SR. PSYCHOLOGIST, CF (SPECIALIST) - California Institution for Men (CIM)
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. We offer 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 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 foster an inclusive and respectful workplace, attracting and empowering employees from diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Our collaborative programs work cooperatively to provide the highest level of healthcare to a diverse correctional population, encouraging creativity, fairness, honesty, and respect.
About the Role
This Senior Psychologist (Specialist) position is located at the California Institution for Men in Chino, San Bernardino. This is a limited-term position which may be extended or become permanent.
Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, the Senior Psychologist (Specialist) serves as the clinical systems expert and provides psychological consultation related to the institution’s healthcare performance management programs and processes. The role involves advising institution executives and acting as a liaison with the Statewide Quality Officer, Quality Management Section staff, statewide executives in various disciplines, other institution Chief Quality Officers (CQO), and other stakeholder groups.
Pay and Benefits
Effective July 1, 2025, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) reduces the base salary of full-time employees in Bargaining Unit 19 by 3% and provides 5 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Part-time and permanent intermittent employees are subject to the same conditions on a prorated basis.
A recruitment and retention bonus may be available for newly hired clinicians. Eligible individuals may receive a $10,000 one-time stipend after six months of employment and a monthly differential during their first year (totaling $20,000).
CDCR and CCHCS employees may be eligible for a $5,000 referral bonus if a referred candidate is hired and remains employed for 90 days.