Social Worker
Compensation
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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Why NHC?
At NHC, we “Put our Heart in Everything We Do!” We take pride in working together as a team in our family-oriented work environment. We provide a culture of excellence, recognition, empowerment, and fun. We offer professional growth opportunities along with competitive compensation wage increases based on performance. If you want this experience in your career, apply today!
Position: Social Worker
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday Job Type: Full Time
The qualified applicant for this position should hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in social work from an accredited program, and have knowledge of the case management process and needs of geriatric patients, including funding resources.
Benefits We Offer
- Flexible Schedule
- Competitive Pay & Holiday Incentive Pay
- Earned Time Off
- Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance
- 401k with generous company contributions
- Uniforms
- Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities
- Advancement Opportunities
Social Worker Position Highlights
- working with individual patients and families toward adjustment to center life and to crises of illness, disability and death
- serving in an advocacy role for patients and their families in expressing, defining and resolving grievances
- coordinating discharge planning functions
- reporting to the Director of Social Work Services the current status of social services and present needs
- participate in developing patient care plans in cooperation with individuals from other disciplines
- maintaining confidentiality of professional information
We Are Located At
- NHC HealthCare Anniston
- 2300 Coleman Road
- Anniston, AL 36207
If you are interested in working as a Social Worker for a leader in senior care, share NHC's values of honesty and integrity, and have a heart for the geriatric patient, please apply today and find out more about us at nhccare.com/locations/anniston/
We look forward to talking with you about this great Social Worker opportunity.
NHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Key Responsibilities
The Social Worker supports patients and families in adjusting to center life and managing crises related to illness, disability, and death. Key duties include coordinating discharge planning, advocating for patient grievances, and collaborating on multidisciplinary care plans.
Requirements
Applicants must hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in social work from an accredited program. Knowledge of the case management process and the specific needs of geriatric patients, including funding resources, is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker at Adams Place a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Geriatrics (Social Work) — ranked against 31 active Geriatrics (Social Work) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Geriatrics — Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Worker listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 30% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.9 / 10 · top 5% in geriatrics (social work) | ranked against 31 Geriatrics (Social Work) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Social Worker median $73k (middle half $65k–$86k)330 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Alabama index 88.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Social Worker listings in Alabama | 63 active | 7,127 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 46% remote · 30% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
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- No weekends
- On-site
Benefits & Perks
Living in Anniston
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $192k
- Typical market rent
- $940/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 85.9
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Anniston-Oxford, AL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.