Social Worker LCSW- IOP/OPS Derby
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
MAIN FUNCTION: Psychiatric Social Worker needed to provide comprehensive psychiatric/mental health services to patients utilizing advanced clinical practice, principles, and theory.
Hours Mondays – Fridays, 8:30 am – 5pm, with 2 evenings possible until 7pm. no weekends
Local travel may be required between multiple sites (Derby, Shelton).
EDUCATION: Masters Level Clinician, with degree from an accredited school with specialization in psychiatric social work.
EXPERIENCE: LCSW required and experience with group therapy and co-occurring disorders preferred. Experience providing psychiatric assessment, and mental health and substance abuse treatment to adults in an outpatient setting
EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive psychiatric and mental health services to patients using advanced clinical practice and theory. Conduct psychiatric assessments and deliver treatment for mental health and substance abuse in an outpatient setting.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in psychiatric social work and a valid LCSW license. Experience with group therapy and co-occurring disorders is preferred.
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 LCSW- IOP/OPS Derby at Griffin Hospital a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,097 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 31 active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% are remote, 32% have no call, 77% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Derby
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $375k
- Typical market rent
- $1,889/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 min
- State income tax
- Up to 7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.