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Mental Health Systems
San Diego, California

Program Supervisor MFT, LCSW, LPCC

Social WorkerIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$85k-$95k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

At TURN our mission is Improving Lives. Our organization embraces the tenets of client-centered care, and our core values People, Culture and Growth are at the forefront of everything we do. We hire exceptional individuals seeking meaningful opportunities in a purpose-driven environment.

About Center Star Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)

Center Star Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a community-based program serving adults with serious mental illness who need intensive support to live successfully in the community. Our multidisciplinary team provides mental health treatment, medication support, substance use services, peer support, employment assistance, and housing support to help clients achieve greater stability, independence, and recovery.

Job Summary

Provide administrative and staff supervision including individual and group case consultation, coordinate client care among the disciplines, and provide direct client services.

Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodation may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

  • Assist Program Manager with day-to-day operations. Maintain staff productivity and monitor client records for contract compliance, treatment fidelity, and quality improvement.
  • Provide client service coordination/case management including treatment team to assist clients in meeting basic needs and symptom management.
  • Develop, evaluate, and implement treatment goals and plans in conjunction with the treatment team.
  • Provide direct client care and complete accurate and timely documentation, meet minimum billable requirements for direct client services.
  • Performs shift management duties in coordination with other staff as directed by Program Manager.
  • Facilitate placement including pre-placement visits, and transportation as needed.
  • Shift coverage including part of the on-call team.
  • Provide field-based services as required by program and client need.
  • Maintain confidentiality of client’s care.
  • Participate in scheduled program meetings.
  • Other relevant duties as assigned.
  • Provides leadership to clinical team consistent with intentional care standards and County and organization regulations in consultation with Program Manager.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in a behavioral science and valid/current BBS registration or license (MFT, LCSW, LPCC) required.
  • Valid CA driver’s license and current auto insurance per contract requirements required.
  • Experience providing mental health and/or substance use disorder services preferred.
  • Cultural competency understanding required.
  • Bilingual preferred.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office and EHR software preferred.

Physical Requirements

These physical demands represent what must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. As mentioned above, reasonable accommodation may be made for qualified disabilities.

Seeing Hearing

Speaking Stooping/Bending

Working in cramped spaces Moving around facility

Moving between offices/clients Driving – light errands

Climbing Lifting/carrying heavy items

Driving – in the course of job duties Using hands/fingers

Pushing/pulling/dragging items Standing for long periods

Sitting for long periods Working outside/underground

Other Duties

This job description isn’t a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities required for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

TURN is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religious creed, and sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions).

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical SupervisionTreatment PlanningCrisis Intervention

Social Worker Career Context

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (583 salary observations; 1,660 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (4,406 salary observations; 19,984 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 26% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$90k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $81k 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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Salary Distribution40 jobs · 28 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
Sign-on bonus
33%
CME allowance
22%
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Social Work listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,437 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in San Diego

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.01M≈ 11.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,036/mo≈ 43% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
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 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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