance Program

Living in Wilmington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$299k≈ 4.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,786/mo≈ 29% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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