Clinician I/II

Clinician Position

County of Yolo Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is recruiting to fill one (1) full-time, regular position in the class of Clinician. This position will be housed in the Behavioral Health branch and work with Behavioral Health Crisis Receiving Centers (BHCRC). Behavioral Health Crisis Receiving Centers (BHCRC) are designed to serve adults, TAY aged 18 to 26, and older adults. The CRBH provides a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment for individuals during a mental health crisis or substance use emergency. The primary goal of BHCRCs is to divert individuals from emergency rooms, jails, or law enforcement encounters by offering immediate, short-term stabilization and treatment in a non-judgmental, trauma-informed setting. BHCRCs offer an alternative to institutional care and are designed to reduce emergency department overcrowding, prevent unnecessary incarceration, and improve the overall crisis response system. BHCRCs are designed to provide immediate access to care without the need for prior appointments or referrals. This ensures that individuals experiencing a crisis can receive timely care, typically within hours of the crisis beginning. The CRBH clinician is part of the Admissions Referrals and Discharge Unit. The clinician will conduct assessments on individuals connected with the CRBH, SHCH, and Inpatient acute settings. Additionally, the clinician will also provide short-term therapy, case management and crisis services. This position will also need to conduct risk assessments and WIC 5150. The ideal candidate will require adaptability and organizational skills, handling several cases concurrently. The clinician will be expected to work both in the office and in the field. The position is Monday-Friday 8-5 and subject to change based on the needs of the department. Applicants who meet the employment standards will be added to the eligible list to be considered for additional opportunities as they arise. Applications will be screened on a continuous basis but may be taken down without notice. To receive first consideration, please submit your materials by Monday, June 15th, 2026.

Under supervision, provides individual, group, and family counseling, therapy, and referral services to psychologically disturbed or substance abusing clients and provides consultation, information, and education to community groups, schools, and agencies. The Clinician I/II is a single class with two salary levels, and positions in this class are flexibly staffed. The Clinician II is the journey level in this class series. This is the targeted competency and performance level of all Clinicians. Working under general supervision, incumbents are expected to be proficient in performing a variety of responsible and difficult assignments. The Clinician II may also be assigned responsibility for the planning and monitoring of a designated program or contract.

The Clinician II differs from the Supervising Clinician in that the latter is the supervisory class that requires regular, continuous performance of the full range of supervisory duties. Supervising Clinicians supervise, plan, assign, and direct the work of a specific unit of professional and/or paraprofessional staff in providing individual, group, and family counseling, alcohol and drug prevention and/or treatment services and also assumes program responsibilities for one or more programs, contracts, and/or functions.

The Clinician I/II is expected to be proficient in performing a variety of responsible and difficult assignments. The Clinician II may also be assigned responsibility for the planning and monitoring of a designated program or contract.

The following duties are typical of those performed by the incumbent in this classification series; however, other duties may also be required.

• Provides individual and group counseling, therapy, and referral services to psychologically disturbed or substance abusing clients and provides consultation, information, and education to community groups, schools, and agencies.
• Interviews clients to determine and assess client's social, psychological, legal, and personal history for purposes of formulating a clinical diagnosis.
• Writes or dictates clinical chart notes for each patient contact.
• Assesses client's progress on a continuing basis and makes modifications to treatment plan in order to meet client's goals.
• Assess client's progress in order to evaluate treatment plan and monitors effects of medications in order to make referral to staff Psychiatrist for further monitoring.
• Evaluates behavioral health emergencies in order to provide appropriate referrals.
• Evaluates for 72-hour involuntary hospitalization for clients in crisis.
• Consults with other professional staff to provide feedback on difficult cases.
• Participates in seminars and provides review, feedback, and guidance on treatment alternatives.
• Researches, prepares, and delivers presentations to community groups and agencies about various aspects of behavioral health related problems.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Clinician I Employment Standards: Education: Master's Degree from an accredited college/university in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Counseling. The Master's degree program must include one year of graduate course work in personality development, counseling theory, counseling techniques and a supervised clinical experience. Applicants who are license eligible to receive licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, or Licensed Clinical Psychologist may apply. However, licensure must be obtained within three years of employment or the employee who does not obtain an appropriate license will be terminated or demoted to an appropriate lower position within the Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Department, if one is available.

Clinician II Employment Standards: Education: Master's Degree from an accredited college/university in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Counseling; AND Experience: Two years of full time, professional post graduate work experience in a psychiatric social work setting or in rehabilitative counseling. License: Possession of a license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, or Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Knowledge of: a broad range of theories of alcohol and drug problems and addictions, and psychological development disorders; social aspects of emotional disturbance and counseling techniques; uses and side effects of a range of psychiatric medications in order to refer to staff Psychiatrist; the methods and techniques of providing consultation to staff members; the scope and activities of community health agencies. Ability to: apply the theories of individual and group counseling, assessment, and diagnosis; work effectively with a variety of human values and social backgrounds; communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; obtain and record social, educational, and work histories; understand and evaluate technically written materials; maintain cooperative working relationships with other County departments, State and Federal agencies and mental health staff.

Application Process It is highly recommended that you print this job bulletin for future reference. Your application should highlight all relevant education, training, and experience, and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the closing date. Application information must be current, concise, and related to the requirements in this job announcement. A resume should be included with your application; however, it will not substitute for the information requested on the application. In addition to a completed application, applicants are required to submit a completed supplemental questionnaire, and verification of education for this position. Incomplete applications will be disqualified.

Additional documents may be submitted to the Yolo County Human Resources Office in any one or more of the following ways:

• As an attachment to the online application
• By e-mail to View email address on click.appcast.io
• By hand-delivery to 625 Court Street, Room 101, Woodland, CA 95695. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

All required documents must be received by the Human Resources Office by the closing date. Postmarks will not be accepted. Human Resources is not responsible for the untimely delivery of materials sent via U.S./specialized mail, or County interoffice mail.

Selection Process The following is a tentative schedule of steps that will occur as part of the selection process. The selection process steps, and any listed dates, may change with or without notice.

• Screen for Minimum Qualifications
• Screen for Best Qualified, if applicable
• Department Selection Interviews
• Reference Checks
• Conditional Job Offer, pending Pre-Employment Exams
  • Drug & Alcohol Screen
  • Department of Justice LiveScan
  • Department Background Investigation
• Confirmed Job Offer

Screening for Best Qualified: If applicable, an applicant's education, training, experience, and responses to the supplemental questions will be evaluated to determine applicant ranking and those that are best qualified to be place on an eligible list for the job class. The active eligible list that is established from this recruitment will be used to fill this open position and future vacancies.

Verification of Education Acceptable forms of educational documentation are official or unofficial transcripts that list the student's name, institution name, field of study and date the degree