Social Worker resume keywords
What a social worker resume is screened for, and example bullets to adapt. Use the skills that are true of your experience, and put them inside accomplishment bullets rather than in a bare list.
Also covers: Case Manager, Counselor, Counsellor, Case Worker, Therapist, Mental Health Counselor.
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Skills and keywords
These are the terms most consistently used to screen social worker applications. Spell tools and certifications the way postings spell them — a screen matches the words, not the meaning.
Example bullets
Each one has blanks in brackets. Fill them with your own figures, or rewrite the line — never keep a number you cannot explain.
- Managed a caseload of N clients.
- Connected N families with services.
- Kept case documentation fully compliant across N audits.
Verbs that signal ownership
Open bullets with these rather than with “responsible for” or “worked on”: