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Petoskey, Michigan

Social Worker Master of Social Work

Social WorkerFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

The Social Worker MSW provides assessment and intervention to assist clients/families to improve social and economic difficulties interfering with health and wellness through use of casework process and principles, strategies, and community resources.

Responsibilities:

  • Determines nature of client's situation by interviewing client; assessing medical, psychological, emotional, and social information; making on-site visits.
  • Establishes course of action by exploring options; setting goals with client.
  • Obtains assistance for client by referring him/her to community resources; arranging for appointments; establishing rapport with other agencies.
  • Fosters client's action or adjustment by interpreting attitudes and patterns of behavior; explaining and pointing out new options.
  • Performs individual and/or family therapy, as indicated.

Required

  • Masters degree in Social Work from accredited educational institution.
  • State of Michigan licensure as a Licensed Master’s Social Worker (LMSW).

Preferred

  • Prior experience preferred.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as a Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association or equivalent through the Military Training network (MTN).

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.

Requirements

A Master's degree in Social Work and a State of Michigan LMSW licensure are required. BLS certification and prior experience are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Case ManagementClient AssessmentCrisis InterventionCommunity Resource ReferralPsychological AssessmentGoal SettingPatient Advocacy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker Master of Social Work at McLaren Health Care a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,558 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 34% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Social Worker Jobs

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Salary Distribution31 jobs · 28 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
31%
Sign-on bonus
26%
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Licensed Master Social Worker LMSW

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 90% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,558 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Petoskey

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$462k
Median resident rent
$1,006/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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