LCSW or LMFT (part-time and as needed)
Listed compensation
$50.00 per hour
The week · per this posting3-day week
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Licensed Clinical Social Workers and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists are encouraged to consider an available part-time / as needed Clinician position with Liberty Healthcare’s forensic mental health program located onsite at the West Valley Detention Center – a San Bernardino County jail located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
This program exclusively serves adults who are justice-involved, experiencing mental illness, and have been determined to be incompetent to stand trial.
The goal of this cutting-edge program is to facilitate early access to mental health services, provide rapid stabilization, and restore people to competency efficiently and effectively.
As a Clinician, Your Role Will Involve
- Providing services to program clients one-to-one, in-person, and onsite at the jail facility
- Conducting psychosocial and risk assessments
- Providing brief treatment primarily focused on symptom management, psychoeducation, and crisis intervention
- Supporting clients with competency restoration training and education
- Documenting services and client status in Liberty’s electronic health record system
- Participating in treatment team and other meetings
- Collaborating with clinical, ancillary and security staff
Two Options Are Available
- Working a regular part-time schedule with 3-day workweeks (24 hours total each week)
- Working as needed at times of peak program utilization and when coverage is needed for staff who are on vacation or other leave
You can expect to be paid $50.00 per hour.
Key Responsibilities
As a Clinician, you will provide one-to-one services to clients in a jail facility, conduct assessments, and support clients with competency restoration. You will also document services and collaborate with other staff members.
Requirements
Candidates must be licensed as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Experience in forensic mental health and working with justice-involved individuals is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Clinical Psychology — Social Worker Career Context
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Clinical Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 22% have no call, 52% require no weekends.
Liberty Healthcare holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 80/100, 85 active listings.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates LCSW or LMFT (part-time and as needed) at Liberty Healthcare a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 7,069 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.
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