Wellspring Lutheran Services is hiring: Social Worker in Gaylord

Overview

Location: Gaylord, MI, United States
Date Posted: Oct 3, 2025

Hello! Thank you for your interest in joining the Wellspring team as a Family Preservation Worker with the Families First Program. As a statewide nonprofit serving families and children in need of support, we take a whole-person approach to our organization and delivery of our services — because we believe we must find the strengths in people and build on these for lasting change to occur.

As a Family Preservation Worker within the Families First program at Wellspring, you’ll be part of a team of social workers committed to helping families throughout Northern Michigan, including Emmet, Antrim, Cheboygan, Charlevoix, Kalkaska, Otsego, and Crawford counties. In this position, you'll be directly supporting your community to help families get the resources they need. You will bring experience working with children and families and you will have a bachelor\'s degree in social work or a human services related field, a current driver\'s license, car registration and auto insurance. You will also be reliable, and have a responsible attitude, a compassionate approach and a commitment to quality in everything you do.

Note: This position is staff-level and includes fieldwork and client contact in Northern Michigan.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to the Families First model of service (strength-based, non-deficit approach).
• Provide and assist families in obtaining concrete services, such as housing, transportation, home cleaning, maintenance and repair, etc.
• Provide skills training including but not limited to, parenting, self-advocacy, self-sufficiency, and communication.
• Provide short term counseling and crisis intervention for families.
• Make collateral contacts to: arrange outpatient counseling or medical care; address educational needs; assist with utility needs; resolve housing issues with landlords, shelters or potential housing programs; and connect families work with community resources.
• Prepare documentation (service plans, progress reports, termination summaries, goal sheets, weekly plans, time reports, letters, etc.) within the appropriate time frames.
• Prepare and present each case for termination conference with contractor, recommending follow-up services.
• Provide twenty-four (24) hour availability to clients and a flexible work schedule based upon the needs of the family.
• Maintain face to face contact with families according to the contract defined frequency and the individual needs of each family.
• Maintain weekly contact, or more as needed, with referring workers.
• Complete follow-up evaluations of families at 3, 6 and 12 months in the specified time frame.
• Transport clients in your own vehicle, as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in social work or a human services related field.
• Current driver\'s license, car registration and auto insurance.
• Reliable, compassionate, and professional attitude with a commitment to quality.

Benefits & Additional Details

• Hybrid Remote: home-based with travel to see clients in-home throughout Emmet, Antrim, Cheboygan, Charlevoix, Kalkaska, Otsego, and Crawford counties.
• mileage reimbursement.
• Health, Vision & Dental insurance, 403b Retirement plans, PTO and Paid Holidays.
• DailyPay available to access pay on demand.
• Wellspring SupportLinc employee assistance plan.
• Clinical supervision and support as needed.
• Salary starting at $41,000 per year, based on experience and education.

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2025

Reporting location: Wellspring GAYLORD office, 1260 S Otsego Ave, Gaylord, MI 49735

Full job description available during the interview.