MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST - Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP)

About the role

Department Vision: We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

Department Mission: To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug‑free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.

Position: Marriage and Family Therapist at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP), Soledad, CA (Monterey County).

Position number: 936-220-0472-XXX.

Main communication for this position will be through email; please ensure a valid email address is included in your application.

Department website: https://cchcs.ca.gov/careers

Responsibilities

• Effective July 1, 2025, in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented. Each full‑time employee in Bargaining Unit 19, and related Excluded, Exempt and Statutory Exempt employees, will have their base salary reduced by 3 percent and will receive 5 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027.
• Salaries do not reflect the recent PLP 2025 changes.
• Part‑time employees are subject to the same conditions as full‑time employees, on a prorated basis equivalent to their time‑base.
• Permanent intermittent employees are subject to the same condition as full‑time employees, based on the number of hours worked in the pay period.
• This Job Control is listed Until Filled. Applications will be reviewed on the following dates: 9/4/26, 9/18/26, 10/2/26, 10/16/26, 10/30/26, 11/13/26, 11/27/26, 12/11/26.

Benefits

• Eligible for a $10,000 one‑time recruitment and retention stipend (requires remaining employed with CCHCS for six months).
• Eligible for a monthly recruitment and retention differential during the first year with CCHCS, totaling up to $20,000 if eligibility criteria are met.
• CDCR/CCHCS employees may be eligible for a $5,000 referral bonus if selected for hire and remain employed with CCHCS for 9