First seen by our source: 21 days ago
Social Work Expert - Scenario Designer
@ Mercor
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Mercor is hiring a remote contract Social Work Expert at $40 to $50 per hour to design social work scenarios and rubrics for AI model training. The work covers case assessment, care coordination, crisis intervention and mandated reporting, drawing on the candidate's practice experience. The role requires 5+ years as a licensed clinical social worker or senior case management professional.
Pay:
$40–$50 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Construct social work scenarios for case assessment and crisis intervention
- Build tasks across clinical, child welfare and healthcare social work
- Develop practice scenarios using EHR and CCWIS tools
- Author rubrics distinguishing clinical judgment from textbook recall
Requirements summary:
- 5+ years as LCSW, LMSW or senior case manager
- Direct ownership of clinical or child welfare caseloads
- Fluency in practice standards and mandated reporting
- Prior rubric or case documentation authorship preferred
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- 2026-10-17
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Social & community services |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | LCSW, LMSW |
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Mercor
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We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
Full company description
Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
- LinkedIn followers
- 654,507
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 5,250
- Reported office locations
- San Francisco, California 94105, US
- Business categories
- Employment
- Software
- Recruiting
- Data Collection and Labeling
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Machine Learning
- Other recorded names
- Mercor
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- Reported total investment
- 483,600,000
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Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Development |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2023 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1,626 |
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About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Social Work Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $40–$50/hour
Location: Remote
Role 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.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 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.
Preferred
- Prior rubric, clinical training curriculum, or case documentation authorship is a plus.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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