Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Behavioral Health (Modesto, CA)
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
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.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.2 / 10 · top 10% in social work | ranked against 6,365 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $100k–$115k | Social 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 power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Social Work listings in California | 696 active | 6,384 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 48% remote · 24% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | California Social Worker listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment743 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Social Work listings | 2,510 in the last 30 days | 1,443 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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