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Stars Behavioral Health Group
Victorville, California

Mental Health Clinician / Therapist

CounselorIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$70k-$75k

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Job Description

Partner with us in making a positive change!

Join a team where your work truly matters. We're proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work for 8 years by our own employees. We invite you to partner with us in our mission to improve mental healthcare.

Job Title

Mental Health Clinician / Therapist

Division/Program

Victorville: Desert Hill Crisis Residential Treatment

Starting Compensation

70,000.00 - 75,000.00 USD Per Year

Working Location

Victorville, CA

Working Hours/Shift

Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM (includes every third weekend)

Why Join Our Team?

  • Competitive Compensation: Offering a salary that matches your skills and experience.
  • Generous Time Off: Enjoy ample vacation and holiday pay.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

  • Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Additional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle.

Professional Growth Opportunities

  • On-the-job training with access to paid CEU opportunities.
  • Career development programs designed to help you grow.
  • Supervision for BBS hours for AMFT, ACSW, and APCC professionals (where applicable).

Employee Recognition & Rewards: A culture that celebrates and rewards your hard work and dedication

We are seeking an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT), Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC), or Associate Clinical Social Worker (ACSW) to join our team.

What You Bring to SBHG (Qualifications)

Education:

Master’s degree in psychology, social work, or a related mental health field. (Recently graduates are welcome and encouraged to apply!)

Licensure

Registered with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) as an Associate (AMFT, ACSW, or APCC).

Compliance & Safety

  • Must be 18 years of age or older.
  • Valid California Driver’s License with a driving record that meets company eligibility policies.

First Aid certification from an approved provider (such as the American Red Cross) or the ability to obtain it upon hire.

How You Will Make a Difference

The Mental Health Specialist assesses clients at start of treatment (reviews as needed), develops and maintains treatment plans, and conducts family collateral and discharge planning. Duties include discussing goals and objectives of proposed treatment plans and establishing a contract with the consumer.

Interviewing consumers to team with mental health professionals in determining the needs of individuals or groups on a walk-in/telephone basis; respond to potential suicide or other emergency events.

Visit clients, individually or as part of a team, in a variety of living situations, to help assess the mental health needs of individuals and families, observe progress, provide counseling, gather data, and report significant changes in the client's condition to designated professional staff.

Division/Program Overview

  • Program: The Crisis Residential Treatment (CRT) is a short-term voluntary residential facility.
  • Population Served: Designed to help adult residents, ages 18-59, who experience a psychiatric crisis to safely stabilize, recover, and transition back to community.
  • Facility & Setting: Short-term voluntary residential facility, 24/7 Program
  • Clinical Services: Therapeutic and mental health services, Medication evaluation and support services, Crisis intervention
  • Length of Stay: Short-term
  • Skills & Transition: Pre-vocational or vocational counseling, transition back to community
  • Skills & Services: Rehabilitation/recovery services, including substance use rehabilitation services, Daily exercise and health/wellness education
  • Learn more about SBHG at: starsinc.com

For Additional Information

mlawrence@starsinc.com

Key Responsibilities

The clinician assesses clients, develops treatment plans, and conducts family collateral and discharge planning. They also provide crisis intervention and visit clients in various living situations to observe progress and report on their condition.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in psychology, social work, or a related field and be registered with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. A valid California driver's license and First Aid certification are also required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentTreatment planningCase managementPsychiatric crisis stabilizationData collectionReporting

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Clinician / Therapist at Stars Behavioral Health Group a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,029 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Counselor Career Context

Stars Behavioral Health Group ranks #17 of 25 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 26% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $65k 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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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,029 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes weekends

Living in Victorville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$407k≈ 5.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,275/mo≈ 39% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
40 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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About Stars Behavioral Health Group

Mental Health Care
Long Beach, CA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
Voluntary benefits
Paid CEU opportunities
Career development programs
BBS supervision hours for AMFT, ACSW, APCC
Generous vacation and holiday pay