Clinical Counselor - ISUDT - Pleasant Valley State Prison, PVSP

California Correctional Health Care Services; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

California Correctional Health Care Services is hiring a Clinical Counselor for Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, CA. In this role, you will apply counseling interventions and psychotherapeutic techniques to treat incarcerated individuals with Substance Use Disorder (SUD).

As part of the Medical Services team, you will perform assessments to facilitate transitional care planning and link patients with necessary resources. Join us in promoting wellness within the prison environment.

Qualifications

• License to treat incarcerated individuals with Substance Use Disorder (SUD).
• Ability to apply counseling interventions and psychotherapeutic techniques.
• Experience in assessments facilitating transitional care planning.

Responsibilities

• Works in the Medical Services, Integrated Care & Complex Patient Populations Division.
• Links incarcerated patients with resources to promote wellness.
• Coordinates care planning in collaboration with supervisory staff.

Job description

Job Overview

Clinical Counselor, CF position located at Pleasant Valley State Prison, Coalinga, CA (Fresno County). Position number: 435-221-0050-XXX.

Effective Date and Compensation Adjustments

Effective July 1, 2025, in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented. The PLP 2025 requires each full‑time employee in Bargaining Unit 1, as well as related excluded, exempt, and statutory exempt employees, to have their base salary reduced by 3 percent and to receive five PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Salaries do not reflect the recent changes. Part‑time employees are subject to the same conditions on a prorated basis, and permanent intermittent employees are subject to the same condition based on the number of hours worked in the pay period.

Application Review Dates

• 6/12/26
• 6/26/26
• 7/10/26
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• 8/07/26
• 8/21/26
• 9/04/26
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• 10/02/26
• 10/16/26
• 10/30/26
• 11/13/26
• 11/27/26
• 12/11/26

Responsibilities

Under the general direction of the Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker, the Clinical Counselor (CC) works in the Medical Services, Integrated Care & Complex Patient Populations Division. The CC applies counseling interventions and psychotherapeutic techniques within the scope of applicable Business and Professions Code(s) and license to treat incarcerated individuals with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and to promote the effectiveness of preventative skills and behaviors developed for wellness. The CC performs assessments that assist with and facilitate transitional care planning and coordination, linking incarcerated patients with resources.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation. It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug‑free workplace. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.