Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker I

Job Description and Duties

Patton State Hospital, Human Resources Department, is accepting applications for at least one (1) Permanent, Full-Time appointment for the Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker I classification in the Social Work department. 

This position will assist the Chief, Social Work Service, in planning, organizing, and coordinating Social Work Services; provide clinical supervision of assigned clinical social workers which may include peer review, criteria-based performance evaluations, and clinical evaluations, in collaboration with Program Management; conduct evaluations of the effectiveness of treatment programs related to Social Work services; provide training, orientation and consultation services; monitor for compliance with regulatory standards. The successful candidate must be licensed as a clinical social worker; have knowledge of principles, procedures, techniques, trends and literature of social work with particular reference to psychiatric social work; the ability to supervise others, evaluate their work, and give in-service training, establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the work; give field work training to psychiatric social work students; analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action and speak and write effectively.

Please review the duty statement attached for a detailed description of the duties or you may contact Anthony Ortega, Chief, Social Work Service at View phone number on us.fitly.work with any questions.

Applicants that meet the recruitment criteria should submit an application and curriculum vitae to the Human Resources - Employment Unit no later than Friday, September 25, 2026 .

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All applicants may be pre-screened for breadth and depth of experience. Only the most qualified applicants may be interviewed based on screening criteria. For this reason, it is especially important that applicants take special care in thoroughly and accurately completing the application.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

Patton is a forensic psychiatric hospital and was established in 1890 and opened in 1893. DSH-Patton provides treatment to forensically and civilly committed patients within a secure treatment area. The hospital does not accept voluntary admissions.

Special Requirements

• The position(s) require(s) a Drug Screening be passed prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) Medical Clearance prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) a(n) Clinical Social Worker License. You will be required to provide a copy of your license prior to being hired.

Unless there is a specific request to be notified via USPS mail, our main contact will be via email. Email correspondence regarding this job posting will primarily come from View email address on us.fitly.work . It is the applicant’s responsibility to check their email inbox, including junk/spam emails for any correspondence regarding their application status. In addition, applicants are encouraged to keep their CalCareers profile updated with a current telephone number, mailing address, and email.

For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process, and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Examination/ Employment Application (STD. 678) including detailed job descriptions, hours worked per week , and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYY). Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.

A completed STD. 678 and any other relevant documents (e.g., unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers account. Please reference Job Control # 531182 and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.e., social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission.

Complete Application Packages (including your STD. 678 and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareers account at . Submitting an electronic application through your CalCareers account is strongly recommended since electronic applications will be received/processed faster than other methods of filing. Please submit only one application.

Benefits

Please review the that may also be found on the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website. You will find information on the benefits afforded by membership in the Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), benefits and protections provided to public employees by the State Civil Service Act, and salary ranges and a summary of the Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker I classification. 

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Other - Curriculum Vitae is required. Please submit along with state application.