Clinical Director (LMFT, LPCC, LCSW) - Mental Health 321
Listed compensation
$109K - $135K
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
“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 Orange County Region
Join Our Compassionate Team
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.
Contra Costa Hope House serves adults aged 18-59 experiencing an acute mental health emergency. Adults aged 59 and older are admitted on a case by case basis.
The average length of stay is 7-10 days.
In this Clinical Director mid-level management position and under direct supervision of the Administrator, the Clinical Director provides leadership, coordination, and clinical supervision to multidisciplinary team(s) and/or program(s). Assists Administrator with quality improvement duties.
Shifts Available
Full-Time; DAYS | 8:30am- 5:00pm | Monday - Friday, some on call
responsibilities
Expected starting wage range is $108,905.47 - $134,542.23. 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)
- Two (2) years post-graduate direct clinical experience in a mental health and substance use setting
- Must have experience working with mental health and substance use consumers, families and advisory boards
- Masters or higher degree in Social Services
- One (1) year in leadership role in relevant setting (inpatient or outpatient setting, as appropriate)
- Current licensure/registration in the state of program operation (except for out-of-state applicants with existing licensure in good standing) as LCSW, LMFT, LMSW, RN, Ph.D./Psy.D.
- Valid and current driver’s license, and personal vehicle insurance with your name listed as a driver.
- Willingness to use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, etc.
What’s In It for You*
- Paid Time Off: For Full Time Employee it is 16.7 days in your first year
- Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance, 401K, Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- 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 Do
- Implement and oversee the responsibilities for clinical services and standards of care for our clients, and administrative needs of the multidisciplinary team.
- Continually communicate with community partners and all local systems of care that are in service to our clients.
- Oversee documentation by clinical staff and performs audits of Clinical Charts to ensure adherence to State and County Requirements.
- Assist with New Hire Orientation and ongoing training and mentorship for all clinical staff.
- Assist with recruitment, screening, hiring, onboarding, performance evaluations and terminations of all clinical staff
EOE AA M/F/V/Disability
*May vary by location and position type
Full Job Description will be provided if selected for an interview.
Clinical Director, Clinical Supervision, Clinician, Assistant Program Director, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LCSW, LMFT, LPCC
If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree or higher in Social Services and possess current licensure as an LCSW, LMFT, LMSW, RN, Ph.D., or Psy.D. Additionally, at least two years of post-graduate clinical experience and one year of leadership experience in a mental health setting are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Director (LMFT, LPCC, LCSW) - Mental Health 321 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. 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 ~$122k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $110k 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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