Clinical Social Worker
- Job ID
- 514645
- Job Type
- Clinical Social Worker
- Date posted
- 04/11/2026
- Location
- California
Department Information
Vision
We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.
Mission
To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.
CDCR and CCHCS are committed to transforming the correctional landscape to create safer, more professional, and more fulfilling environments for our employees, the incarcerated population, and those supervised in our communities. Through systemwide improvements grounded in proven and emerging practices, we aim to strengthen rehabilitation, enhance workplace satisfaction, and support successful reentry into the community through our institutions, parole, and community partnerships. Our shared mission is to promote safety, wellness, and human dignity while fostering positive change for all those who live and work within our institutions and communities.
CDCR and CCHCS are committed to building an inclusive respectful workplace. We are determined to attract and hire candidates from all communities and empower employees from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences. We are proud to foster inclusion and drive collaborative efforts at all levels of the Department.
Across our organization, our programs work cooperatively to provide the highest level of health care possible to a diverse correctional population. We encourage creativity and ingenuity while treating others fairly, honestly, and with respect, all of which are critical to the success of the CDCR and CCHCS mission.
Job Description and Duties
Effective July 1, 2025, in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit 19, and related Excluded, Exempt and Statutory Exempt employees, will have their base salary reduced by 3 percent and will receive 5 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Salaries do not reflect the recent changes.
Under the general direction of the Senior Psychologist Supervisor, Office of Employee Wellness (OEW), the Clinical Social Worker (Health/Correction Facility) Safety, is a licensed clinical social worker and serves as a Behavioral Health and Wellness Consultant to the Department. The incumbent performs complex professional work related to providing behavioral health and wellness services to CDCR and CCHCS employees and augments the employee wellness infrastructure which includes mental health professionals properly trained to assist law enforcement employees and their families. The incumbent will provide brief, solution-focused counseling, consultation and coaching to all levels of staff and provide professional input, from a mental health perspective, on the development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of new CDCR Health and Wellness programs and enhancement of existing programs. Must work effectively under stressful conditions, work effectively and cooperatively under the pressure of short leave time; work weekends, holidays, extended and rotating shift (day/night). Statewide travel on short notice and may be required for extended periods of time.
Under the general direction of the Senior Psychologist Supervisor, Office of Employee Wellness (OEW), the Clinical Counselor, is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and serves as a Behavioral Health and Wellness Consultant to the Department. The incumbent performs complex professional work related to providing behavioral health and wellness services to CDCR and CCHCS employees and augments the employee wellness infrastructure which includes mental health professionals properly trained to assist law enforcement employees and their families. The incumbent will provide brief, solution-focused counseling, consultation and coaching to all levels of staff and provide professional input, from a mental health perspective, on the development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of new CDCR Health and Wellness programs and enhancement of existing programs. Must work effectively under stressful conditions, work effectively and cooperatively under the pressure of short leave time; work weekends, holidays, extended and rotating shift (day/night). Statewide travel on short notice and may be required for extended periods of time.
Please be advised of the following additional pay benefits individuals may be eligible for:
- The Clinical Social Worker (Health/Correctional Facility)-Safety is subject to Section 5, Hiring-Above-Minimum (HAM) Authorization of the California State Civil Service Pay Scales. The authorized HAM rate for this classification is: Range P $8,678; Range Q $9,319.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.
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