Psychologist (Part-Time) - Mental Health STRT
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Job Description
AvaMed Workforce is hiring a part-time Psychologist (Mental Health Primary Clinician) for the Mental Health STRT program at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, CA.
- Assignment details
- Location: Correctional Training Facility (CTF), Soledad, CA
- Dates: 11/30/2026 - 05/30/2027 (6 months)
- Shift: Part-time, Sun/Mon 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, or Sun 7:00 AM-3:00 PM, Tue 7:00 AM-3:00 PM, Wed 7:00 AM-11:00 AM
- Part-time Mental Health Primary Clinician (MHPC) role
- Orientation: Monday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
- Pay: Contact us for details
Responsibilities
- Provide mental health assessment and treatment to incarcerated patients
- Document care accurately and coordinate with the treatment team and custody
- Follow all safety, security and contraband procedures
Requirements
- Active California Psychologist license (Board of Psychology)
- Correctional or forensic mental health experience preferred
- Background check and facility security clearance
- TB test, immunizations and facility health clearances
How to Apply
Apply online or email orlando@avamed.org / call (818) 448-6393.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychologist (Part-Time) - Mental Health STRT at AvaMed Workforce a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Psychology psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Psychologist Career Context
In California, the Psychology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$140k (172 salary observations; 484 listings), vs ~$124k nationally (1,532 salary observations; 5,369 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 Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 32% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Psychology median $140k (middle half $135k–$150k)36 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| California vs national | $140k median in California | $124k nationally (+13%)172 state / 1,532 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | California index 110.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychology listings in California | 173 active | 1,722 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 44% remote · 32% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California Psychologist listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment209 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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About AvaMed Workforce
Living in Soledad
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $603k
- Median resident rent
- $1,698/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 30 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 109.0
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Salinas, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.