Psychiatric Specialist I/II/III/IV

Salary : $74,859.00 - $122,374.00 Annually
Location : Mammoth Lakes, CA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:
Department: Behavioral Health Department
Division: Mental Health Services
Opening Date: 10/27/2026
Closing Date: 11/10/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Bargaining Unit: MCPE

Job Summary
The Psychiatric Specialist I/II/III/IV provides behavioral health assessment, counseling, intervention, and treatment services to individuals and families experiencing mental health, substance use, or child abuse-related concerns. Responsibilities include conducting individual and group therapy, developing treatment plans, coordinating care with healthcare providers and community partners, providing crisis intervention, and maintaining accurate clinical documentation. Depending on the level, the position may also support behavioral health program development, policy implementation, grant writing, clinical supervision, and program evaluation. The Psychiatric Specialist IV provides advanced clinical leadership, oversees complex and high-risk cases, and supports the planning, coordination, and improvement of behavioral health services.

Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a compassionate, skilled behavioral health professional who demonstrates sound clinical judgment, empathy, and the ability to build trusting relationships with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds. This individual communicates effectively, maintains confidentiality, prepares accurate clinical documentation, and works collaboratively with clients, families, healthcare providers, and community partners to coordinate appropriate care. The successful candidate remains calm and objective in challenging situations, applies effective therapeutic and crisis intervention techniques, and is committed to supporting individuals with complex behavioral health needs.

Candidates for advanced levels will also bring strong program development, leadership, and clinical supervision skills, with the ability to manage complex cases, guide staff, evaluate services, and support compliance and quality improvement efforts. Experience with rural behavioral health service delivery and substance use disorder treatment is desirable. Across all levels, the ideal candidate values teamwork, professional development, and providing accessible, effective behavioral health services to the Mono County community.

About the County
Mono County is a rural region with a community of approximately 13,000 residents, located on the eastern side of California's Sierra Nevada Range. Known as "California's Great Beyond," this natural playground offers a wide range of amenities and activities, making it an ideal place to live and work.
Mono County, California's Great Beyond

Dramatic mountain boundaries enclose more than 3,000 square miles of diverse landscapes, including forests of Jeffrey and lodgepole pine, junipers and aspen groves, hundreds of lakes, alpine meadows, streams and rivers, and sage-covered high desert. The County is conveniently accessed by the state-designated Scenic Byway, U.S. Highway 395, and is serviced by Mammoth Yosemite Airport, providing commercial air service to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, and San Diego.
Mono County, California's Eastern Sierra

With serene natural beauty, year-round recreational activities, safe communities, and a wide variety of lodging, restaurants, cafés, and shops, Mono County is an ideal place for those who enjoy fresh air, clean water, snowboarding and skiing, biking, and paddling a kayak along the shores of Mono Lake.

Benefits Highlights

• Retirement: CalPERS retirement and 457/401(a) Plans available.
• Medical: CalPERS health plans
• Dental & Vision
• Generous vacation and sick pay
• Discounted gym membership

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Additional Information
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

All three levels:

Any combination of training and experience which would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities might be:

Level I:

• Two years of increasingly responsible experience in mental health program counseling.
• Masters degree in social work or counseling psychology and eligibility for marriage, family and child counselor or licensed Clinical Social Worker license highly desirable.

Level II

• Possession of a valid Marriage, Family and Child Counselor, Clinical Social Worker or Clinical

Psychologist license issued by the California Board of Behavioral Science.

Level III

• Two years of increasingly responsible experience in mental health program counseling comparable to that of a Psychiatric Specialist II.
• Masters degree in social work or counseling psychology.

Level IV

• At least 3-5 years post-licensure experience providing direct behavioral health services
• License status up to date with California Board of Behavioral Sciences

TYPICAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups, and over the telephone. This is primarily a sedentary office classification although standing and walking between work areas may be required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard, or calculator and to operate standard office equipment. Positions in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects up to 25 pounds. Able to operate an automobile. Reasonable accommodation will be made for individuals on a case-by-case basis.

TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is usually performed in an office environment; frequent contact with staff and the public.

Incumbent may be subject to call-out after hours.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Possession of a valid driver's license.
• Masters degree in social work or counseling psychology.
• May work more than a normal 8:00am to 5:00pm shift.

SICK & VACATION

Sick - (Unless an applicable collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise)

Eligible employees will accrue sick leave at the rate of 12 sick days per year. Permanent part-time employees accrue sick leave on a prorated basis.

Vacation- (Unless an applicable collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise)

Eligible employees shall be entitled to accrue vacation leave with pay for each year of full-time service as follows:

Initial employment 10 days vacation per year

After three years of continuous service------15 days vacation per year

After ten years of continuous service--------17 days vacation per year

After fifteen years of continuous service---19 days vacation per year

After twenty years of continuous service--20 days vacation per year
Permanent part-time employees accrue vacation on a prorated