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Modesto, California · Hybrid

Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Behavioral Health (Modesto, CA)

Social WorkerNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$100k-$115k

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Gould Medical Group Seeks Licensed Clinical Social Worker for Modesto, CA.

Gould Medical Group is looking for skilled professionals to work in an outpatient mental health clinic, serving a wide variety of mental health disorders for all age ranges. Duties will include individual and group psychotherapy with opportunities for family and couples’ work. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors may apply.

Position Details

  • Position available in Modesto, CA
  • Base salary $100,000-$115,000
  • Behavioral Health department consists of Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Advanced Practicing Clinicians

Traditional Outpatient Long Term Individual Psychotherapy

  • Preferred qualifications include experience working with children and adolescents and experience providing treatment for patients with eating disorders.
  • Flexible work schedule, but will need to have alternative hours, including some evening work after 5:00pm
  • Some telework available onsite
  • Call is one week in 23 weeks (phone only)
  • Low paperwork demands
  • No inpatient work
  • Stable and growing group

Qualifications

Licensed provider

Join Us and Enjoy

Retirement Savings Made Easy: Receive 12% of your annual salary as an employer-funded 401(k) contribution (up to IRS limits) with no match requirement and no mandatory employee contribution. Connect with us to learn more about the eligibility for this benefit.

  • Annual CME / business expense allowance
  • Full health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • Group paid malpractice and tail coverage
  • Individual and Group Performance Bonus
  • Relocation assistance

Organization Details

Gould Medical Group is a growing, 600+ clinician multi-specialty group located about two hours east of San Francisco, California. Our communities offer quick access to the bay area as well as other hot spots such as Napa Valley, Yosemite, and Lake Tahoe.

  • Community Information
  • Close proximity to the Bay Area but a lower cost of living
  • Short driving distance to Yosemite, wine country, Lake Tahoe, Monterey
  • Centrally located with quick access to skiing, hiking, surfing, and entertainment venues of various types
  • Rapidly growing communities
  • Excellent school options
  • Average of 260 days of sunshine annually

Equal Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of Sutter Health and its partners to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of basis of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, registered domestic partner status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin (including possession of a driver's license issued to individuals who did not present proof of authorized presence in the U.S.), age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, political affiliation, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition, genetic information or any other characteristic made unlawful by local, state or federal law, ordinance or regulation.

We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within each medical group, company, hospital, department, and service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of Sutter's employment policies and practices.

Key Responsibilities

Provide individual and group psychotherapy to patients across all age ranges within an outpatient mental health clinic. Conduct family and couples therapy sessions while maintaining low paperwork demands.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Family therapyMental health assessmentClinical documentationCrisis interventionTreatment planningEating disorder treatment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Behavioral Health (Modesto, CA) at Sutter Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Social Work — ranked against 6,365 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, remote work flexibility.

Social Worker Career Context

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (764 salary observations; 1,972 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (5,323 salary observations; 22,139 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, 48% are remote, 24% have no call, 76% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 10% in social workranked against 6,365 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$100k–$115kSocial Work median $99k (middle half $80k–$118k)979 comparable listings, Nov 2026
California vs national$98k median in California$81k nationally (+20%)764 state / 5,323 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$97k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in California696 active6,384 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 48% remote · 24% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusCalifornia Social Worker listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment743 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,510 in the last 30 days1,443 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,365 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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Salary Distribution

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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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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Social Work listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,365 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Hybrid
  • Remote
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Benefits & Perks

12% employer-funded 401(k) contribution
Annual CME/business expense allowance
Full health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
Group paid malpractice and tail coverage
Individual and Group Performance Bonus
Relocation assistance