Job Title: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Location: Represa, California
Salary: $2,964.00 Weekly Pay
Shift: Full-time, 6-9 month contract with potential extension
Job Overview:
This position provides clinical therapy and counseling services within a correctional facility setting, focusing on the Integrated Substance Use Disorder Treatment (ISUDT) program. The role involves conducting assessments, delivering therapeutic interventions, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure quality care and successful reintegration for patients.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct comprehensive assessments and provide clinical treatment interventions such as brief counseling, group therapy, and individual sessions
- Participate in interdisciplinary care planning and coordinate with other disciplines to support holistic patient care
- Perform assessments to facilitate transitional care and link patients to community resources upon release
- Develop and contribute to treatment and care plans with attainable therapeutic goals focused on family systems and individual well-being
- Document patient progress, evaluate outcomes, and facilitate discharges and transfers as needed
- Attend case conferences, meetings, and required trainings
- Ensure compliance with clinical and ethical standards in a correctional healthcare environment
Required Qualifications:
- Valid California Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) license issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences
- Minimum of 12 continuous months of experience within the last 3 years providing direct patient care in a public or private institution
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
- Valid government-issued photo ID (Driver’s License or Passport)
- Current clinical competencies
Benefits:
- Health insurance coverage
- Contract extension bonus eligibility
- 40 hours of paid sick time
- Weekly payroll via direct deposit
- Paid pre-employment requirements (physical, drug test, mask fit testing, background check)
- Opportunity for temp-to-perm transition into a state position with full state benefits
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $2,964.00 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Professional Field
Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapy
Other Behavioral, Mental, or Healthcare FieldPatient Focus
Diagnoses
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Issues
Substance Abuse
Therapeutic Approach
Methodologies
ECT
Family Systems/Family Therapy
Modalities
Families
Groups
Individuals
Practice Specifics
Populations
Individuals with Addiction Issues
Inmates
Settings
Government
Intense Out-patient (IOP)
Milieu
Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Home Health/In-home
Jails/Prisons
Forensic
