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Liberty Healthcare
Redwood City, California

LCSW or LMFT (PRN / as needed)

Social WorkerContract

Listed compensation

$50.00 per hour

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 6mo ago

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’s forensic mental health program located onsite at the Maguire Correctional Facility – a San Mateo County jail located in Redwood City, CA.

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

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

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

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.

Recently licensed clinicians can expect to be paid $50.00 per hour, and higher hourly pay rates are available for clinicians who are more experienced.

Key Responsibilities

As a Clinician, you will provide one-to-one services to clients experiencing mental illness at the Maguire Correctional Facility. Your role includes conducting assessments, providing brief treatment, and collaborating with other staff.

Requirements

Candidates must be licensed as a Clinical Social Worker or Marriage and Family Therapist. The position is suitable for recently licensed clinicians as well as those with more experience.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Psychosocial AssessmentsDocumentationCollaboration

Clinical Psychology — Social Worker Career Context

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Clinical Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 22% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Liberty Healthcare holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 80/100, 85 active listings.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates LCSW or LMFT (PRN / as needed) at Liberty Healthcare a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 7,069 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 90% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,069 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Redwood City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.92M
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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