PSYCHOLOGIST-CLINICAL, CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, Wasco State Prison (WSP)

About the role

This Psychologist, CF position is located at Wasco State Prison‑Reception Center (WSP) in Wasco, Kern County. The role supports the department’s vision to enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment, and rehabilitative and restorative justice programs, and its mission to facilitate the successful reintegration of individuals in care back to their communities as drug‑free, healthy, and employable members of society. The position is part‑time (20 hours per week). Department website: cchcs.ca.gov/careers.

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 staff
• Assume other clinical duties as assigned throughout the institution
• Participate in staff meetings and institutional committees
• Consult with custody staff
• Provide supervision and training to students, interns, unlicensed psychologists, and other staff
• Engage in program evaluation and research
• Offer consultation on research design and analysis of data

Benefits

• $10,000 one‑time recruitment and retention stipend after six months of employment (if eligibility criteria are met)
• Monthly recruitment and retention differential during the first year of employment (totaling up to $20,000) if eligibility criteria are met
• $5,000 referral bonus for CDCR/CCHCS employees who refer a candidate that is hired and remains employed for 90 days

Pay

Monthly part‑time salary range: $5,748.00 – $6,968.50. The authorized Hiring‑Above‑Minimum (HAM) rates for this classification are P $5,748.00 and Q $6,968.50. Effective July 1, 2025, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) reduces base salary by 3 percent for Bargaining Unit 19 employees; part‑time employees receive a prorated version of the 5 PLP 2025 leave credits per month through June 2027. The stated salaries do not yet reflect these PLP 2025 adjustments.

Schedule

Part‑time position: 20 hours per week.