SENIOR LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN

County of Fresno; California; On-site; USD 100,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

The County of Fresno is seeking a Senior Licensed Mental Health Clinician to provide professional behavioral health services, including therapy and supervision. Candidates must have relevant licenses and experience in behavioral health care. This role offers a chance to impact the community positively.

Qualifications

• Two years of post-licensure experience providing direct behavioral health care services.
• Possession of a valid California license required.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional behavioral health services including clinical supervision.
• Conduct individual, family, and group therapy.

Skills

Behavioral Health Services

Clinical Supervision

Case Management

Therapy

Education

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Job description

Scheduled Salary Increase:
3% effective 9/15/25 ($100,048 - $127,686 Annually)

The Fresno County Department of Behavioral Healthinvites applications for the position of Senior Licensed Mental Health Clinician. Incumbents provide professional behavioral health services including clinical supervision to unlicensed personnel, case management, rehabilitation, individual, family, and group therapy and counseling to identified adults and children with mental, emotional and/or substance use disorders. Depending on licensure, incumbents provide professional behavioral health services in accordance with State of California laws and regulations.

Fresno County is working together for a quality of life for all. Our mission is to provide excellent public services to our diverse community.

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Experience: Two (2) years of full-time, paid post-licensure work experience providing direct behavioral health care services as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.

License: Valid Clinical Social Worker, Professional Clinical Counselor, or Marriage and Family Therapist license issued by the State of California, Department of Consumer Affairs, Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Possession of a valid Class "C" driver's license, or equivalent.

Notes: Applications will be accepted for out-of-state applicants who are licensed in another state in the United States. At the time they submit their applications, such applicants must attest to meeting the requirements for California Board of Behavioral Sciences licensure and intent to obtain license in California. No person is eligible to be hired without confirmation of active California license; any job offers to out-of-state applicants are contingent upon successful licensure in California.

Incumbents must provide evidence of completing continuing education units required by the Board of Behavioral Sciences to provide clinical supervision to unlicensed registered Associates.

Incumbents must pass initial credentialing and re-credentialing requirements and maintain compliance with state licensing credentialing requirements while occupying this classification.

All providers in this classification are required to have a valid National Provider Identifier (NPI) number prior to their first day of employment and maintain a valid NPI throughout the duration of their tenure in this classification. In addition, all providers in this classification must be registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under the correct taxonomy.

HOW TO APPLY:
Applications must be submitted online only.An online application can be found atFresnoCountyJobs.com.

Open the Job Information Flyer and click "Apply" to begin the online application process.

Once the filing deadline has passed, you may check the status of the recruitment at anytime by logging on to: https://www.governmentjobs.com/Applications/Index/fresnoca.

Please Note:

• It is the applicant's responsibility to notify Human Resources of any email address, mailing address, and telephone number changes.
• Notices from Human Resources will be sent via email only.

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS:

• A complete, accurate Fresno County employment application must be submitted online only and shall include:
  • A valid driver's license number.
  • A valid Clinical Social Worker, Professional Clinical Counselor,or Marriage and Family Therapist license issued by the State of California, Department of Consumer Affairs, Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• Supplemental Questionnaire

Please Note:

• Resumes and attachments are not accepted in lieu of a completed employment application.
• Incomplete or inaccurate applications will be disqualified.
• Submissions must be received by the closing date and time of this recruitment. Amendments will not be accepted after the filing deadline.
• Applications submitted via U.S. mail, email, fax, or in person in our office will not be accepted.

SELECTION PROCESS:

Pursuant to Fresno County Personnel Rule 4 - Selection Process, applicants may be required to complete an examination process and successful candidates will be placed on an employment list effective for a minimum of 3 months and certified in final rank order as vacancies occur.

Please Note:

• The eligible list for this recruitment may be extended up to 12 months, and may be used to fill both extra-help and permanently allocated positions.
• Individuals selected for extra-help appointment may be transitioned to a permanently allocated position at a later date as authorized by the Fresno County Personnel Rules.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS:

Positions in this classification are in Medical Group I - Light Physical Activity (Personnel Rule 8). This group includes positions which require only light physical effort and may include lifting of small, light objects and some bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching. Considerable walking or standing may be involved.

The County of Fresno is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application, examination, or selection process may contact Human Resources at [phone] at least five days prior to the scheduled date or deadline.

Eligible candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The County of Fresno is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Fresno County to provide employment opportunity for all qualified persons. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, or denial of medical family care leave, or any other non-job-related factor.

Analyst: Lucila Garcia