Licensed Clinical Therapist I

Salary : $74,672.00 - $102,731.20 Annually

Location : Throughout San Bernardino County, CA

Job Type : Full-time

Job Number : 25-13131-01

Department : Department of Behavioral Health

Opening Date : 01 / 04 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

The Job

Are you interested in using your clinical and administrative skills to make a difference in delivering health and wellness to millions of residents?

Join a team who is passionate about the services they provide and is committed to making a difference in the lives of the residents of San Bernardino County.

The San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health invites qualified professionals to apply for the position of Licensed Clinical Therapist I .Licensed Clinical Therapists I (Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Social Worker, and Professional Clinical Counselor) work in a variety of programs providing rehabilitative mental health / substance use services in community behavioral health clinics, field, and institutional settings to children, adolescents, families, and older adults with severe mental health and substance use disorders. Applicants willing to work in forensics, criminal justice, or after-hours positions are encouraged to apply, as well as those seeking traditional schedules.

• Official Title : Clinical Therapist I

For additional details, please refer to theClinical Therapist I job description.

Hear from current therapists about their experiences within the County below!

The Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder services to county residents who are experiencing major mental illness or substance abuse related issues. DBH provides mental health and substance use disorder prevention and treatment services to all age groups, with a primary emphasis on treating children / youth who may be seriously emotionally disturbed, adults who are experiencing a serious and persistent mental illness, and individuals who are experiencing substance use disorders. DBH also provides an array of outreach / engagement, prevention, and early intervention services. DBH's core values are service , integrity , accountability , and trust .

DBH is a unique County Department comprised of eight (8) direct service areas : Community Outpatient and Transitional Age Youth Services; Youth Collaborative and Justice Involved Services; Substance Use Disorder and Recovery Services; 24 Hour and Specialty Services; Adult Justice Involved and Diversion Services; Medical Services; Community Engagement and Equity Services; Office of Patients' Rights and five (5) indirect service areas : Administrative and Fiscal Services; Public Relations and Outreach Services; Program Support Services; Disaster and Safety Unit; and the Office of Compliance. The Department currently has a workforce in excess of 1000 positions and an approximate $700 million-dollar annual budget.

DBH is also accepting applications for Pre-Licensed Clinical Therapist Trainees , Pre-Licensed Clinical Therapists , and Licensed Clinical Therapists II . Please click on a job title to be redirected to the corresponding application. Each position requires its own application.

Follow this link to learn more about the Department of Behavioral Health

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The list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future vacancies as they occur throughout the Department.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Pre-Employment Process : Applicants must pass a background check that will include fingerprint / DOJ LiveScan, DMV check, and medical exam. The medical exam will include a drug and TB test. Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen or permanent U.S. resident. Some positions may require additional background check processes dependent upon the work location.

Shifts : Some programs offer 24-hour services; some assignments may require employees to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and on-call.

Travel : Travel throughout the County may be required depending on assignment. Employees will be required to make provision for transportation (mileage reimbursement at current IRS rate is available). At the time of hire, a valid California driver license and proof of automobile liability insurance must be produced and maintained for the individual providing the transportation.

Differential : Clinical therapists regularly assigned to work in detention facilities receive additional compensation. Indicate your interest and availability for positions assigned to detention facilities on the supplemental questionnaire.

Sponsorship : Please note San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Minimum Requirements

License : Must be licensed in the State of California as a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC). Applicants must indicate license number and expiration date on the Supplemental Questionnaire. A copy of license is required upon appointment. Licensure must be maintained and in good standing.

Desired Qualifications

Applicants fluent in American Sign Language, Arabic, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, and / or Vietnamese are strongly encouraged to apply. Additional compensation is associated with positions requiring the use of bilingual skills. Testing of bilingual skills may be required to receive additional compensation.

Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable, however, not required :

Selection Process

Application Procedure : There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on the information provided in the Application and the Supplemental Questionnaire. You are encouraged to include detailed descriptions of your qualifying experience, as only the most highly qualified applicants will be referred to the Department. Please ensure all relevant experience is indicated in the Application and responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire, as resumes and other attachments will not be reviewed for the competitive evaluation.

Completing your application with statements such as "see / refer to resume" or "see attached" rather than completing your work history may affect your eligibility or competitive evaluation score. Be sure to clearly describe your experience in meeting the minimum requirements.

Technical Assistance : If you require technical assistance, follow this link to or contact their Toll-Free Applicant Support line at (855) 524-5627 . Please note that Human Resources is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by your internet connection, computer, or browser when submitting an application.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) : San Bernardino County is an and Americans with DisabilitiesAct (ADA) compliant employer, dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities for allemployees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation : If you have a disability and need accommodations during the testing process, please submit the within one week of the recruitmentfiling deadline.

Veterans' Preference : Eligible veterans, their spouses, or widows / widowers who are not current County employees mayreceive additional Veterans' Preference points. For details and instructions on how to request thesepoints, please refer to the

For more important details,

Professional Unit

The County of San Bernardino offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked.

For a summary of benefits,

Refer to the appropriate MOU, contact the County's Employee Benefits and Services Division at (909) 387-5787 or visit the Benefits website for more detailed information at

COMPETITIVE EVALUATION INSTRUCTIONS : The information on the application and your responses to the following supplemental questions will be used in a competitive evaluation of qualifications . Detailed responses should be provided for each question in order to ensure qualifications are properly considered (do not refer to a resume). Each response must include the name of your employer(s), dates of employment where you gained the experience, and the title of your position(s). Employers listed on this questionnaire must also be listed and fully detailed in the work experience section of your application.

If you do not have any related experience, indicate "None" in the answer field.

Professional License : Applicants must be a Licensed Therapist in the State of California.

Are you licensed in the State of California as an LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC?

Professional License : If you answered "yes" to the above question, indicate the type of license you possess, the license number, and expiration date.If you do not possess a valid CA license, you are not eligible to continue in the selection process for this recruitment. For further employment consideration, you may submit an application for the pre-licensed positions.

Describe your experience completing risk assessments (danger to self / suicidal, danger to others / homicidal, grave disability), de-escalating children, adolescents, adults, & families / significant people in the lives of those experiencing a crisis, providing crisis intervention services, coordinating care with resources in the crisis system of care. If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N / A."

Describe your experience as a licensed therapist working within a government or private inpatient, psychiatric hospital or behavioral health clinics / programs / contract agencies, serving persistently mentally ill clients, or clients in general. If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N / A."

Describe your experience providing child / adolescent family therapy. Describe the specific therapy techniques that you use. Describe in detail the number of cases assigned, experience monitoring cases, working with families, and collaborating with other agencies. If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N / A."

Auditing : Describe your experience auditing behavioral health charts and participating in program audits. If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N / A."

Quality of Care / Treatment Practices Review : Describe your experience reviewing quality of care and treatment practices in a behavioral health setting. If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N / A."

Telephone Based Behavioral Health Screenings : Describe your experience providing telephone based support services assisting clients with mental health screenings and / or complaints and grievances and referrals. If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N / A."

Indicate your willingness to work in the following programs (check all that apply) :

Program Availability : Positions within the Adult Continuing Care Long Term Care Program within the Department of Behavioral Health will be required to visit State Hospitals, adult locked psychiatric facilities (in county and out of county), and skilled nursing facilities.Indicate your interest in working in this program below.

Correctional Health Care / Forensics Populations : Some positions may require working in locked detention facilities, with probationers, or offenders recently released from a correctional setting. Indicate your willingness to work with these populations and / or within this environment. (Check all that apply.)

Background Check and / or Polygraph Testing : An extensive background check and possible polygraph testing may be required for positions working with the Juvenile Justice and Correctional Health Care populations as described in the above question. Are you willing to participate in the background check process and submit to polygraph (lie detector) testing?

Applicant Acknowledgement - Notification via Email : As part of our efforts to increase efficiency and promote conservation of resources, Human resources uses email to communicate with applicants. Therefore, all future communications regarding this recruitment, including applicant status and testing notifications, will be made via email.We strongly encourage you, as an applicant, to ensure that the email address you have provided with your application is current, secure and readily accessible to you. Adjust Spam and / or other filters so that our emails are accepted. Please carefully read any notices that we send you and follow any instructions provided in a timely manner. We will not be responsible in any way if you do not receive our emails (i.e., for the non-delivery of our emails or if you fail to check your e-mail on a timely basis).

We have become aware of an increase in Gmail's spam filter sensitivity. Due to this change, it is possible that emails coming from San Bernardino County Human Resources may be marked as spam and will not make it into your Gmail inbox.

For your convenience, the attached PDF document contains a step-by-step guide to create and apply filters within Gmail. Click this link to Once downloaded, follow the instructions so that you will receive future emails from San Bernardino County Human Resources.

Note : If you apply the filters and still do not receive emails from San Bernardino County Human Resources you can check your (Neogov) account inbox. All notifications will appear there.

Applicant's Acknowledgement - Application Complete : Thank you for taking the time to complete this application and supplemental questionnaire. Please be sure to review all information provided prior to submitting it as you cannot update or revise it once submitted. Your submitted application will be reviewed and evaluated as is. Please do not refer to a resume or other documentation in lieu of completing the employment history section or responding to the supplemental questions; they will not be reviewed or considered. Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email confirmation will be sent to the email address listed on your application. We recommend that you save and / or print these for your records. Please note, if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application we have not received your application.

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