Senior Psychologist,CF(Specialist) Suicide Prevention;Central California Women's Facility,Chowchilla

About the Role

Under the general direction of the Chief Psychologist, Correctional Facility (CF) or Chief of Mental Health Services, the Senior Psychologist, CF (Specialist), Suicide Prevention, Training and Assessment Coordinator coordinates the institution's suicide prevention program, including training, suicide risk evaluations, internal reviews of suicide attempts and completed suicides, and institutional audits, reviews, and improvement of suicide prevention practices. The Senior Psychologist, CF, (Specialist) also coordinates and monitors the Mental Health Program's training activities and has oversight of the psychological assessment program. The Senior Psychologist, CF (Specialist), maintains order and supervises the conduct of the incarcerated and protects and maintains the safety of persons and property. Some travel is required.

Location & Application

This position is located at Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, CA (Madera County). Please write the position number 381-220-9287-002 on your application. Main communication for this position will be through email; ensure you have a valid email address on your application.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the institution's suicide prevention program, including training, suicide risk evaluations, internal reviews of suicide attempts and completed suicides, and institutional audits, reviews, and improvement of suicide prevention practices
• Coordinates and monitors the Mental Health Program's training activities
• Has oversight of the psychological assessment program
• Maintains order and supervises the conduct of the incarcerated
• Protects and maintains the safety of persons and property
• Some travel is required

Requirements

• Valid email address on application for primary communication

Pay & Benefits

• Recruitment and Retention Bonus: May be available for clinicians newly hired with California Correctional Health Care Services. Individuals may be eligible to receive a $10,000 one-time recruitment and retention stipend should they meet the eligibility criteria, including but not limited to remaining employed with CCHCS for six months.
• Monthly Differential: Individuals may be eligible to receive a monthly recruitment and retention differential during their first year with CCHCS (totaling $20,000), should they meet the eligibility criteria.
• Referral Bonus: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) employees may be eligible for a $5,000 referral bonus should you be selected for hire, and remain employed with CCHCS for 90 days. For a CDCR/CCHCS employee to be considered, a questionnaire must be completed to the best of your knowledge, including the referring employee's name, classification, PERNR, and work location. The questionnaire will be provided to the selected candidate during the pre-employment process.
• PLP 2025: Effective July 1, 2025, in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented in response to the status of the State budget. PLP 2025 requires 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 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.

Schedule & Review Dates

This Job Control is listed Until Filled. Applications will be reviewed on the following dates: 08/20/26, 09/3/26, 09/17/26, 10/1/26, 10/15/26, 10/29/26.

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