ECM Licensed Clinical Therapist - CONTRACT

ECM Licensed Clinical Therapist - CONTRACT

Salary

$75,316.80 - $106,371.20 Annually

Location

Throughout San Bernardino County, CA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

26-ECMLCT-01

Department

Multiple County Departments

Opening Date

08/08/2026

Closing Date

8/21/2026 5:00 PM Pacific

FLSA

Non-Exempt

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

The Job

Are you interested in using your clinical and administrative skills to make a difference in delivering health and wellness to millions of residents?

The San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) invites qualified professionals to apply for the position of ECM Licensed Clinical Therapist (Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Social Worker, and Professional Clinical Counselor) for the Enhanced Care Management (ECM) program. Join a team who is passionate about the services they provide and is committed to making a difference in the lives of the residents of San Bernardino County.

The Enhanced Care Management (ECM) benefit is a foundational component of CalAIM. ECM is a whole-person, interdisciplinary approach to comprehensive care management that addresses the clinical and non-clinical needs of high-cost, high-need managed care members through systematic coordination of services that is community-based, interdisciplinary, high-touch, and person-centered.

The ECM program is a collaboration between the following San Bernardino County departments: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Department of Behavioral Health, Department of Public Health, Sheriffs Department, and the Probation Department.

The contract position receives the following benefits:

• Holiday leave
• Sick leave
• Vacation leave
• Participation in the Countys PST retirement system
• Eligible to participate in the Countys 457(b) Salary Savings Plan
• Eligible to participate in the Dependent Care Assistance Plan
• Eligible to participate in the Flexible Spending Account

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Pre-Employment Process: Prior to appointment, applicants must pass a background investigation, which includes fingerprinting and medical exam, and may include drug and/or TB testing. Applicants must be a U.S. Citizen or a permanent U.S. resident.

Shifts: Monday - Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM with possible schedule variation as needed for mobile unit or community events.

Travel: Travel throughout the county is required depending on assignment. Employees will be required to make provision for transportation (mileage reimbursement at current IRS rate is available). At the time of hire, a valid California driver's license and proof of automobile liability insurance must be produced and maintained for the individual providing the transportation.

Sponsorship: Please note San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Appointment: This is a contract position which does not obtain status as a regular County employee. Working as a contract employee does not preclude you from applying and competing for Regular positions within the County (Refer to the San Bernardino County website for current open recruitments).

Minimum Requirements

License: Must be licensed in the State of California as a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC). Applicants must indicate license number and expiration date on the Supplemental Questionnaire. A copy of license is required upon appointment. Licensure must be maintained and in good standing.

Desired Qualifications

Applicants fluent in American Sign Language, Arabic, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, and/or Vietnamese are strongly encouraged to apply. Additional compensation is associated with positions requiring the use of bilingual skills. Testing of bilingual skills may be required to receive additional compensation.

Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable, however, not required:

• Government or private inpatient, psychiatric hospital or behavioral health clinics/programs/contract agencies, serving persistently mentally ill clients.
• Experience providing child/adolescent and family therapy.
• Experience in a crisis intervention/brief therapy setting with severely mentally ill adults/children.
• Experience in quality assurance or utilization review activities.
• Experience with intensive care coordination with physical health care providers for severely persistently mentally ill clients.
• Experience with case management for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.
• Experience with coordinating care for individuals with co-occurring substance disorders.
• Experience in transitional care coordination between inpatient and outpatient levels of care for medical complexity or severely persistently mentally ill adults and children.
• Experience working with detained youth and incarcerated adults in correctional settings, such as institutions/locked detention facilities or with probationers/offenders recently released from a correctional setting.
• Experience providing clinical supervision to those pursuing their Master's degree as a clinical therapist and pre-licensed clinicians.

Selection Process

Application Procedure: Please ensure all relevant experience is indicated in the Application and responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire, as resumes and other attachments will not be reviewed for the competitive evaluation.

Completing your application with statements such as "see/refer to resume" or "see attached" rather than completing your work history may affect your eligibility. Be sure to clearly describe your experience in meeting the minimum requirements.

To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application before the posted filing deadline. Applicants will be automatically logged-out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note, if you do NOT receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application, we have not received your application.

Technical Assistance: If you require technical assistance, follow this link to review the Government Jobs online application guide or contact their Toll-Free Applicant Support line at (855) 524-5627. Please note that Human Resources is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by your internet connection, computer, or browser when submitting an application.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and need accommodations during the testing process, please submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of the recruitment filing deadline.

For more important details, review the Applicant Information and County Employment Process.

Contract Employees

Specific benefit information can be found in the job announcement or your employment contract. Detailed benefits information can also be viewed on the Countys Employee Benefits and Services Division website at hr.sbcounty.gov/employee-benefits/benefits-occupational-unit/.

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Contract Position: This is a contract position which does not obtain status as a regular County employee. Working as a contract employee does not preclude you from applying and competing for Regular positions within the County (Refer to the County of San Bernardino website for current open recruitments).

• Yes, I understand this is a contract position.

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Professional License: Applicants must be a Licensed Therapist in the State of California. Are you licensed in the State of California as an LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC?

• Yes
• No

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Professional License: If you answered "yes" to the above question, indicate the type of license you possess, the license number, and expiration date. If you do not possess a valid CA license, you are not eligible to continue in the selection process for this recruitment. For further employment consideration, you may submit an application for the pre-licensed positions.

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Describe your experience completing risk assessments (danger to self/suicidal, danger to others/homicidal, grave disability), de-escalating children, adolescents, adults, & families/significant people in the lives of those experiencing a crisis, providing crisis intervention services, coordinating care with resources in the crisis system of care. If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N/A."

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Describe your experience as a licensed therapist working within a government or private inpatient, psychiatric hospital or behavioral health clinics/programs/contract agencies, serving persistently mentally ill clients, or clients in general. If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N/A."

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Describe your experience providing child/adolescent family therapy. Describe the specific therapy techniques that you use. Describe in detail the number of cases assigned, experience monitoring cases, working with families, and collaborating with other agencies. If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N/A."

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Auditing: Describe your experience auditing behavioral health charts and participating in program audits. If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N/A."

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Quality of Care/Treatment Practices Review: Describe your experience reviewing quality of care and treatment practices in a behavioral health setting. If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N/A."

09

Telephone Based Behavioral Health Screenings: Describe your experience providing telephone based support services assisting clients with mental health screenings and/or complaints and grievances and referrals. If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N/A."

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Program Availability: Positions within the Adult Continuing Care Long Term Care Program within the Department of Behavioral Health will be required to visit State Hospitals, adult locked psychiatric facilities (in county and out of county), and skilled nursing facilities. Indicate your interest in working in this program below.

• Yes, I am interested and available to work in the Adult Continuing Care Long Term Care Program.
• No, I am not interested or available to work in the Adult Continuing Care Long Term Care Program.

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Correctional Health Care/Forensics Populations: Some positions may require working in locked detention facilities, with probationers, or offenders recently released from a correctional setting. Indicate your willingness to work with these populations and/or within this environment. (Check all that apply.)

• Juvenile Justice Community Reintegration - Youth recently released from a Juvenile Detention setting
• Adult Criminal Justice - Adults under Probation supervision -OR- Adults with extensive forensic background. (You must be willing to work in a Probation setting for positions working with the Adult Criminal Justice population.)
• Adult Correctional Health Care - Adults currently incarcerated in a jail setting
• Youth Correctional Health Care - Youth currently detained in a Juvenile Detention setting
• RBEST/TEST - Some positions within the Recovery Based Engagement Teams (RBEST) and Triage Engagement and Support Teams (TEST) require entering and/or working within a probation or jail setting such as West Valley Detention Center.
• None - I am not willing to work with any of these populations. Checking this option WILL NOT preclude you from being considered for other programs that do not work with correctional health care/forensics populations.

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Background Check and/or Polygraph Testing: An extensive background check and possible polygraph testing may be required for positions working with the Juvenile Justice and Correctional Health Care populations as described in the above question. Are you willing to participate in the background check process and submit to polygraph (lie detector) testing?

• Yes, I am willing to participate in the extensive background check process and submit to polygraph (lie detector) testing.
• Yes, I am willing to participate in the extensive background check process; however, I am not willing to submit to polygraph (lie detector) testing. Applicants who select this option are eligible for positions in Adult Correctional Health Care, and out-of-custody Juvenile Justice programs as they do not require polygraph testing.
• No, I am not willing to participate in the extensive background check process and submit to polygraph (lie detector) testing. Applicants who select this option may be disqualified from the selection process for Juvenile Justice and/or Correctional Health Care positions.

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Applicant Acknowledgement - Notification via Email: As part of our efforts to increase efficiency and promote conservation of resources, Human resources uses email to communicate with applicants. Therefore, all future communications regarding this recruitment, including applicant status and testing notifications, will be made via email. We strongly encourage you, as an applicant, to ensure that the email address you have provided with your application is current, secure and readily accessible to you. Adjust Spam and/or other filters so that our emails are accepted. Please carefully read any notices that we send you and follow any instructions provided in a timely manner. We will not be responsible in any way if you do not receive our emails (i.e., for the non-delivery of our emails or if you fail to check your e-mail on a timely basis).

• I acknowledge that I have read, understood, and agree to the above statement.

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• I understand

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Applicants Acknowledgement - Application Complete: Thank you for taking the time to complete this application and supplemental questionnaire. Please be sure to review all information provided prior to submitting it as you cannot update or revise it once submitted. Your submitted application will be reviewed and evaluated as is. Please do not refer to a resume or other documentation in lieu of completing the employment history section or responding to the supplemental questions; they will not be reviewed or considered. Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email confirmation will be sent to the email address listed on your application. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note, if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application we have not received your application.

• I acknowledge that I have reviewed my application and understand that I will not be able to update or revise any part of it once submitted.

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