Social Worker I - Social Work Services

Social WorkerNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$25.4-$34.37/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

At Montclair Hospital Medical Center, our dedicated team of professionals are committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, Montclair Hospital Medical Center is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!

Founded in 1973, Montclair Hospital, a 106-bed acute care, not-for-profit community hospital, received the “100 Top Hospital” in the nation award from IBM Watson Health, the Patient Safety Excellence award from Healthgrades®, and the Women's Choice Award® for America's Best Emergency Care. For more information visit montclair-hospital.org

Responsibilities

To provide emotional support, crisis intervention and counseling; information and referral; referrals for financial assistance and supportive services to patients and families with problems that are related to hospitalization, illness, disability, or trauma.

To provide case management & milieu management, data collection regarding psychosocial aspects related to the patient’s care,, assist in the re-evaluation of Treatment Plans and work as a member of a multidisciplinary team, and to coordinate discharge planning.

Complete necessary documentation and maintain clinical record for each client during his/her length of stay.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or other related field OR

Master’s in Psychology

Current registration as an intern with a Board, as appropriate to education and licensing requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
  • Master’s in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor or related field.
  • Minimum one (1) year Inpatient l or Outpatient Behavioral Health experience.

Pay Transparency

Montclair Hospital Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs.

Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options.

A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $25.40 to $34.37.

The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Privacy Notice

Privacy Notice for California Applicants: primehealthcare.com

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentTreatment planningReferral services

Social Worker Career Context

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (729 salary observations; 1,933 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (5,204 salary observations; 22,949 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 26% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$53k–$71kSocial Work median $70k (middle half $64k–$89k)35 comparable listings, Nov 2026
California vs national$96k median in California$81k nationally (+18%)729 state / 5,204 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$56k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in California702 active6,476 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 34% remote · 26% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Social Worker listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment749 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,525 in the last 30 days1,439 the 30 days before (+75%)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.

Top Social Worker Jobs

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 31 employers
401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
48%
Sign-on bonus
45%
Loan repayment
12%
Relocation assistance
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 5.1
Better work-life than 50% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,407 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Montclair Hospital Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Montclair, CA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid time off
401K retirement plan
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Tuition reimbursement
Voluntary benefit options

Living in Montclair

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$651k
Typical market rent
$2,895/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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