Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Listed compensation
$102k-$123k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
- vision of the Associate Behavioral Health Director, the LCSW/LPCC or ASW/AMFT/APCC will work with an inter-disciplinary team to ensure that quality psychosocial services are delivered to health center patients.
About us
As a Federally Qualified Health Center in Northern California with over 45 years of dedicated service to the community, LifeLong serves over 66,000 patients in the East Bay Area's socio-economically underserved regions. We provide medical, dental, behavioral health, and school-based services at more than 15 primary care sites across Oakland, Berkeley, and West Contra Costa County. From opening a residential respite program for homeless persons discharged from hospital to offering free testing to the community, we are innovative and responsive to our times' social and medical needs. We provide an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and with which our patients can identify. To this end, we seek candidates who reflect the diversity of the East Bay communities we serve.
Benefits
We offer a competitive annual salary of $70,304 for ASW/AMFT/APCC, $101,753-$122,928 for LCSW/LPCC, depending on years since licensed, and excellent benefits: medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, dependent and domestic partner coverage, 403(b) retirement savings plan, and loan repayment programs. LifeLong is a qualified site for federal and state loan repayment programs (HPSA score is 16). Acceptance rates may vary year to year based on funding levels and the number of applicants.
- vision.
Qualifications
- vision, using professional judgment and diplomacy. Work in a team-oriented environment with many professionals with different work styles and support needs. Ability to effectively supervise staff and to contribute to staff development. Conduct oneself in external settings in a way that reflects positively on LifeLong Medical Care as an organization of professional, confident, and sensitive staff. Ability to see how one’s work intersects with other departments of LifeLong Medical Care and that of other partner organizations. Make appropriate use of knowledge/ expertise/ connections of other staff. Be creative and mature with a “can do” proactive attitude and an ability to continuously “scan” the environment, identifying and taking advantage of opportunities for improvement. Job Requirements Current and valid California LCSW, LPCC license, or ACSW, APCC or AMFT registration with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Knowledge and experience providing mental health services to disadvantaged populations. Familiarity with evidence-based practices for the treatment of depression and other mental disorders. Proficient in Microsoft office Job Preferences Supervisory experience a plus. Bilingual English/Spanish speaking. Epic and or medical software systems knowledge. Community Healthcare experience.
Key Responsibilities
The clinician provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments, mental health diagnoses, and short-term counseling for patients within an interdisciplinary primary care team. They also perform crisis intervention, triage, and maintain clinical records in accordance with billing and contractual requirements.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a current and valid California LCSW, LPCC, ASW, APCC, or AMFT license or registration. The role requires experience providing mental health services to disadvantaged populations and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Lifelong Medical Care a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 5,942 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Social Worker Career Context
Lifelong Medical Care holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 8 active listings.
Of the 40 active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings this role was benchmarked against, 43% are remote, 35% have no call, 53% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$112k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $101k 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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