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River Oak Center for Children
Elk Grove, California

Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$73k-$76k

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Job Description

  • Level: Experienced
  • Job Location: Elk Grove - Elk Grove, CA
  • Position Type: Full Time
  • Education Level: Graduate Degree
  • Salary Range: $73439.00 - $75920.00Salary
  • Job Category: LPHA Waived - County Classification (at minimum)

We are looking for an individual who is eager to help serve within their community. We are looking for a BBS registered individual who is eager to help serve within their community as a Clinician for our Full-Service Partnership Wraparound (FSPW) program in Elk Grove!

Are you interested in: Serving children, youth, and families within your own community? Making a positive impact in their lives at home, school, and in the community? Providing flexible care plans and services tailored to individual needs? Working collaboratively in a strength-based, youth, and family-centered program?

Obtaining your hours towards licensure as an associate? Then we want to meet you!

At River Oak, equity, diversity, and inclusion are part of our people strategy which reflects our vision of building an organization that attracts and leverages diversity in our staff, and strives for respect and inclusion throughout our workplace and in the communities we serve.

Program Summary: The River Oak Full-Service Partnership Wraparound (FSPW) program provides intensive, individualized, family-centered mental health services and support to children and youth with complex behavioral and emotional needs who are involved in or at risk of entering the juvenile justice system, experiencing placement instability, or transitioning from residential care to a family setting.

Through a collaborative, non-traditional team approach, FSPW partners with youth and their families to build on their strengths and develop comprehensive service plans that may include evidence-based interventions, care coordination, and natural community supports.

Services are flexible and accessible, delivered in homes, schools, clinical sites, and community settings to meet each family’s unique needs.

The program aims to promote stability, strengthen family relationships, support academic and vocational success, reduce homelessness, psychiatric hospitalizations, and involvement in detention or incarceration, and help youth remain safely in their homes, schools, and communities.

Job Responsibilities: Prepare and present clinical documentation for team review Develop and administer care plans Conduct client visits for assessment and support Provide individual and family therapy or rehabilitation sessions Provide care coordination to include resources, advocacy and referrals Coordinate client goal development Meet billing goals and track productivity Stay updated on professional standards and resources Demonstrate empathy and professionalism in client interactions Proficient in Microsoft Office tools Maintain accurate online recordkeeping while ensuring confidentiality.

Minimum Qualifications

Possess a masters degree from an accredited university or college with course of work in social work, psychology, and counseling or a closely related field.

Two (2) years’ full-time experience in providing mental health services/social services case management or mental health counseling; services must be provided in mental health, community-based, or probation setting.

Current registration with the Board of Behavioral Sciences or Board of Psychology Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision plans Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Life Insurance Tuition Assistance Generous paid Vacation and Sick Leave 12 Paid Holidays Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) Retirement Savings Plan 403(b) Retirement Plan Short and Long term Disability Insurance Individual and group supervision in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Board of Behavioral Science (BBS) and Board of Psychology (BOP).

Culturally Diverse And/or Bilingual Candidates Are Encouraged to Apply

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide intensive, individualized mental health services and care coordination to children and families within the community. Responsibilities include developing care plans, conducting clinical assessments, and maintaining accurate documentation while meeting billing goals.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a master's degree in social work, psychology, or a related field and possess at least two years of experience in mental health or social services. Current registration with the Board of Behavioral Sciences or Board of Psychology is required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Care planningMental health assessmentIndividual therapyResource advocacyCrisis interventionWraparound services

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 20% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$73k–$76kMental Health Therapy median $88k (middle half $82k–$106k)34 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$67k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in California577 active7,856 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% remote · 20% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Counselor listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,563 in the last 30 days1,536 the 30 days before (+67%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 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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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,891 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About River Oak Center for Children

Mental Health Care
Sacramento, CA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental
Vision
Employee Assistance Program
Life Insurance
Tuition Assistance
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave

Living in Elk Grove

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$546k≈ 7.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,688/mo≈ 44% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.7
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 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.