Clinical Social Worker; Health-Correctional Facility-Safety

Overview

Job Description And Duties. This advertisement is for a Permanent/Full-Time position. This position is located in Chowchilla, Madera County. Please indicate the position number and job control number on your application: JC-505359,
-XXX.

Individuals who are eligible for a Training and Development assignment may also be considered for this position(s).

Note:

Main communication for this position will be through email. Please ensure you have a valid email address on your application.

To obtain eligibility for the Clinical Social Worker (Health/Correctional Facility)-Safety classification, before applying for the position, you must first take and pass the examination:
Cal Careers.

Effective July 1, 2025, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented. PLP 2025 requires that each full-time employee receive a 3 percent reduction in pay in exchange for 5 hours of PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Salaries do not reflect the recent changes.

Please see attached duty statement and description below for full details.

Job Description And Duties

Possession of a valid license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker issued by the California Board of Behavioral Science. Individuals who do not qualify for licensure by the California Board of Behavioral Science may be admitted into the examination and may be appointed but must secure a valid license within four years of appointment; however, an individual can be employed only to the extent necessary to be eligible for licensure plus one year.

An extension of the waiver may be granted for one additional year based on extenuating circumstances, as provided by Section 1277(e) of the Health and Safety Code. The time duration for unlicensed employment does not apply to active doctoral candidates in social work, social welfare, or social service, until the completion of such training.

Unlicensed individuals who are recruited from outside the State of California and who qualify for licensure may take the examination and may be appointed for a maximum of one year at which time licensure shall have been obtained or the employment shall be terminated; an extension of the waiver may be granted for an additional one year based on extenuating circumstances, as provided by Section 1277(e) of the Health and Safety Code.

Individuals granted an additional one year based on extenuating circumstances may be appointed for a maximum of two years at which time licensure shall have been obtained or the employment shall be terminated. Additionally, they must take the licensure examination at the earliest possible date after the date of employment.

Education:

Completion of a master’s degree program from an accredited school of social work, approved by the Council on Social Work Education.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Minimum Requirements You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER (HEALTH/CORRECTIONAL FACILITY) - SAFETY

• Job Application Package Checklist
• Duty Statement

Job Code #: JC-505359

Position #(s):

-XXX

Working Title:

Clinical Social Worker (Health-Correctional Facility-Safety)

Classification: CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER (HEALTH/CORRECTIONAL FACILITY) - SAFETY

Salary Ranges: $5,188.00 - $6,975.00 A; $7,500.00 - $9,824.00 P; $8,069.00 - $10,569.00 Q

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Number of Positions: 1

Work Location:

Madera County

Telework:
In Office

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Vision:
We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

Mission:
To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.

The California Department of Corrections…