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Mental Health Systems
San Diego, California

MST Supervisor (MFT, LCSW, LPCC)

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$44-$46/hr

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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.

Job Summary

Provide clinical supervision to all BBS registered staff, student interns, including individual and group supervision, clinical assessment guidelines, in-service training, and clinical consultation. Collaborate with participating schools.

Responsibilities

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

  • Weekly individual and/or group clinical supervision for BBS registered staff and interns. Other staff and interns as assigned.
  • Clinical assessment guidelines, clinical assessment skills reviews and consultation resource.
  • Collaborate with schools, attend required training, maintain communication, and reports.
  • Provide in-service training and ensure client clinical needs are being met.
  • Review staff charting for completeness and compliance with standards of care.
  • Complete accurate and timely documentation as contractually required and meet minimum billable requirements for direct client services.
  • Maintain confidentiality of client’s care.
  • Participate in scheduled program meetings.
  • Other relevant duties as assigned.
  • Carry clinical and administrative supervisory responsibilities for 1MST team of 2 therapist
  • Conduct weekly group supervision and training for MST team to assure adherence to MST principles and the MST analytic process, and to assure clinician competency in implementation of interventions
  • Conduct individual supervision as needed to target clinician competency needs and to remove individual barriers to effective implementation of MST treatment.
  • Assure availability of clinical and administrative support to clinicians 24 hours/day, 7 days/week
  • Collaborate with stakeholders, both external in the community and within the provider agency
  • Promote and educate about MST with both internal and external stakeholders
  • Generate and manage case referrals and manage clinician caseloads
  • Collaborate actively with MST Expert around implementation of MST by the program, and to ensure continued development of own clinical skills and knowledge of relevant research
  • Manage and report data on clinical outcomes and program practices
  • Deliver MST to a caseload of 1-2 families, as required to address program needs, or provide clinical coverage when necessary

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree and current CA BBS license (MFT, LCSW, LPCC) required.
  • Two years clinical experience post-licensing 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.
  • If substance use disorder program a negative tuberculosis test (TB) is conducted under licensed medical supervision within 45 working days of hire or within 5 working days of employment and valid cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid certification upon hire or within 90-days of employment.

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

I Can Perform the Above Functions

Without accommodation With accommodation. If so, please specify:

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.

Why Join TURN?

At TURN Behavioral Health Services, our mission is Improving Lives. We are committed to creating a workplace where employees feel supported, valued, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in the communities we serve. We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and work-life balance. Benefits available to eligible employees include:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance options through Anthem
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) eligible medical plan options
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care FSAs)
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • Employer-paid Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage
  • Long-Term Disability coverage and voluntary Short-Term Disability options
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available at no cost to employees
  • Voluntary supplemental benefits, including Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage
  • Employee Referral Bonus Program
  • Generous Paid Time Off and paid holidays
  • Ongoing training, professional development, and opportunities for career growth

Join a team that is passionate about helping youth and families build healthier futures while growing your career in behavioral health and recovery services.

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

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

Key Skills

Multisystemic therapyCase managementStaff trainingDocumentation complianceCrisis interventionStakeholder collaborationMental health servicesTreatment planning

Social Worker Career Context

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (973 salary observations; 1,815 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (6,804 salary observations; 21,168 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, 38% are remote, 36% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$94k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $85k 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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About Mental Health Systems

Mental Health Care
Edina, MN
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Employer-paid Life Insurance and AD&D
Long-Term Disability
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Voluntary supplemental benefits

Living in San Diego

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.01M
Typical market rent
$3,036/mo
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.

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