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Aria Nursing & Rehab

Social Worker

East Lansing, MI

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident ... The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social ...

Posted today

Aria Nursing & Rehab

Social Worker

Lansing, MI

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident ... The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social ...

Posted today

Aria Nursing & Rehab

Social Worker

Lansing, MI

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident ... The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social ...

Posted today

Aria Nursing & Rehab

Social Worker

Mason, MI

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident ... The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social ...

Posted today

Aria Nursing & Rehab

Social Worker

Eagle, MI

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident ... The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social ...

Posted today

Aria Nursing & Rehab

Social Worker

East Lansing, MI

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident ... The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social ...

Posted today

Aria Nursing & Rehab

Social Worker

Lansing, MI

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident ... The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social ...

Posted today

Aria Nursing & Rehab

Social Worker

Lansing, MI

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident ... The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social ...

Posted today

Aria Nursing & Rehab

Social Worker

Lansing, MI

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident ... The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social ...

Posted today

Aria Nursing & Rehab

Social Worker

Grand Ledge, MI

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident ... The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social ...

Posted today

Aria Nursing & Rehab

Social Worker

Lansing, MI

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident ... The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social ...

Posted today

Aria Nursing & Rehab

Social Worker

Lansing, MI

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident ... The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social ...

Posted today

Aria Nursing & Rehab

Social Worker

Lansing, MI

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident ... The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social ...

Posted today

Aria Nursing & Rehab

Social Worker

Dimondale, MI

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident ... The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social ...

Posted today

Aria Nursing & Rehab

Social Worker

Lansing, MI

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident ... The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social ...

Posted today

Aria Nursing & Rehab

Social Worker

Lansing, MI

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident ... The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social ...

Posted today

Courtney Manor

Social Worker

Bad Axe, MI

$30 - $35/hr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident ... The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social ...

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How much do state worker jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 17, 2026, the average hourly pay for state worker in Michigan is $20.57, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $18.22 and $23.46 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What skills and qualifications are needed to thrive as a state worker?

To thrive as a State Worker, you generally need a foundational understanding of public administration, relevant educational qualifications, and sometimes civil service exam certification. Familiarity with government software systems, databases, and office productivity tools is often required. Strong organizational skills, professionalism, and effective communication are valuable soft skills in this role. These abilities ensure efficient public service delivery, compliance with regulations, and smooth interaction with colleagues and the public.

What are common challenges faced by state workers, and how can they be addressed?

State Workers often encounter challenges such as navigating bureaucratic processes, managing high caseloads or workloads, and adapting to changing regulations or policies. These challenges can be mitigated by staying organized, seeking guidance from experienced colleagues, and actively participating in training opportunities provided by the state. Collaborating closely with team members and maintaining open communication with supervisors also helps in effectively addressing obstacles and ensuring that public services are delivered efficiently.

What is a state worker?

State workers are employees who work for a state government in various departments, agencies, or offices. Their roles can range from administrative support and public safety to healthcare, education, and regulatory services. State workers help implement state laws, manage public programs, and provide essential services to residents. The specific duties of a state worker depend on their job classification and the agency they work for. State employment often offers benefits such as job stability, retirement plans, and opportunities for advancement.

What cities in Michigan are hiring for State Worker jobs?

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Infographic showing various State Worker job openings in Michigan as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 2% As Needed, 72% Full Time, 21% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 4% Contract. Highlights an 95% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 4% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $42,791 per year, or $20.6 per hour.

Social Worker

Aria Nursing & Rehab

East Lansing, MI

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement

Posted 10 hours ago

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Job description

The Social Worker is responsible for providing psychosocial support and services to residents and their families. This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident rights, care planning, discharge planning, PASARR compliance, quality of life initiatives, advanced directive facilitation, and coordination of community resources to promote residents’ well-being, dignity, and quality of life. The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social, behavioral, and environmental factors that impact resident care, outcomes, and successful transitions. 

Join us with an attractive benefits offering:  

  • Competitive pay  
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance  
  • 401K with matching funds  
  • Life Insurance  
  • Employee discounts  
  • Tuition Reimbursement  
  • Student Loan Reimbursement  

Responsibilities:

  • Supervises psychosocial support and services provided by Social Worker and Social Services Designee.
  • Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizational policies and applicable laws.
  • Interviews, recommend hires and trains employees
  • Plans, assigns, and directs workflow.
  • Prepares work assignment sheets, taking into consideration resident safety, the educational preparation, experience, knowledge and ability of the persons to whom the assignments are made.
  • Receive calls and find replacements for absent staff as needed
  • Transfers employees within units as needed.
  • Prepares performance evaluations with the understanding that such evaluations impact tenure of probationary employees and wage increases of non-probationary employees.
  • Schedules and adjusts lunch and rest breaks.
  • Receives and resolves employee complaints.
  • Monitors and corrects job performance of employees.
  • Adequately supervises assigned staff and assures that those staff are supervising employees assigned to them.

Education and/or Experience:

  • Minimum of bachelor's degree in social work or bachelor’s degree in a human services field including, but not limited to, sociology, gerontology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, and psychology.
  • One year supervised social work experience in a health care setting.
  • Working knowledge of federal and state long-term care regulations.
  • Knowledge of chronic disease management and care transitions/discharge planning is preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

  • Current Social Work license in the state as required by state regulations.
  • LSW, LMSW, LCSW, LBSW, LLBSW, or LLMSW preferred.

Ciena Healthcare  

We are a national organization of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living providers dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care in Michigan and Ohio.  

We serve our residents with compassion, concern, and excellence, believing that every one of them is a unique person who deserves our best each day that we care for them. Join us, if you have a passion for improving the lives of those around you and working with others who feel the same way.

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