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Liberty Healthcare
Redwood City, California

LCSW or LMFT

Social WorkerPer Diem

Listed compensation

$65.00 per hour

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Employment & setting
Per Diem · on_site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
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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.

Work setting and client population

Liberty Healthcare operates a specialized forensic mental health program located within the Maguire Correctional Facility – a San Mateo County jail.

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

Mission

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

Location

The unit is located within the Maguire Correctional Facility - a San Mateo County jail located at 300 Bradford Street in Redwood City, CA 94063.

Responsibilities

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

Work schedule

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.

Compensation

You can expect to be paid $65.00 per hour.

Requirements

Candidates must be licensed as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). The role requires experience in providing mental health services within a clinical or forensic setting.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychosocial AssessmentRisk AssessmentClinical DocumentationTreatment PlanningCollaboration

Social Worker Career Context

Liberty Healthcare holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 84 active listings.

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$103k (168 salary observations; 244 listings), vs ~$82k nationally (6,408 salary observations; 14,559 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 24% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$135k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $122k 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

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • On-site

Living in Redwood City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1,925k
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.

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