Social Work Program Manager pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000402
- Class code
- 32000402
- Pay group
- NC20
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Social Work Program Manager is $70,478 to $123,336 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000402.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 06/2018.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative work in directing and overseeing social work programs in a state facility. Employees direct and coordinate a comprehensive social work program for an individual facility. Work involves the responsibility for program development and evaluation and long-range program planning for patient caredelivery and family services. Employees direct the development and delivery of social work services to the patient/client population of the facility. Employees supervise all Social Work staff (including professionals, students, interns and administrative), provide guidance and evaluation, and perform the full range of functions related to hiring, training, evaluating, and grievance and disciplinary processes. They develop and maintain effective working relationships among staff and with other professionals and clinicians of the facility.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of social work principles, theories, methodologies and protocols. Thorough knowledge of techniques used in evaluating, assessing patients and families and developing appropriate treatment plans, placement and/or referrals. Skill in providing training and consultation to staff and other professionals about social work. Skill in planning, organizing, supervising and directing a comprehensive social work program. Ability to develop and maintain a good working rapport with staff, associates, community agencies, patients and families.
Minimum qualifications
Master's degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of social work experience, including one year in an administrative or supervisory capacity; or Master's degree in a human services field from an appropriately accredited institution, and four years of social work experience, including one year in an administrative or supervisory capacity; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. <h2
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.