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Riverside, California

Social Worker BA - On-Call - Mental Health PHF 322

Social WorkerIncludes callIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$25.35-$37.29/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Weekend work is also flagged as required; confirm which days and how often.

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams.

Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems.

The Riverside County Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) is a 16-bed locked acute inpatient program for adults, 18+ years old, diagnosed with a serious mental illness, and are experiencing an acute mental health emergency. Admission is voluntary or involuntary (5150). The average stay is 5 -7 days.

Position Summary

Under supervision of a licensed clinician, the Social Work Clinician I provides general casework services to members served and natural supports. This involves person-centered recovery planning and collaborating with other services and agencies.

Shifts Available

On Call, shifts and hours vary as needed | Monday - Friday

Expected starting wage range is $25.35 - $37.29. Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges. The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.

We pay differentials!! Weekend Shift differentials for hourly staff (5% for Weekend AM Shift, 11% for Weekend PM Shift, 15% for Weekend Overnight Shift

Essential Functions

  • Demonstrates the Telecare mission, purpose, values, and beliefs in everyday language and contact with internal and external stakeholders
  • Identifies and plans for psychosocial needs of members served
  • Works with members served and multidisciplinary treatment teams to design, implement, and evaluate the Recovery Plan
  • Provides education to members served and family members regarding mental health conditions and treatment options

Has Responsibility Discharge Planning, Including

  • Assessing readiness for discharge of members served in coordination with the recovery/treatment/service team
  • Making appropriate referrals for placement, case management, and aftercare services, as assigned
  • Coordinating with the Business Office to ensure that benefits and finances of members served are in order, as assigned
  • Developing and maintaining an awareness of community resources
  • Assures that members served know and understand their legal status and rights; tracks legal status on all assigned members served
  • Provides consultation to members served and their families regarding issues arising from the admission, discharge, and/or aftercare plan
  • If employed at Inpatient program, must assist with restraint of members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training
  • If employed at Outpatient program, must evade members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, and/or changed at the discretion of management.

Qualifications

Required:

  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or psychology from an accredited college or university
  • Demonstrated experience with behavioral health services
  • Must be at least 18 years of age
  • Must be CPR, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of employment or within 60 days of employment and maintain current certification throughout employment
  • All opportunities at Telecare are contingent upon successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of the applicable post-offer physical examination, 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or license verification. If the position requires driving, valid driver license, a motor vehicle clearance, and proof of auto insurance is required at time of employment and must be maintained throughout employment. Additional regulatory, contractual or local requirements may apply.

Skills

  • Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team
  • Thorough understanding of the rights of members served
  • Understanding of the conservatorship process
  • Knowledge of basic medical and psychiatric terminology

Physical Demands

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is occasionally required to sit, stand, walk, bend, push, pull, squat, kneel, and lift and carry items weighing 25 pounds or less as well as to frequently reach, twist, and do simple and power grasping. The position requires manual deviation, repetition, and dexterity.

What’s In It For You*

  • Paid Time Off: For Full Time Employee it is 16.7 days in your first year
  • Nine Paid Holidays & Shift differentials for hourly staff (6% for PM Shift, 10% for Overnight Shift). Weekend Shift differentials for hourly staff (5% for Weekend AM Shift, 11% for Weekend PM Shift, 15% for Weekend Overnight Shift)
  • Free CEUs, free Supervision for BBS Associate License, coaching, and mentorship
  • Online University Tuition Discount and Company Scholarships
  • Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance, 401K, Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • For more information visit: telecarecorp.com

EOE AA M/F/V/Disability

If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.

Key Responsibilities

Provide general casework services and person-centered recovery planning for adults in an acute inpatient psychiatric setting. Manage discharge planning, coordinate community referrals, and ensure members understand their legal rights.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Psychosocial AssessmentCrisis InterventionMultidisciplinary CollaborationPatient EducationLegal Status TrackingMedical Terminology

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker BA - On-Call - Mental Health PHF 322 at Telecare 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.

Social Worker Career Context

Telecare ranks #13 of 18 employers hiring contract/1099 Social Worker on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (944 salary observations; 1,766 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (6,661 salary observations; 20,737 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 45 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 27% are remote, 20% have no call, 47% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,459 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Riverside

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$602k
Typical market rent
$2,444/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.4
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 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off
Nine Paid Holidays
Shift Differentials
Free CEUs
Free Supervision for BBS Associate License
Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance
401K
Employee Stock Ownership Plan