Social Work Expert - Scenario Designer

Obsidian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking senior social work professionals to design evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in large human services and clinical social work contexts.

You will craft scenarios, draft reference outputs, and write rubrics reflecting how senior clinicians and case-management leaders think. Five or more years as an LCSW/LMSW or senior case manager in a hospital, child welfare, or behavioral health setting is preferred.

Qualifications

• Five+ years as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW/LMSW) or senior case management professional in large health or social service organizations.
• Direct ownership of clinical caseloads or program-level service delivery is required.
• Fluency in social work practice standards and case management tooling, with understanding of mandated reporting, interagency coordination, and ethical/legal compliance.
• Prior authorship of rubrics, training curricula, or case documentation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Construct social work scenarios spanning complex case assessment, multi-stakeholder care coordination, and crisis intervention or mandated reporting cycles.
• Build tasks across clinical social work practice areas including child and family welfare, healthcare social work, substance use, and mental health services.
• Develop practice scenarios involving tools such as electronic health/case record systems (EHR, CCWIS), risk assessments, and interagency referral platforms.
• Apply biopsychosocial, trauma-informed, and strengths-based frameworks and produce reference case plans, clinical documentation, and interdisciplinary communications.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic clinical judgment from generic recall.

Skills

LCSW/LMSW credential

Clinical caseload management

Interagency coordination

Ethics & compliance

Education

Licensed clinical social worker (LCSW/LMSW)

Tools

EHR systems

CCWIS

Job description

Role Overview

• Mercor is seeking senior social work professionals to build evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in large human services and clinical social work contexts.

• The workflows are calibrated to the case complexity, stakeholder sensitivity, and client-outcome stakes of large public agencies, healthcare systems, and community-based organizations.

• Contributors design social work scenarios, draft reference outputs, and write rubrics that capture how senior clinicians and case management leaders think.

Key Responsibilities

• Construct social work scenarios spanning complex case assessment, multi-stakeholder care coordination, and crisis intervention or mandated reporting cycles.

• Build tasks across clinical social work practice, child and family welfare, healthcare/medical social work, substance use and mental health services, and community-based case management.

• Develop practice scenarios involving tools such as electronic health/case record systems (EHR, CCWIS), risk and needs assessment instruments, and interagency referral platforms.

• Apply social work frameworks (biopsychosocial assessment, trauma-informed care, strengths-based practice, NASW Code of Ethics) and produce reference case plans, clinical documentation, and interdisciplinary team communications.

• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic clinical and ethical judgment from generic textbook or policy-manual recall.

Ideal Qualifications

• 5+ years working as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW/LMSW) or senior case management professional at a hospital system, child welfare agency, behavioral health organization, or large nonprofit.

• Direct ownership of clinical caseloads, family/child welfare cases, or program-level service delivery.

• Fluency in social work practice standards and case management tooling, plus understanding of how mandated reporting, interagency coordination, and ethical/legal compliance actually work.

• Prior rubric, clinical training curriculum, or case documentation authorship is a plus.