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Escondido, California

Behavioral Health Associate- ACSW, AMFT, APCC

Behavioral Health TechNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$70k-$105k

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Job Description

At TrueCare, we believe that everyone deserves access to excellent healthcare. For over 50 years we have been helping patients and families have timely, affordable, and expert healthcare. Joining us is just a click away. Health inside. Welcome in.

Are you passionate about providing compassionate, high-quality care to underserved communities? Join our mission-driven team as a Behavioral Health Associate and help make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients who need it most.

Your Role & Impact

The Behavioral Health Associate works in the schools, facilitates small groups, provides individual check-ins, and parent assessments. The Behavioral Health Associate also assists in detecting "at risk" patients, recognizing and treating mental health conditions, and assesses the clinical status of patients to determine the most appropriate level of care.

What We’re Looking For

Master’s degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Psychology or PhD / PsyD in Psychology from an accredited program.

Active Registration with the BBS as a pre-licensed ACSW, AMFT, or APCC or Active Registration with the Board of Psychology as post-doctoral pre-licensed psychologist

  • Experience working with middle school students and facilitating groups.
  • Experience working in a school setting is highly desired.
  • Computer proficiency, particularly with Electronic Health/Medical Record systems and the Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for Healthcare Providers from American Heart Association
  • Valid California Driver’s License, proof of insurance and clean driving record.

Why Join Us

We’re a mission-driven healthcare organization committed to making quality care accessible for everyone. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to:

  • Provide care that truly impacts the community
  • Grow your skills through continuing education
  • Work with a collaborative, supportive team

Perks & Benefits

  • Competitive pay
  • Generous paid time off
  • Low-cost health, dental, vision & life insurance
  • Join us in creating healthier smiles and healthier communities!

The pay range for a licensed clinician is $70,304 to $105,456.

Pay transparency: If you are hired at TrueCare, your salary will be determined based on factors such as education, knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members when determining an offer.

TrueCare is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Our goal is to support all team members recruited or employed here.

Pay transparency: If you are hired at TrueCare, your salary will be determined based on factors such as education, knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members when determining an offer.

TrueCare is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Our goal is to support all team members recruited or employed here.

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Associate facilitates small groups, provides individual check-ins, and conducts parent assessments within school settings. They are also responsible for identifying at-risk patients and determining the appropriate level of mental health care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Clinical Psychology, or a PhD/PsyD in Psychology. Applicants must possess active registration with the BBS or Board of Psychology and have experience working with middle school students.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentGroup facilitationMental health treatmentElectronic health recordsCase managementPatient assessmentCrisis intervention

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Associate- ACSW, AMFT, APCC at True Care a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Clinical Psychology (Behavioral Health Tech) — ranked against 32 active Clinical Psychology (Behavioral Health Tech) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Clinical Psychology Career Context

In California, the Clinical Psychology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$62k (24 salary observations; 154 listings), vs ~$55k nationally (150 salary observations; 4,511 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Clinical Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 60% have no call, 33% require no weekends.

Clinical Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$88k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $79k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.2this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Clinical Psychology (Behavioral Health Tech) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 32 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Escondido

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$801k≈ 11.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,547/mo≈ 43% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
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 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About True Care

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San Marcos, CA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive pay
Generous paid time off
Low-cost health, dental, vision & life insurance
Continuing education