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Riverside, California

Program Administrator LCSW LMFT LPCC $8K sign on - Inpatient Mental Health 378

Social WorkerNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$131k-$162k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Sign On Bonus: $8,000

“They made it easier for me to live, breathe, eat, and stay clean. Without them, I’d be waiting somewhere, waiting for someone to give me a chance to live...” - Client from Telecare

Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals with complex needs 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.

As part of the Telecare family, the Riverside County Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) is licensed as a 79-bed sub-acute residential program located in Riverside, CA. The program provides longer-term mental health recovery services 24/7/365 within a supportive, structured, and secure inpatient environment designed to help clients prepare to move to the community and/or lower levels of care.

The Licensed Administrator manages all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the Program. This involves ensuring regulatory compliance and actively overseeing quality assurance performance improvements. Additionally, the Administrator collaborates with all corporate departments and outside consultants and represents the Program to State/County agencies, community partners, and consumer groups.

Full Time; AM 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; Monday - Friday (Sign On Bonus: $8,000)

Expected starting wage range is $131,402.00 - $161,999.00. 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.

What You Bring to the Table (Must Have)

  • Masters in Social Services with a state license LCSW LMFT LPCC
  • Four (4) years of experience in an administrative management position in a health care setting
  • Two (2) years of responsibility for supervision of professional staff, budgeting, program planning, and licensing
  • Valid and current driver’s license, and personal vehicle insurance with your name listed as a driver.
  • Willingness to use your personal vehicle to attend meetings, etc.

What’s In It for You*

  • Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance, 401K, Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • Paid Time Off: For FT Employee it is 16.7 days in your first year
  • Nine Paid Holidays
  • Career growth opportunity: company has grown 10%+ yearly for the past 5 years
  • For more information visit: telecarecorp.com

What You Will Love About Working at Telecare

  • Culture of power-with not power-over
  • Your contribution is valued
  • Opportunity to work alongside a multidisciplinary team of clinical professionals
  • Personal commitment to the mission from your team and colleagues
  • Diverse mental health program types with lifelong career advancement opportunities

What You Will Love About Working at Telecare

  • Acts as culture carrier; creates and supports program culture and culture initiatives.
  • Manages all strategic planning activities of the Program with the primary goal of ensuring ongoing effectiveness of the Program
  • Ensures that the program is meeting or exceeding clinical quality expectations and outcomes
  • Develops and maintains a productive work relationship with State and local agency partners; actively participates in meeting customer needs and adapting to changing customer and community needs at all times; acts as liaison between the Program and State/County customers and community partners
  • Maintains healthy staffing patterns for all departments. Which includes directing the recruitment, candidate selection, partnering with internal Employee Relations, and when necessary, disciplinary action within the Program.
  • Manages the Program within allocated budgetary parameters and collaborates in the development of the fiscal budget
  • Provides Clinical supervision upon request

EOE AA M/F/V/Disability

*May vary by location and position type

Full Job Description will be provided if selected for an interview.

Administrator, Program Director, Program Manager, LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

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

The Licensed Administrator manages all operational aspects of the Program, ensuring regulatory compliance and actively overseeing quality assurance performance improvements. This role also involves collaborating with corporate departments, representing the Program to external agencies, and managing staffing and budgetary parameters.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Master's in Social Services along with an LCSW, LMFT, or LPCC license, and have four years of experience in administrative management within a healthcare setting. Additionally, two years of responsibility for staff supervision, budgeting, program planning, and licensing are required, along with a willingness to use a personal vehicle for work-related travel.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Licensing ComplianceStakeholder RelationsFiscal Management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Program Administrator LCSW LMFT LPCC $8K sign on - Inpatient Mental Health 378 at Telecare a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,459 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Social Worker Career Context

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 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 32% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$147k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $133k 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 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Social Work listings

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

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Riverside

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$602k≈ 4.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,444/mo≈ 22% of gross pay
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.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Sign-On Bonus $8,000
Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
401K
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Paid Time Off
Nine Paid Holidays