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Westwind Recovery
Los Angeles, California

Primary Therapist ACSW, AMFT, LCSW, LMFT/ Part-Time/ Monday - Friday

Social WorkerNo weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$30-$34/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 55m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Position Summary

Westwind Recovery is seeking a Part-Time Primary Therapist to provide clinical services in an outpatient behavioral health setting.

This role is responsible for maintaining a caseload of approximately 8–10 clients, facilitating 3–5 groups per week, completing assessments and treatment plans, providing individual and group therapy, supporting crisis intervention, coordinating care, and maintaining timely clinical documentation.

The Primary Therapist will work closely with the Clinical Director and treatment team to support client care, treatment progress, discharge planning, and clinical compliance. Candidates must have a master's degree in a licensable clinical field and be licensed or registered in the State of California.

Responsibilities Include

  • Maintain a part-time caseload of approximately 8–10 clients.
  • Facilitate approximately 3–5 groups per week.
  • Provide individual therapy and group counseling services.

Complete biopsychosocial assessments, treatment plans, risk assessments, discharge summaries, and other required clinical documentation.

Support client progress throughout treatment, including crisis intervention, discharge planning, and continuing care recommendations.

Coordinate care with the clinical team, case management, families, referents, and outside providers as appropriate.

Participate in supervision, clinical staff meetings, trainings, and treatment planning discussions as required.

Maintain timely and accurate documentation in accordance with state, Joint Commission, and internal requirements.

  • Communicate professionally and ethically with clients, families, staff, and outside agencies.
  • Support utilization review and other clinical needs as assigned.

Key Responsibilities

The Primary Therapist is responsible for managing a caseload of 8-10 clients, facilitating group therapy sessions, and providing individual counseling. They must also complete clinical documentation, coordinate care with the treatment team, and perform crisis intervention as needed.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a master's degree in a licensable clinical field and possess a valid license or registration in the State of California. The role requires proficiency in clinical documentation and experience working within a behavioral health setting.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Care CoordinationRisk Assessment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Therapist ACSW, AMFT, LCSW, LMFT/ Part-Time/ Monday - Friday at Westwind Recovery a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Social Work social worker listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Social Worker Career Context

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (977 salary observations; 1,823 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (6,846 salary observations; 21,312 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 35% are remote, 20% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$62k–$71kSocial Work median $54k (middle half $48k–$78k)49 comparable listings, Oct 2026
California vs national$96k median in California$81k nationally (+19%)977 state / 6,846 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$60k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in California677 active6,509 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 35% remote · 20% no call · 60% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 50% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,518 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Westwind Recovery

Mental Health Care
Los Angeles, California
11-50 employees

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$923k
Typical market rent
$2,778/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.