Stuart House Therapist - LCSW

UCLA Health; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health in Santa Monica, CA, is seeking a Stuart House Therapist to provide evidence-based, trauma-informed services for children who have disclosed sexual abuse and their families. The role supports healing and resilience in a culturally responsive environment.

The position requires a Master’s in Social Work or Social Welfare and a California LCSW license, with preferred bilingual Spanish/English abilities. Duties include intake evaluations, psychotherapy, supervision, and on-call coverage.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work or Social Welfare from an accredited institution.
• State of California license in Clinical Social Work (LCSW).
• Experience providing trauma informed psychotherapy to children suspected victims of sexual abuse and to their families.
• Competence in conducting psychosocial and/or psychological evaluations with children and adolescents.
• Advanced knowledge of child development, complex trauma, evidence-based treatment models, crisis intervention, sexual trauma, and behaviors.
• Experience working with individuals in crisis and diverse populations.
• Strong ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary team and communicate effectively with clients, families, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health services for children who are suspected victims of sexual abuse and for their non offending family members, including intake evaluations, comprehensive diagnostic assessments, crisis intervention, and individual, family, and group psychotherapy.
• Deliver evidence based, trauma informed treatment to support recovery and resilience.
• Provide follow up support and coordination of care for clients and families.
• Complete required documentation and other administrative responsibilities.
• May offer clinical supervision and training to students, or unlicensed staff as assigned.
• Participate in the Rape Treatment Center/Stuart House 24 hour on call response system, providing telephone intake, in person advocacy, crisis intervention, accompaniment, and information/referral for victims and significant others presenting for emergency medical care or forensic examinations (1–2 weekday overnight shifts per month).
• Collaborate with law enforcement, medical professionals, and other partner agencies as part of a multidisciplinary response.

Skills

Trauma-informed psychotherapy

Crisis intervention

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication with clients andfamilies

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work or Social Welfare

California LCSW license

Bilingual Spanish/English (preferred)

Job description

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Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA

Work Schedule

5-day 8-hour weekday shifts or 4-day 10-hour weekday shifts; including 1 late day shift from 11:00am to 7:30pm (for the 5x8 schedule) or 9:00am to 7:30pm (for the 4 x 10 schedule), and up to 2 on-call overnight shifts per month

Posted Date

10/13/2026

Salary Range: $58.41 - 69.80 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

indefinite

Job #

33449

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Join our compassionate and highly skilled team as a Stuart House Therapist. Stuart House is an internationally recognized program and the child program of the Rape Treatment Center. We provide evidence-based, trauma-informed, and culturally centered services for children who have disclosed sexual abuse and for their families.

As a Stuart House Therapist, you will deliver, evidence based, specialized therapeutic services that support healing, resilience, and recovery. Our program is dedicated to providing a safe, supportive, and culturally responsive environment where children and families receive comprehensive care.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Provide mental health services for children who are suspected victims of sexual abuse and for their non offending family members, including intake evaluations, comprehensive diagnostic assessments, crisis intervention, and individual, family, and group psychotherapy.
• Deliver evidence based, trauma informed treatment to support recovery and resilience.
• Provide follow up support and coordination of care for clients and families.
• Complete required documentation and other administrative responsibilities.
• May offer clinical supervision and training to students, or unlicensed staff as assigned.
• Participate in the Rape Treatment Center/Stuart House 24 hour on call response system, providing telephone intake, in person advocacy, crisis intervention, accompaniment, and information/referral for victims and significant others presenting for emergency medical care or forensic examinations (1–2 weekday overnight shifts per month).
• Collaborate with law enforcement, medical professionals, and other partner agencies as part of a multidisciplinary response.

UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and dozens of primary care practices, specialty practices, urgent care centers and other ancillary locations throughout metro Los Angeles. We are also home to the David Geffen School of Medicine, an internationally respected leader in medical education and research. Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles’ trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care.

Pay Range: $58.41 - $69.80 hourly

Job Qualifications

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We are seeking a dedicated, compassionate, and highly competent professional who possesses:

• Master’s degree in Social Work or Social Welfare from an accredited institution.
• State of California license in Clinical Social Work (LCSW).
• Experience providing trauma informed psychotherapy to children who are suspected victims of sexual abuse and to their families, including strong diagnostic and treatment skills for trauma related symptoms.
• Competence in conducting psychosocial and/or psychological evaluations with children and adolescents.
• Advanced knowledge of child development complex trauma, evidence-based treatment models, crisis intervention, sexual trauma, and problem sexual behaviors
• Experience working with individuals in crisis and with diverse populations across culture, ethnicity, and age.
• Strong ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary team and communicate effectively with clients, families, and staff.
• Ability and willingness to work up to 2 overnight on call shifts per month and meet a 30 minute response time to our Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center when scheduled.

Preferred:

• Experience providing supervision or training to students.
• Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.