Mental Health Clinician and Mental Health Specialist

Mental Health Clinician & Mental Health Specialist (Two Positions)

The City of Culver City, CA is seeking two compassionate, trauma-informed and service-oriented professionals to join its growing Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) and fill two positions: Mental Health Clinician and Mental Health Specialist. These positions offer a unique opportunity to make a direct impact in the lives of individuals experiencing mental health crises, substance use challenges, homelessness, and housing instability through community-based outreach, crisis intervention, and supportive services.

MCT members provide boots-on-the-ground support throughout the community while helping connect individuals to critical resources, housing opportunities, and pathways to stability. Due to the success of the MCT and increasing demand for services, Culver City is expanding the MCT and transitioning to a seven-day-a-week service model.

If you are passionate about serving vulnerable populations, thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced environment, and are committed to trauma-informed, person-centered care, apply today!

The Mental Health Clinician and Mental Health Specialist work closely together as part of Culver City's Mobile Crisis Team (MCT). Working alongside a Case Manager and the team's wellness and therapy dog, Teddie, these positions operate in three-person teams during 12-hour shifts, providing community-based support to individuals experiencing mental health crises, substance use challenges, homelessness, and housing instability.

Upcoming key projects, challenges, and opportunities include:

1. Homeless Plan Update: Assist with the completion of a new, data-driven five-year Homelessness Plan, incorporating stakeholder engagement, outcome evaluation, and implementation strategies.
2. LA County Homeless Count: Lead Culver City's internally staffed Homeless Count for the LA County-wide effort, ensuring accurate data collection to inform policy, funding, and service delivery.
3. Preparing for the City's 2027 Mental Health & Wellness Fair: Provide an annual opportunity for community members to pause from the demands of the workday and workweek to focus on overall wellbeing. Dozens of providers offer interactive booths, hands-on activities, and information about services that support mental, emotional, and physical health.

The ideal candidates are compassionate, resilient, and service-oriented professionals who are passionate about helping individuals experiencing homelessness, mental health challenges, substance use disorders, and housing instability. They bring experience providing street-based outreach services and are comfortable engaging with individuals in a variety of environments, including encampments, interim housing sites, and other community settings.

The schedule is designed around alternating three-day and four-day workweeks, including regular weekend assignments, while providing staff with a consistent and predictable shift rotation that supports the MCT's expanded community service hours.

Minimum qualifications include:

• Mental Health Clinician: Master's or Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling, psychology, or a closely related field; Three (3) years of experience in an out-patient clinic, hospital, child guidance clinic, mental health program or family agency which included regular psychiatric consultation; AND License & Pre-Licensure Options: Possession of a License as a Clinical Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Psychologist, as provided by California state law; OR Possession of a Master's or Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, counseling, or other related behavioral health. Pre-licensed applicants are also required to be eligible to be registered with their respective California State Boards (BBS, BOP) and so be able to accumulate supervised clinical hours that count towards licensure.
• Mental Health Specialist: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling, psychology, or closely related field; AND Three (3) years of experience providing mental health or related services which included interviewing and referring clients and performing crisis intervention.
• Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license.

The City of Culver City values diverse life experiences and is committed to fair and equitable hiring practices. Consistent with California's Fair Chance Act (AB 1008), any criminal history information will be reviewed and considered on a case-by-case basis during the background and reference check process.

An annual salary of $130,582 - $159,389 DOE/DOQ (Mental Health Clinician) and $106,982 - $130,582 DOE/DOQ (Mental Health Specialist), plus a generous benefits package that includes:

• Retirement: CA Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) defined benefit retirement plan, which is coordinated with Social Security. 2%@60 for "Classic" members and 2% @62 for new members as defined by PEPRA. Subject to employee contribution. Both the City and the employee contribute toward CalPERS retirement contributions. The City also participates in Social Security.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance: Choice of CalPERS medical plans for employees and eligible dependents. HMO & PPO are available. City provides up to $2,131 per month towards health benefits for the 2026 plan year.
• Education Incentive: Mental Health Clinician: $4,800 per fiscal year for master's degree or higher from an accredited organization. $2,400 per fiscal year for bachelor's degree from accredited organization. Mental Health Specialist: $40 per pay period for a bachelor's degree and $60 per pay period for a master's degree from an accredited organization.
• Deferred Compensation: Mental Health Clinician: The City contributes $160 per pay period for mandatory employee contribution of $76.25 in the 401(a) plan. A Voluntary 457 retirement savings plan is also available. Mental Health Specialist: The City contributes $60 per pay period for mandatory employee contribution of $12 minimum or more in the Voluntary 457 plan.
• Phone Allowance: Mental Health Clinician: $60 per pay period. Mental Health Specialist: Subject to Department discretion and approval.
• Vacation: 80 hours annually for first four years, increasing with additional years of service.
• Floating Holiday Leave: 57 hours of paid Floating Holiday Leave each fiscal year.
• Sick Leave: Four (4.0) hours accrual per pay period up to 104.0 hours annually.
• Administrative Leave (Mental Health Clinician Only): 96 hours per year.
• Holidays: 8 designated holidays per year.
• Retirement Health Savings Plan Up to $2,600 annually based on employee/employer match. The RHS plan can be used for reimbursement of eligible retiree health expenses in accordance with IRS.
• Other: Voluntary Benefits Options (i.e., legal services, identity theft, critical illness, accident, hospital), EAP and Life Balance discount program, Optional Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Account (FSA/DCA).
• Life/AD&D Insurance: $50,000 coverage.
• Physical Well-Being Allowance (Mental Health Clinician Only): $750 each fiscal year.

For first consideration, apply by submitting a resume and cover letter by July 6, 2026, at

Interviews have been firmly scheduled to take place virtually on July 30th and July 31st with a final round of in-person interviews taking place on August 14th. Candidates must be available all-day for all three interview dates.

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