Social Worker III- Family In Home

1 month ago
North Carolina$61K - $73KFull TimeSocial Worker
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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WeekdayDoc + BLS OES 2024 · NC adjusted

Below Market
Salary Percentile19th percentile
25th50th75th90th+

38% below median for Social Worker in NC — negotiate

Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Join Buncombe County Government as a Social Worker – Child Welfare in United States. This job posting expires at 11:59PM on April 01, 2026. No applications can be submitted after 11:59PM on April 01, 2026.

Key Responsibilities

  • escalate individuals. Knowledge of medical, behavioral, and socio

Requirements

  • BSW and Social Work Collaborative Students preferred. Additional Training and Experience: English/Spanish bi
  • lingual speakers preferred. Certificate of completion of the NCDHHS Pre
  • professionals in the community to provide a strengths
  • escalate individuals. Knowledge of medical, behavioral, and socio

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $61K - $73K
  • Pension plan offered.
  • PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Buncombe County Government in United States.

Key Skills

Case ManagementDirect InterventionsChild WelfareService Plan DevelopmentCourt RecommendationsRisk AssessmentDe-escalationCounselingInterviewingLegal DocumentationFamily Centered PracticeStrengths-Based ApproachCrisis InterventionSafety PlanningSupervisionAssessment
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker III- Family In Home at Buncombe County Government a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% of all Social Work physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Social Work — Physician Career Context

This Social Work position at Buncombe County Government is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Compensation Analysis

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in North Carolina.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($34k–$34k)
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Case Management, Direct Interventions, Child Welfare, Service Plan Development, Court Recommendations, Risk Assessment, De-escalation, Counseling. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Social Work role.

Core responsibilities: This role involves providing Family In-Home services to children and families involved with child protective services to ensure safe and permanent living arrangements, ideally within the home, through case management and direct interventions. Responsibilities include developing and monitoring servic...

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About Buncombe County Government

Government Administration
Asheville, North Carolina
2-5
6.9

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

1mo ago