Pre-Licensed Clinical Therapist

Are you a recent Master's graduate looking to be an agent of change and 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 throughout San Bernardino County. Position Overview The San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health invites qualified professionals to apply for the position of Pre-Licensed Clinical Therapist. Pre-Licensed Clinical Therapists (Marriage and Family Therapy, Master of Social Work, and Professional Clinical Counselor) work in a variety of programs providing rehabilitative mental health/substance abuse services in community mental health clinics, field, and institutional settings to children, adolescents, families, and older adults with severe mental or emotional disorders. Pre-Licensed Clinical Therapists may obtain supervised clinical experience. 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, Pre-Licensed. Additional positions: Pre-Licensed Clinical Therapist Trainees, Licensed Clinical Therapists I, and Licensed Clinical Therapists II. Key Responsibilities The Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder services to county residents. DBH provides prevention and treatment services to all age groups, with a primary emphasis on children and youth, adults with serious mental illness, and individuals with substance use disorders. DBH also offers outreach, engagement, and early intervention services. Pre-Licensed Clinical Therapists provide therapeutic services in community mental health clinics, field, and institutional settings to children, adolescents, families, and older adults with severe mental or emotional disorders. Therapists may obtain supervised clinical experience and will work in a variety of settings including forensics, criminal justice, and after-hours. Some programs offer 24‑hour services; some assignments may require work during evenings, weekends, holidays, and on‑call. Clinical therapists assigned to detention facilities receive additional compensation. Qualifications Applicants must be a U.S. Citizen or a permanent U.S. resident. Candidates must pass a background investigation, which includes fingerprinting, a medical exam, and possibly drug and/or TB testing. Pre-Licensed Clinical Therapists must become licensed by the BBS within six years of the original registration date or may be terminated. Upon obtaining a license, employees may be promoted to Licensed Clinical Therapist I. Applicants fluent in American Sign Language, Arabic, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, or Vietnamese are strongly encouraged to apply. Additional compensation may be associated with positions requiring the use of bilingual skills. Desired Experience Government or private inpatient, psychiatric hospital or behavioral health clinics/programs/contract agencies, serving persistently mentally ill clients. Experience providing child/adolescent and family therapy. Experience in a crisis intervention/brief therapy setting with severely mentally ill adults/children. Experience in quality assurance or utilization review activities. Experience with intensive care coordination with physical health care providers for severely persistently mentally ill clients. Experience with case management for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Experience with coordinating care for individuals with co-occurring substance disorders. Experience in transitional care coordination between inpatient and outpatient levels of care for medical complexity or severely persistently mentally ill adults and children. Experience working with detained youth and incarcerated adults in correctional settings, such as institutions/locked detention facilities or with probationers/offenders recently released from a correctional setting. Application Process There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on the information provided in the Application and the Supplemental Questionnaire. Applicants are encouraged to include detailed descriptions of their qualifying experience. Resumes and other attachments will not be reviewed for the competitive evaluation. Technical assistance is available through the Government Jobs online application guide. Contact the Toll-Free Applicant Support line at View phone number on click.appcast.io for questions. Human Resources is not responsible for issues or delays caused by the applicant’s internet connection, computer, or browser. Equal Employment Opportunity / ADA / Veteran Preference San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. If you have a disability and need accommodations during the testing process, submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of the recruitment filing deadline. 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, refer to the Veterans' Preference Policy. #J-18808-Ljbffr SAN-Bernardino-Count