Remote Public Social Worker (Child & Family)

Turing; New York (NY); Remote; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Contractor assignment

Potential extension

Job summary

Turing seeks professionals with strong social work and public welfare background to contribute to AI evaluation and development in government-related contexts. You will work on case management, family services, and child welfare projects, with no prior AI experience required.

Remote freelance engagement (roughly 1 month, potential extension) as a contractor. Compensation varies by project, with options for full-time in some cases.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a Social Worker, Case Manager, or Counselor in government or public welfare programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services, or Sociology or in progress.
• Strong understanding of community engagement, social service systems, and interagency collaboration.
• Comfortable using web-based tools for data review and annotation.

Responsibilities

• Design and solve real-world social work and case management scenarios to test AI reasoning.
• Write clear, structured explanations grounded in government policies, social welfare guidelines, and ethical practice frameworks.
• Evaluate AI responses for accuracy, empathy, and alignment with social service standards.
• Collaborate with researchers to refine AI understanding of child protection laws, family support systems, and school-based intervention programs.

Skills

Social work

Case management

Public welfare

Ethical practice

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field

Job description

Turing is looking for candidates with strong experience in social work, public welfare systems, and community support services.

Role overview:

• In this role, you will contribute to projects that help evaluate and enhance AI systems using your expertise in social work, child welfare, and family services.
• No prior AI experience is required.
• These projects will help you explore how AI can be leveraged to support case management, social service delivery, and evidence-based family interventions in public-sector settings.

What does day-to-day look like:

• Design and solve real-world social work and case management scenarios to test AI reasoning.
• Write clear, structured explanations grounded in government policies, social welfare guidelines, and ethical practice frameworks.
• Evaluate AI responses for accuracy, empathy, and alignment with social service standards.
• Collaborate with researchers to refine AI understanding of child protection laws, family support systems, and school-based intervention programs.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience as a Social Worker, Case Manager, or Counselor in government or public welfare programs.
• Candidates must be currently pursuing (or have obtained) a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services, or Sociology.
• Strong understanding of community engagement, social service systems, and interagency collaboration.
• Comfortable using web-based tools for data review and annotation.
• Excellent English communication and writing skills, with the ability to explain sensitive issues clearly and empathetically.

Perks of freelancing with Turing & offer details:

• Strong compensation (exact amount varies by project).
• Fully remote work environment.
• Engagement type: Contractor assignment/freelancer, potentially full-time.
• Duration of projects: approximately 1 month, with the possibility for extension.

What Turing is NOT seeking from your expertise:

• Confidential or proprietary information from any employer, university, etc.
• Trade secrets or internal company or university data.
• Specific client information or case details.
• Any information that would violate NDAs, employment agreements or other confidentiality obligations.

About Turing:

Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises deploying advanced AI systems. Turing supports customers in two ways: first, by accelerating frontier research with high-quality data, advanced training pipelines, plus top AI researchers who specialize in coding, reasoning, STEM, multilinguality, multimodality, and agents; and second, by applying that expertise to help enterprises transform AI from proof of concept into proprietary intelligence with systems that perform reliably, deliver measurable impact, and drive lasting results on the P&L.