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Liberty Healthcare
Redwood City, California

LCSW or LMFT (PRN / as needed)

CounselorPer Diem

Listed compensation

$50.00 per hour

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Licensed Clinical Social Workers and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists are encouraged to consider an available PRN / as needed Clinician position with Liberty Healthcare’s forensic mental health program located onsite at the Maguire Correctional Facility – a San Mateo County jail located in Redwood City, CA.

This program exclusively serves adults who are justice-involved, experiencing mental illness, and have been determined to be incompetent to stand trial.

The goal of this cutting-edge program is to facilitate early access to mental health services, provide rapid stabilization, and restore people to competency efficiently and effectively.

As a Clinician, Your Role Will Involve

  • Providing services to program clients one-to-one, in-person, and onsite at the facility
  • Conducting Psychosocial and risk assessments
  • Providing brief treatment primarily focused on symptom management, psychoeducation, and crisis intervention
  • Supporting clients with competency restoration training and education
  • Documenting services and client status in the Liberty’s electronic health record system
  • Participating in treatment team and other meetings
  • Collaborating with clinical, ancillary and security staff

This is an “as needed” position offering occasional work in times of peak program utilization and when coverage is needed for staff who are on vacation or other leave.

Recently licensed clinicians can expect to be paid $50.00 per hour, and higher hourly pay rates are available for clinicians who are more experienced.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinician will provide one-to-one, in-person services onsite at the correctional facility, focusing on brief treatment, symptom management, psychoeducation, and crisis intervention for justice-involved adults. Responsibilities also include conducting assessments, supporting competency restoration training, documenting client status, and collaborating with various staff members.

Requirements

Candidates must be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) to serve adults who are justice-involved and determined to be incompetent to stand trial. The role involves occasional work for coverage needs, with recently licensed clinicians starting at $50.00 per hour.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Psychosocial AssessmentRisk AssessmentElectronic Health Record DocumentationTreatment Team ParticipationCollaboration

Psychology — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 34% have no call, 74% 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).

Liberty Healthcare holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 78/100, 86 active listings.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates LCSW or LMFT (PRN / as needed) at Liberty Healthcare a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Psychology (Counseling) — ranked against 87 active Psychology (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

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401k / retirement match
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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 6.7this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Psychology (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 87 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Redwood City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.92M
Typical market rent
$4,146/mo
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

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