Licensed Clinical Therapist I - Public Health Clinics*

Salary : $76,918.40 - $105,809.60 Annually
Location : Throughout San Bernardino County, CA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 26-13131DPH-01
Department: Public Health
Opening Date: 02/07/2026

The Job
TheDepartment of Public Health (DPH), Clinic Operations 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) within DPH work in a family health clinical setting to provide mental health services, including individual and group therapy, case management, and professional counseling in accordance with applicable professional licensing laws to individuals, children, adolescents, families, and older adults.
*Official Title: Clinical Therapist I

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

To review job-specific benefits, refer to:

Summary of Benefits
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

The County also offers an alternative that provides a wage differential.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Pre-Employment Process: Prior to appointment, applicants must pass a background investigation which includes verification of employment history and education, fingerprinting, physical exam, and drug screening.
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).

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:

• Government or private inpatient and outpatient settings, psychiatric hospital, or behavioral health clinics/programs/contract agencies, with desired experience integrating with primary care or other medical providers.
• Experience providing therapy to individuals, child/adolescents, or families.
• Experience in a crisis intervention/brief therapy setting.
• Experience in quality assurance or utilization review activities preferred.
• Experience with care coordination with physical health care providers.
• Experience with case management & coordinating care for individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders.

Selection Process
Application Procedure: Applications will be accepted continuously and reviewed periodically. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this recruitment may close at any time. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaire.
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 and their spouses or widows/widowers who are not current County employees may receive additional Veterans' Preference points. For details and instructions on how to request these points, please refer to the
For more important details,
Professional Unit

San Bernardino County 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 other voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked.

Please review the appropriate * for more information

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

*Retirement benefits subject to change.
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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.

• I understand.

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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?

• Yes
• No

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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, indicate "N/A."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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).

• I acknowledge that I have read, understood, and agree to the above statement.

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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. To access the guide, 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.

• I understand

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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.

• I acknowledge that I have reviewed my application and understand that I will not be able to update or revise any part of it once submitted.

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