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Grace Community Care and Homes
Princeton, New Jersey

Social Worker Adult Day Programs

Social WorkerPart-Time

Listed compensation

$27-$35/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 49m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Grace Community Care & Homes is developing its Adult Day Programs department and seeks a Social Worker Adult Day Programs. The role will contribute to person-centered services, reliable operations and accurate documentation.

Core Responsibilities

Assess social needs, support participant and family care planning, coordinate community resources and maintain social-service documentation.

Work collaboratively with department leadership, intake, credentialing, billing and quality teams. Maintain confidentiality, respect participant choice, communicate service gaps promptly, and follow role-specific policies and professional scope. Participate in orientation, competency review and quality improvement.

Program Readiness

This is a planned role. Start date and duties are contingent on applicable program approvals, funding, credentialing and staffing readiness. Services may begin only within the approved scope.

Location and Schedule

New Jersey, with administrative coordination through Grace and on-site or community assignments as applicable. Part-time; assignment and weekly schedule discussed during hiring. Clinical services begin only at approved locations and within authorized scope.

NJ social-work credential appropriate to assigned scope; adult or geriatric social-service experience; required supervision. Applicants should provide relevant credentials, experience, availability and a resume. Final regulatory eligibility will be verified before appointment or service delivery. Grace welcomes qualified applicants and provides reasonable accommodations.

Pay: $27-$35 per hour, based on qualifications and relevant experience.

Employment type: Part-time. Weekly hours and start date discussed during hiring; contingent on required approvals and staffing readiness.

Benefits

Paid time off under company policy, including applicable earned sick leave. No other benefits or bonuses currently offered.

Key Responsibilities

The social worker will assess participant social needs, support family care planning, and coordinate community resources. They will also maintain accurate social-service documentation and collaborate with internal teams to ensure quality care.

Requirements

Applicants must hold an appropriate New Jersey social-work credential and possess experience in adult or geriatric social services. The role requires the ability to work collaboratively and maintain professional standards within the program's scope.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Community resource coordinationGeriatric social work

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 40 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 53% are remote, 15% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$64k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $59k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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$115k-130k
1
$133k

Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,456 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Princeton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$801k
Typical market rent
$3,456/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.2
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.