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Seaford, New York

Children's Social Worker or Mental Health Counselor

Social WorkerPart-Time

Listed compensation

$40-$50/hr

The week · per this posting

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

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

SOCIAL WORKER (LMSW or LCSW) or MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR

Seaford, NY

Up to 10 hours per week. Afternoon & evening hours required.

Fee-For-Service (FFS)

LMSW: $40 per locked note

LMHC/LCSW: $50 per locked note

Charles Evans Center, INC.

The Charles Evans Center (CEC) is a Federally Qualified Health Center, providing comprehensive medical, dental and mental health services. The center specializes in meeting the needs of adults and children with developmental disabilities. Our team-based approach puts patients at the center of their care. Using the highest standard of medical care; we give the patients the tools they need to achieve their best health.

We have great opportunities for positive, motivated individuals to work in an OMH & OASAS outpatient clinic setting.

In this vital role, you will:

  • Conduct all aspects of psychotherapy with families, children, and adolescents
  • Attend supervisory sessions as scheduled and demonstrate motivation for learning and willingness to take direction.
  • Attend weekly social work meetings arriving promptly, participating actively in the process and assuming responsibility for rotating presentations.
  • Attend annual agency training for Quality Assurance including fire safety, mandated reporting of abuse and universal precautions.
  • Initiate and maintain contact with other agency departments regarding your patients as necessary and appropriate in the service of quality treatment.

We Require

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling
  • Current NYS License in LMSW/LCSW, or LMHC
  • Experience working with children and adolescents
  • Strong clinical experience, required

We look forward to talking with you! An EOE m/f/d/v.

Key Responsibilities

The social worker or counselor will conduct psychotherapy sessions for families, children, and adolescents in an outpatient clinic setting. They are also responsible for attending supervisory meetings, participating in quality assurance training, and maintaining interdepartmental communication.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling and possess a current NYS license (LMSW, LCSW, or LMHC). Strong clinical experience working with children and adolescents is required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Family therapyChild therapyAdolescent therapyClinical documentationCase managementCrisis interventionTreatment planningInterdisciplinary collaboration

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 40 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 15% have no call, 83% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$94k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $87k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$83k–$104kSocial Work median $54k (middle half $48k–$73k)34 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$87k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in New York603 active6,357 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% remote · 15% no call · 83% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York social worker listings (all specialties): 4% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 6% offer loan repayment657 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,591 in the last 30 days1,395 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,344 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About ACLD

Non-profit Organizations
Bethpage, NY
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Fee-For-Service (FFS) compensation
LMSW: $40 per locked note
LMHC/LCSW: $50 per locked note

Living in Seaford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$802k
Median resident rent
$2,489/mo
Residents’ average commute
38 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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