Lead Crisis Therapist / Social Worker
Listed compensation
$84k-$98k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Seneca Family of Agencies as a Lead Crisis Therapist / Social Worker – No Weekends, Sign-On Bonus in Salinas, CA, USA.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $83,546 - $97,546
- Signing bonus: $2,000.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- 5 weeks PTO
- 11 Paid Holidays
- Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, fertility coverage
- Long-term disability, family leave, and life insurance
- 50% paid premiums for dependents
- 403b Retirement Plan
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No weekends required.
This position offers weekends off, a signing bonus, student loan benefits. Work with Seneca Family of Agencies in Salinas, CA, USA.
Key Responsibilities
The Lead Therapist provides clinical services to youth while mentoring staff and supporting program operations. They also lead professional development initiatives and ensure high standards of care within the multidisciplinary team.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a relevant field and possess a valid California BBS registration (ASW, AMFT, or APCC). A valid driver's license and the ability to pass background clearances are also required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Lead Crisis Therapist / Social Worker at Seneca Family of Agencies a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 5,845 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 ~$98k (938 salary observations; 1,388 listings), vs ~$83k nationally (7,980 salary observations; 17,235 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, 46% are remote, 30% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$91k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $82k 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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