Social Worker resume example
Agencies look for your licence, the populations you serve and your caseload, then evidence of outcomes: stable housing, services connected, crises resolved and programs improved. Keep client details anonymous.
This is a fictional, illustrative example -- not a real person or a promised result. Replace every detail with your own.
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LCSW with 7 years serving adults with serious mental illness in community and hospital settings. Manage a caseload of 35 and helped 80% of clients keep stable housing for 12+ months.
- •Manage a caseload of 35 adults with serious mental illness.
- •Helped 80% of clients keep stable housing for 12+ months through coordinated case plans.
- •Cut psychiatric readmissions within 30 days from 22% to 12% with post-discharge follow-up calls.
- •Lead 4 therapy and skills groups a month.
- •Completed psychosocial assessments and discharge plans for 15 patients a week.
- •Connected 90% of uninsured patients to Medicaid or charity care before discharge.
- •Coordinated with 20+ community agencies for housing and follow-up care.
Summary: weak vs. improved
Compassionate social worker dedicated to helping vulnerable populations.
LCSW serving adults with serious mental illness. Caseload of 35; 80% of clients kept stable housing for 12+ months.
Licence, population, caseload and outcome show the impact of your compassion.
Skills to include
- ✓Case management
- ✓Psychosocial assessment
- ✓Crisis intervention
- ✓Resource and benefits navigation
- ✓Documentation and confidentiality
- ✓Trauma-informed care
Only list skills you actually have -- the AI review in the editor will flag a skill that doesn't appear anywhere else in your resume.
Bullet examples: weak vs. improved
Provided case management.
Manage a caseload of 35 adults with serious mental illness.
Caseload and population give an agency a clear picture of your experience.
Helped clients find housing.
Helped 80% of clients keep stable housing for 12+ months through coordinated case plans.
A sustained outcome is stronger than a single placement.
Followed up with discharged patients.
Cut 30-day psychiatric readmissions from 22% to 12% with post-discharge follow-up calls.
Readmissions are a key measure hospitals and agencies track.
How this changes by experience level
Lead with field placements: setting, population, hours and responsibilities.
Completed a 900-hour field placement in a school, supporting 25 students with attendance plans.
Show caseload, outcomes and groups or programs, like the full example above.
See the full example above.
Show supervision, program results and funding outcomes.
Supervised 6 social workers and grew a housing program from 40 to 110 clients with a new grant.
Section order
- Contact
- Licence and summary
- Experience
- Skills
- Education
- Certifications
Common mistakes to avoid
- !Missing licence level
- !No caseload or outcomes
- !Sharing identifiable client details
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