Clinical Social Worker - California State Prison - Corcoran (CSP-COR)

California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) enhances public safety and promotes successful community reintegration through education, treatment, and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs. Our mission is to facilitate the successful reintegration of individuals in our care by providing tools to become drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society in a safe and humane environment.

This position is located at California State Prison, Corcoran (CSP-COR) in Corcoran, CA, Kings County. Position number: 084-220-9872-XXX. Main communication for this position will be through email.

About the Role

Under the general direction of the Senior Psychologist, Correctional Facility (CF) (Supervisor) or the Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker, CF, the Clinical Social Worker conducts assessments, summarizes case information for diagnosis, treatment, and dispositional release, and collaborates in the formulation of diagnoses. The role involves developing, monitoring, and modifying treatment plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, providing assessments, group therapy, and collateral conferences, and documenting and evaluating patients’ progress in treatment. The Clinical Social Worker also coordinates placement with community resources and the Classification and Parole Representative.

Pay

This classification is subject to Section 5, Hiring-Above-Minimum (HAM) Authorization of the California State Civil Service Pay Scales. The authorized HAM rate for this classification is P $8,678 - Q $9,319 per month.

Effective July 1, 2025, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) reduces the base salary of eligible employees by 3% and provides 5 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Part-time and permanent intermittent employees are subject to these conditions on a prorated basis.

Individuals may be eligible for a $10,000 one-time recruitment and retention stipend after six months of employment with CCHCS, as well as a monthly recruitment and retention differential during their first year (totaling $20,000), if eligibility criteria are met. CDCR and CCHCS employees may also be eligible for a $5,000 referral bonus if the selected candidate remains employed for 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and summarize case information for diagnosis, treatment, and dispositional release.
• Diagnose or collaborate in the formulation of a diagnosis.
• Develop, monitor, and modify treatment plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Provide group therapy, collateral conferences, and document and evaluate patients’ progress in treatment.
• Coordinate placement with community resources and the Classification and Parole Representative.

Application Review Dates

Applications will be reviewed on the following dates: 2/13/26, 2/27/26, 3/13/26, 3/27/26, 4/10/26, 4/24/26, 5/8/26, 5/29/26, 6/12/26, 6/26/26, 7/10/26, 7/24/26, 8/7/26, 8/21/26, 9/4/26, 9/18/26, 10/2/26, 10/16/26, 10/30/26, 11/13/26, 11/27/26, and 12/11/26.