Healthcare · Mental Health & Behavioral Health · Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Retained Recruitment for Licensed Clinical Social Workers

Licensed Clinical Social Workers provide psychotherapy and case management across mental health, healthcare, and community settings. We find the professionals your organisation needs through dedicated retained search — not job boards.

Retained Only 21–40 Day Placement 90-Day Guarantee $55,000 – $85,000
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400+Healthcare Placements
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What Does a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Do?

Conducting biopsychosocial assessments, providing individual and group psychotherapy, developing treatment plans, coordinating care with other providers, maintaining documentation in compliance with payer requirements, and supporting clients through crisis intervention.

What We Screen For

MSW from CSWE-accredited programme, LCSW licensure (state-specific), and experience with the target clinical population. Telehealth experience and familiarity with EHR platforms are increasingly important.

💡 Hiring Insight

Many strong LCSWs build independent practices rather than work in employed settings — compelling clinical environment, caseload size, and clinical supervision for LSW candidates seeking licensure hours are all meaningful attractors.

Typical Compensation
$55,000 – $85,000
Telehealth platforms and high-volume outpatient settings often offer production bonuses that push total compensation above base salary significantly.
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Also Known As

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Every Day Without a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Has a Real Cost to Your Organisation.

Our retained model delivers a pre-screened, credentialled shortlist within 21–40 days. Start with a free, confidential 25-minute consultation.

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Common Questions

Recruiting a Licensed Clinical Social Worker — FAQ

Most Licensed Clinical Social Worker searches through our retained model are completed within 21 to 40 business days. Many strong LCSWs build independent practices rather than work in employed settings — compelling clinical environment, caseload size, and clinical supervision for LSW candidates seeking licensure hours are all meaningful attractors. We provide a realistic timeline at the start of every engagement.
MSW from CSWE-accredited programme, LCSW licensure (state-specific), and experience with the target clinical population. Telehealth experience and familiarity with EHR platforms are increasingly important.
Retained recruitment means one dedicated recruiter works exclusively on your role from the moment you engage — conducting passive candidate outreach, pre-screening credentials, and presenting only candidates who meet your specific brief. For a role like Licensed Clinical Social Worker, where many strong lcsws build independent practices rather than work in employed settings — compelling cli…, passive outreach is often the only reliable way to find high performers.
Every permanent retained placement includes a 90-day guarantee. If the placed professional leaves or is released within 90 days for reasons covered under our guarantee terms, we conduct a full replacement search at no additional fee.
Compensation for Licensed Clinical Social Worker roles typically ranges from $55,000 – $85,000. Telehealth platforms and high-volume outpatient settings often offer production bonuses that push total compensation above base salary significantly. Geographic market, organisation size, and specific experience or certifications are the primary factors. We provide full compensation benchmarking at the start of every retained search.
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