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Mental Health Systems
Oceanside, California

Assessing Clinician ASW, APCC, AMFT, LMFT, LCSW AND LPCC

Social WorkerNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$34-$35/hr

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.

Job Summary

Recommend and assist with access to medical, educational, social, vocational, housing, and more to support program goals. Initiate referrals to the next level of care, and coordinate with physical health providers to ensure whole-person care, and advocate in the best interest of clients.

Responsibilities

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

  • Provide assessments, mental health evaluations, family-individual-group therapy, plan development, case consultation, crisis intervention, discharge placement, and assist clients in meeting basic needs and symptom management.
  • Complete accurate and timely documentation, meet minimum billable requirements for direct client services.
  • 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.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree and CA BBS registration or license (ASW, APCC, AMFT, MFT, LCSW, LPCC) 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

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentCase managementDischarge planningClient advocacy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Assessing Clinician ASW, APCC, AMFT, LMFT, LCSW AND LPCC at Mental Health Systems 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 6,463 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Social Worker Career Context

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$97k (763 salary observations; 2,113 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (5,217 salary observations; 22,649 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, 58% are remote, 30% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in social workranked against 6,463 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$71k–$73kSocial Work median $56k (middle half $48k–$83k)48 comparable listings, Nov 2026
California vs national$97k median in California$81k nationally (+19%)763 state / 5,217 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$65k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in California726 active6,546 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 58% remote · 30% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia social worker listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment774 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,608 in the last 30 days1,361 the 30 days before (+92%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,463 Social Work listings), 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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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 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,463 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Oceanside

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$845k
Typical market rent
$2,910/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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