Clinical Social Worker (Health/Correctional Facility) - Correctional Training Facility (CTF)

This position is located at Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, Monterey County. Main communication will be through email.

About the Department

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) enhance public safety and promote 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.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to transforming the correctional landscape to create safer, more professional, and fulfilling environments for employees, the incarcerated population, and those supervised in communities. We aim to strengthen rehabilitation, enhance workplace satisfaction, and support successful reentry through systemwide improvements grounded in proven and emerging practices.

We are dedicated to building an inclusive and respectful workplace, attracting and hiring candidates from diverse communities, and empowering employees from varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Our programs work cooperatively to provide the highest level of healthcare to a diverse correctional population, fostering creativity, fairness, honesty, and respect.

Duties

• Conduct assessments and summarize case information for diagnosis, treatment (level of care), 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 assessments, group therapy, and collateral conferences.
• Document and evaluate patients’ progress in treatment.
• Coordinate placement with community resources and the Classification and Parole Representative.

Requirements

This is a limited-term position which may be extended or become permanent. Applications will be reviewed on a bi-weekly basis from July to October 2026.

Effective July 1, 2025, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) requires a 3% base salary reduction for full-time employees in Bargaining Unit 19 and related categories, with 5 PLP 2025 leave credits granted monthly through June 2027. Part-time and permanent intermittent employees are subject to these conditions on a prorated basis.

This classification is eligible for Hiring-Above-Minimum (HAM) authorization, with an authorized HAM rate of P $8,678 - Q $9,319.

Pay

A recruitment and retention bonus may be available for newly hired clinicians. Eligible individuals may receive:

• A $10,000 one-time recruitment and retention stipend after six months of employment.
• A monthly recruitment and retention differential during the first year (totaling $20,000), contingent on meeting eligibility criteria.

CDCR and CCHCS employees may be eligible for a $5,000 referral bonus if the referred candidate is hired and remains employed for 90 days.