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Social worker assistant resume examples from 2026

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a social worker assistant resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Put a resume summary on the top of your resume to highlight your accomplishments. A resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to write a strong, impressive resume summary:

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in social worker assistant-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

These tips will help you demonstrate why you are the perfect fit for the social worker assistant position.

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List the right project manager skills

Many resumes are filtered out by hiring software before a human eye ever sees them. A robust Skills section can let recruiters (and bots) know you have the skills to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section:

  1. Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
  2. Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
  3. Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some social worker assistant interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a social worker assistant resume:

  • Social Work
  • Patients
  • Public Assistance
  • Community Resources
  • Mental Health
  • Social Services
  • DHS
  • Patient Care
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Discharge Planning
  • Financial Assistance Programs
  • Substance Abuse
  • MSW
  • Foster Children
  • Child Care
  • Community Agencies
  • Physical Labor
  • DIG Trenches
  • Excavations
  • Community Services
  • Hoists
  • Construction Sites
  • Psychosocial Assessments
  • Support Services
  • Medical Appointments
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Social Security
  • Child Abuse
  • MDS
  • Cement Mixers

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How to structure your work experience

Your work experience should be structured:

  1. With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
  2. Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
  3. Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
  4. Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.

How to write social worker assistant experience bullet points

Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.

Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:

  • Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
  • Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
  • Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.

This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.

Here are examples from great social worker assistant resumes:

Work history example #1

Social Worker Assistant

The Mclean Hospital

  • Created databases allowing communication with multiple departments regarding statistical data and findings.
  • Seasoned LCSW with experience in fast-paced inpatient behavioral health setting.
  • Conducted client interviews clients to gather information, assess need, and determine appropriate Medicaid category of eligibility.
  • Analyzed and completed MSW social work referrals from nurses, doctors, hospitals, etc.
  • Provided psycho education, worked with a multidisciplinary team, provided discharge planning at IEP meetings utilizing community and school resources.

Work history example #2

Social Worker Assistant

Arizona State University

  • Developed classroom behavior plans and provided counseling, information and referral services within the Individual Education Plan (IEP) process.
  • Provided individual and/or group counseling as designated on the student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) to address social/emotional needs.
  • Completed geriatric assessment/diagnosis utilizing the DSM 5.
  • Administered a quality of life measure as required by DaVita for each patient.
  • Collaborated with IEP committees in determining the eligibility of the emotionally impaired programs and services.

Work history example #3

Clinical Psychology Internship

Behavioral Health Group

  • Provided weekly individual psychotherapy to adults presenting to the Mount Sinai Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Division (OPD).
  • Supervised by Amanda Quayle, PsyD.
  • Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of neuropsychologist, physicians, PhD.
  • Interviewed, assessed, diagnosed, and designed/implemented appropriate treatment planning and evidence-based intervention based on DSM-IV criteria.
  • Provided diagnostic evaluation services to children adolescents and adults.

Work history example #4

Case Manager Internship

College Hospital

  • Supervised clinical internships of MSW candidates.
  • Provided necessary individual and family counseling and education regarding the transplant process and procedures.
  • Counseled citizens of different communities on HIV/AIDS awareness Conducted the testing of HIV/AIDS citizens in various communities
  • Documented and tracked client progress using the HMIS system; made recommendations and developed case plans.
  • Reviewed and processed Casualty and Estate medical claims for deceased Medicaid beneficiaries.

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Add an education section to your resume

Employers are looking for a few things when looking at the Education section of your resume:
  • The highest degree you have achieved.
  • TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
  • TField of study
  • TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities

Here are some examples of good education entries from social worker assistant resumes:

Bachelor's Degree in psychology

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

2012 - 2015

Highlight your social worker assistant certifications on your resume

Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

Here are some of the best certifications to have on social worker assistant resumes:

  1. Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
  2. Medical Assistant
  3. Certified Medical Interpreter - Spanish (CMI)
  4. Certification in Forensic Social Work (CFSW)
  5. Activity Director Certified (ADC)
  6. Certified Medical Office Manager (CMOM)

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