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San Jose Behavioral Health
San Jose, California

Social Worker I - Full Time

Social WorkerNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$36-$44/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 59m ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • Work Schedule: 40hours Full Time, Day
  • SJBH Salary Range: $36.00/hr - $44.00/hr- Based on Experience

Location = Onsite ONLY

  • San Jose Behavioral Health provides a comprehensive package of benefits for Full-time. Current benefits include:
  • Competitive salary
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan with match
  • General Paid Time off to include: Vacation, Sick, Personal Days, and Extended Sick Leave plus Holidays/Holiday Pay

Excellent Training Program

Professional growth opportunity that is second to none in the industry. Join a team with defined career paths and a national family of hospitals and facilities

Purpose Statement

Plan, direct, define and coordinate individualized and group therapeutic support and services to patient’s with mental health, behavioral health and substance use issues.

Essential Functions

Conduct social history assessment of the patient through observation and patient/family interview, obtaining information on the patient’s needs, skills, interests and limitations for the development and implementation of the treatment plan.

Coordinate and plan programs and activities to meet patient’s social and emotional needs.

Promote recovery, symptom reduction and the achievement of the highest level of social functioning.

Provides crisis management and family sessions to assist the family in understanding the implications and complexities of a life situation and its impact on lifestyle.

Assist in the development of effective treatment plans that apply therapeutic principles appropriately while ensuring safety at all times for the patient.

Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meeting to discuss patient assessment, treatment plan and ongoing discharge plan.

  • Communicate or aid family members in understanding and supporting the patient.
  • Manage a caseload and assume responsibility for patient chart documentation.
  • Facilitate education, process groups, support groups and referrals as requested.

Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Other Functions

Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university, including new graduate required.

One or more years’ experience working with patient population preferred.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

Eligible for state licensure as one of the following: Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC), Certified Addictions Counselor (CAC), Registered Addiction Counselor (RAC), as required by the state in which the facility is operating.

  • CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
  • First aid may be required based on state or facility.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e. g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

Compensation

Compensation for roles at San Jose Behavioral Health varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, San Jose Behavioral Health provides a reasonable hourly range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California as set forth below.

  • SJBH Salary Range:$36.00/hr - $44.00/hr- Based on Experience
  • We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.
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Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Treatment planningDischarge planningCase managementGroup facilitationPatient observationRecovery promotion

Social Worker Career Context

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$97k (797 salary observations; 1,985 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (5,390 salary observations; 22,583 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 22% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$75k–$92kSocial Work median $70k (middle half $62k–$89k)52 comparable listings, Nov 2026
California vs national$97k median in California$81k nationally (+20%)797 state / 5,390 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$75k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in California725 active6,550 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 60% remote · 22% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Social Worker listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment772 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,568 in the last 30 days1,507 the 30 days before (+70%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 5.1
Better work-life than 50% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,477 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site
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About San Jose Behavioral Health

Hospitals and Health Care
San Jose, CA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan with match
Paid time off including vacation, sick, personal days, and extended sick leave
Holidays/Holiday Pay
Excellent training program
Professional growth opportunities

Living in San Jose

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.29M
Typical market rent
$3,582/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.