LCSW or LMFT
Listed compensation
$90k-$115k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations and nights and shift pattern.
Job Description
LCSWs and LMFTs are encouraged to consider a full-time Clinician position with Liberty Healthcare’s forensic mental health program in San Diego County.
Program Overview
Liberty Healthcare’s program operates within multiple San Diego County jail facilities and exclusively serves inmates who have been determined to be incompetent to stand trial due to mental illness.
The goal of the program is to provide rapid mental health services to people in need - so they may achieve improved behavioral health outcomes as quickly as possible.
Clinician Job Responsibilities
- Providing mental health services to clients one-to-one and in-person
- Performing psychosocial evaluations
- Providing cognitive-behavioral treatment, psychoeducation and crisis intervention
- Documenting treatment and progress
- Participating in clinical team meetings
- Consulting and collaborating with clinical, ancillary and security staff
Work setting
You will split time working onsite at these two jail facilities:
- The Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility at 451 Riverview Parkway in Santee, CA 92071
- The Rock Mountain Detention Facility at 406 Alta Road in San Diego, CA 92158 (nearby Otay Mesa)
Schedule: You will work Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Pay and Benefits
- Starting pay between $90,000 and $115,000 (depending on experience)
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 30 days of paid time off each year for holidays, vacation, sick leave, and personal days
- FSA, 401k plan, and other perks
Full details on Liberty's benefits plan are available at libertyhealthcare.com
Key Responsibilities
The clinician will provide one-to-one mental health services, including psychosocial evaluations and cognitive-behavioral treatment, to inmates in jail facilities. They are also responsible for documenting treatment progress and collaborating with clinical and security staff.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a professional license as an LCSW or LMFT. The role requires the ability to work onsite at designated detention facilities in San Diego County.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates LCSW or LMFT at Liberty Healthcare a 6.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,477 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Social Worker Career Context
Liberty Healthcare holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 87 active listings.
In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (829 salary observations; 1,998 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (5,642 salary observations; 22,621 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.7 / 10 · top 25% in social work | ranked against 6,477 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $90k–$115k | Social Work median $56k (middle half $48k–$83k)48 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| California vs national | $96k median in California | $81k nationally (+19%)829 state / 5,642 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$93k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Social Work listings in California | 718 active | 6,577 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 46% remote · 32% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California Social Worker listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment765 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Social Work listings | 2,573 in the last 30 days | 1,495 the 30 days before (+72%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Social Work pay trend | −1.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Liberty Healthcare | silver tier, 72/100 | Top Employers work-life index87 active listings |
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- No weekends
- On-site
About Liberty Healthcare
Benefits & Perks
Living in Santee
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $779k≈ 8.7× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $2,829/mo≈ 38% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 111.9
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.