Limited Licensed Master Social Worker LLMSW

Ellie Mental Health-Capital Region NY; Clarkston (MI); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Advancement opportunities

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

401(k)

Dental insurance

Job summary

Ellie Mental Health–Clarkston, a private practice in Michigan, seeks a compassionate LLMSW to join our collaborative team. This full-time role involves conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, and providing evidence-based psychotherapy in a setting that supports caseload growth and outreach.

We offer a W-2 commission structure with benefits, including health coverage and administrative support, plus flexible work options across in-person and telehealth care.

Qualifications

• Current Michigan LLMSW license in good standing.
• Master of Social Work degree from a CSWE-accredited program.
• Eligibility to practice clinical social work under appropriate Michigan supervision.
• Commitment to maintaining required supervision and completing the steps toward full LMSW licensure.
• Experience with assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, psychotherapy, risk assessment, and clinical documentation.
• Ability to complete documentation within practice and payer timelines.
• Willingness to take an active role in building and maintaining a caseload.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Dependability, organization, initiative, professional boundaries, and follow‑through.
• Ability to serve diverse clients competently while remaining within scope of practice.
• Proficiency with electronic health records and office technology; Valant experience is preferred

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health intake assessments and establish diagnoses within LLMSW scope of practice.
• Develop individualized treatment plans and provide evidence-based psychotherapy.
• Complete progress notes, treatment plans, risk documentation, diagnostic updates, and other required records accurately and on time.
• Submit documentation promptly for required supervisory review and co‑signature.
• Attend required clinical supervision, maintain supervision records, and implement feedback.
• Maintain consistent scheduling availability and follow up appropriately after cancellations.
• Respond promptly and professionally to new referrals.
• Support client engagement, retention, continuity of care, and appropriate discharge planning.
• Participate in consultation, staff meetings, training, and quality‑improvement activities.
• Communicate professionally with clients, families, supervisors, colleagues, billing personnel, and referral partners.
• Participate actively in approved caseload‑development and community‑outreach activities

Skills

Written and verbal communication

Caseload management

Documentation & reporting

Education

Master of Social Work (CSWE-accredited)

Tools

Valant

Job description

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance

Limited Licensed Master Social Worker – Full-Time

Ellie Mental Health–Clarkston is an independently owned private practice providing in-person and telehealth care throughout Michigan. Our furnished clinic and administrative support, including billing, allow clinicians to focus primarily on client care and professional development.

We seek a compassionate and motivated Michigan LLMSW to join a collaborative practice grounded in authenticity, compassion, creativity, humor, acceptance, and determination.

Compensation

This is a W-2 straight-commission position, not a salaried position. Clinicians earn a commission percentage of collected insurance and client payments for completed services, a common compensation model in outpatient private practice.

The commission compensates the clinician’s regular responsibilities, including session preparation, client sessions, scheduling and client communication, documentation, treatment planning, required meetings, and required supervision. These activities do not receive separate hourly compensation.

Unlike a 1099 contractor arrangement, the W-2 model includes employee benefits, employer-paid payroll taxes, and applicable employment protections.

Caseload Development

Building and maintaining a caseload is a shared responsibility. The practice provides marketing, online scheduling, administrative support, community relationships, and practice-generated referrals.

Clinicians must also maintain consistent availability, respond promptly to referrals, support client engagement and retention, communicate their specialties, and participate in approved practice-development and outreach activities.

Approved activities may include community events, referral-source follow-ups, delivering outreach materials, developing professional relationships, researching clinic-growth opportunities, and preparing outreach materials. These activities are paid at $20 per hour only when discussed and authorized in advance by the Clinical Director or Owner.

Full-time clinicians must average at least 25 direct client‑facing hours per week and initially provide approximately 35 scheduling hours per week to support caseload growth and accommodate cancellations. At least one evening of availability is required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health intake assessments and establish diagnoses within LLMSW scope of practice
• Develop individualized treatment plans and provide evidence-based psychotherapy
• Complete progress notes, treatment plans, risk documentation, diagnostic updates, and other required records accurately and on time
• Submit documentation promptly for required supervisory review and co‑signature
• Attend required clinical supervision, maintain supervision records, and implement feedback
• Maintain consistent scheduling availability and follow up appropriately after cancellations
• Respond promptly and professionally to new referrals
• Support client engagement, retention, continuity of care, and appropriate discharge planning
• Participate in consultation, staff meetings, training, and quality‑improvement activities
• Communicate professionally with clients, families, supervisors, colleagues, billing personnel, and referral partners
• Participate actively in approved caseload‑development and community‑outreach activities

Required Qualifications

• Current Michigan LLMSW license in good standing
• Master of Social Work degree from a CSWE‑accredited program
• Eligibility to practice clinical social work under appropriate Michigan supervision
• Commitment to maintaining required supervision and completing the steps toward full LMSW licensure
• Experience with assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, psychotherapy, risk assessment, and clinical documentation
• Ability to complete documentation within practice and payer timelines
• Willingness to take an active role in building and maintaining a caseload
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Dependability, organization, initiative, professional boundaries, and follow‑through
• Ability to serve diverse clients competently while remaining within scope of practice
• Proficiency with electronic health records and office technology; Valant experience is preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Outpatient or private‑practice experience
• Experience with insurance‑based documentation and medical necessity requirements
• Progress toward independent LMSW licensure
• Community outreach, professional networking, presentation, or marketing experience
• Clinical specialties responsive to community needs

Benefits

• Paid time off and holiday pay
• Health coverage for eligible employees
• Short‑term disability insurance
• 401(k) eligibility for full‑time employees, subject to plan requirements
• Free annual continuing education opportunities
• Flexible scheduling
• Furnished office space
• Administrative and billing support
• Paid, preapproved practice‑development and outreach opportunities

We are excited to meet your authentic self. BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ clinicians are encouraged to apply.

Flexible work from home options available.

Compensation: $55,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Seeking creative & collaborative humans with a passion for changing mental health care in fun and meaningful ways.

Don’t meet EVERY requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Ellie Mental Health is devoted to purposefully building an inclusive and diverse workplace where all of our humans can be their authentic selves! Authenticity is one of our core values, after all… If you’re excited about the chance to be a change‑maker with us, but your past experience doesn’t perfectly align with every single qualification of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. Our mental health jobs need dedicated individuals from every background who are willing to care for others. And who knows, you might just be the perfect candidate for another role!

Employee Experience

We take care of our people. It’s that simple. From investing in their financial future, to providing wages that shatter the ceiling in our industry to reasonable caseload expectations we ensure that our people are happy. Happy employees do better work and provide better client care! No matter what it is that you do in your mental health career at Ellie, our clients depend on us cultivating an environment where our employees can thrive so that they can thrive too!

Y’all, jobs in mental health are tough jobs with a high risk of emotional fatigue and burnout. At Ellie, we use all of our core values of humor, creativity, authenticity, acceptance, determination, and compassion not just out in our communities, but we turn them inwards too! Our employees have clear growth paths for advancing their careers.

We have created a culture that reminds us that our employees are our leaders!

Company Structure

Ellie is a socially responsible for‑profit business, which allows us to be flexible and responsive to our community’s needs. Many mental health and wellness‑focused companies are non‑profits or government agencies, which rely on the general public, grants, or large donors for funding. This model often results in little creativity and lower compensation for employees, promoting a work culture that just makes people feel “blah.”

Feeling blah doesn’t help employees stay motivated, engaged, or even in their jobs for a very long time! So we created a new model: one that puts flexibility, innovative decision‑making, creativity, and our people first, while remaining a socially conscious and responsible for‑profit business focused on changing how we treat mental health.

In short, we’re just people helping people. Wanna join the herd?