PSYCHOLOGIST, CF - Wasco State Prison (WSP)

About the role

The Department’s vision is to enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment, and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs. Its mission is to facilitate the successful reintegration of individuals in its care back to their communities equipped to be drug‑free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs in a safe and humane environment. CDCR and CCHCS are committed to transforming the correctional landscape to create safer, more professional, and more fulfilling environments for employees, the incarcerated population, and those supervised in the community, while promoting safety, wellness, and human dignity. This advertisement is for a Psychologist, CF position located at Wasco State Prison (WSP) in Wasco, Kern County. Position number: 180-220-9283-XXX. Main communication for this position will be through email; please ensure you have a valid email address on your application. Department website: cchcs.ca.gov/careers. This job control is listed “Until Filled.” Applications will be reviewed on the following dates: 09/25/26, 10/09/26, 10/23/26, 11/06/26, 11/20/26, 12/04/26, 12/18/26, 01/01/27, 01/15/27, 01/29/27, 02/12/27, 02/26/27, 03/12/27.

Responsibilities

• Conduct preadmission screenings.
• Perform psychologist evaluations of inmates admitted to the program.
• Provide crisis intervention.
• Deliver individual therapy.
• Develop treatment and discharge plans.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team evaluations.
• Consult with psychiatrists, nursing staff, and other personnel.
• Assume other clinical duties throughout the institution, including participation in staff meetings, institutional committees, and consultations with custody staff.
• Provide supervision and training to students, interns, unlicensed psychologists, and other staff.
• Participate in program evaluation and research.
• Provide consultation on research design and analysis of data.

Pay

The classification is subject to Section 5, Hiring‑Above‑Minimum (HAM) Authorization of the California State Civil Service Pay Scales. The authorized HAM rates for this classification are: P $11,496, Q $13,937 (monthly base salary). Effective July 1, 2025, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) reduces each full‑time employee’s base salary by 3 percent and provides 5 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Part‑time employees are subject to the same conditions on a prorated basis equivalent to their time‑base; permanent intermittent employees are subject based on the number of hours worked in the pay period. Salaries quoted do not reflect the recent PLP 2025 changes.

Benefits

• Eligible clinicians may receive a $10,000 one‑time recruitment and retention stipend after six months of employment with CCHCS.
• Eligible clinicians may receive a monthly recruitment and retention differential during their first year with CCHCS, totaling $20,000.
• CDCR/CCHCS employees may be eligible for a $5,000 referral bonus if they refer a candidate who is hired and remains employed with CCHCS for 90 days (a questionnaire must be completed during the pre‑employment process).