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TEAM LEAD SOCIAL WORKER

Dover Behavioral Health System
Dover, DE Full Time
POSTED ON 12/30/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/28/2026
Responsibilities

Lead Social Worker/Therapist

We are seeking a dynamic and talented Lead Social Worker/Therapist. The incumbent will be responsible for delivering high quality clinical services to acute child, adolescent, and adult patients and participating in the development and mentoring of social workers / therapists.

Key Responsibilities Include

  • Acts as a Service Excellence role model and ensures employees are following policies and procedures.
  • Serves as a Preceptor to all new hires within the designated department and assists with staff on-boarding and training.
  • Participate in supervisory sessions, as appropriate
  • Delivers Continuing Education and In-services to current staff, as appropriate
  • Under the direction of Social Services Manager / PHP Director or designee, assist with case load assignments and daily psychosocial tool, as needed.

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Social work or a related field
  • 1-3 years experience in a related field - preferred inpatient behavioral health

About Our Parent Company (Universal Health Services)

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.

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