Job Description

Job Location: The Shepherds Inn - Atlanta, GA 30313
Position Type: Full TimeEducation
Level: Master of Social Work
Salary Range: $60,000.00 - $72,000.00 Salary/year
Job Category: Nonprofit - Social ServicesThe Lead Licensed Social Worker provides advanced clinical leadership, direct client care, and case management oversight within the program. This role combines hands-on client support with team leadership, quality assurance, and collaboration across disciplines to ensure high-quality, trauma-informed, and outcomes-driven services. The Lead Social Worker serves as a subject-matter expert, mentor, and resource for staff while maintaining a manageable caseload.
Essential Responsibilities:
Clinical Leadership & Supervision
- Provide clinical guidance and consultation to social work staff and case managers.
- Support onboarding, training, and mentorship of new team members.
- Review case plans and documentation for quality, accuracy, and compliance.
- Model ethical and professional social work standards and boundaries.
- Assist leadership in developing and refining program practices and protocols.
Client Support & Case Management
- Conduct biopsychosocial assessments and develop individualized, goal-oriented case plans.
- Provide direct case management, crisis intervention, and stabilization services.
- Monitor client progress and adjust service plans as needed.
- Manage a reduced caseload of higher-acuity or complex cases.
Collaboration
- Partner with intake specialists and multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic care.
- Participate in case conferences and interdisciplinary care planning.
- Coordinate care with external providers and community partners.
Resource Coordination & Advocacy
- Connect clients to housing, healthcare, employment, legal, and public benefits resources.
- Advocate for client access to services and removal of systemic barriers.
- Build and maintain relationships with community agencies.
Documentation & Reporting
- Maintain timely, accurate, and compliant client records.
- Track outcomes and contribute to program reporting and data collection.
- Ensure documentation meets licensing, funding, and organizational standards.
Program Facilitation
- Facilitate psychoeducational groups and workshops on life skills, housing navigation, and job readiness.
- Support development of curriculum and group content.
Client Empowerment
- Build rapport and foster a strengths-based, trauma-informed environment.
- Encourage client self-sufficiency, goal setting, and accountability.
Shelter/Program Operations Support
- Support a safe, structured, and welcoming environment for clients.
- Assist in de-escalation and behavioral support when needed.
- Collaborate with program staff to maintain consistent client expectations.
Professional Development
- Stay current on evidence-based practices, ethics, and regulatory requirements.
- Participate in ongoing trainings and professional development.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

QualificationsYou will uphold the following Christ-centered values:
- Humbly Serve: You strive to live, Love and Lead like Jesus.
- Faithfully Steward:  You honor and wisely use the time, talent and treasures that God has provided.
- Courageously Innovate: You are driven towards excellence, you continuously learn, adapt and improve.
- Joyfully celebrate:  You intentionally appreciate and recognize all that God is doing in and through all the stakeholders of Atlanta Mission.
- Strength in Unity:  You embrace God’s desire for oneness and kingdom-focused unity.
Position Requirements:
- Active state licensure as an LCSW, LMSW
- Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited program.
- 3–5+ years of social work or case management experience, preferably in crisis, shelter, or community-based settings.
- Prior experience providing clinical guidance or informal supervision strongly preferred.
- Strong crisis intervention and de-escalation skills.
- Knowledge of community resources, housing systems, and public benefits.
- Excellent documentation and organizational skills.
- Ability to balance leadership responsibilities with direct service.
- Trauma-informed and culturally responsive approach to care.
Physical Job Requirements:
- Must have the ability to remain in a stationary position (standing, walking and sitting)
- Must have the ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Must be able to occasionally ascend/descend stairs
- Must have the ability to constantly operate a computer and other office equipment
Environmental Job Requirements:
- Occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions during events
- Moderate noise as in a business office environment
What we Have to Offer You & Your Family
Employee Benefits:
- Retirement Savings with Matching Contribution
- Medical Insurance
- Dental & Vision Insurance
Employer Paid Benefits:
- 10 Paid Holidays
- 4 Mental Health Days
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Travel Assistance Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Medical Concierge
- Spiritual & Professional Training & Development