Founded in 1965, Telecare is a rapidly growing mental health care company dedicated to making a difference for our clients, the community, and our employees. We offer an array of mental health services to adults with serious mental illness. We partner with public sector entities and behavioral health organizations and have over 155 programs and over 4,300 employees across the country. And we're growing all the time! When you work at Telecare, you help to empower thousands of individuals every day in their journeys of recovery.
As part of the Telecare family, the Telecare Western Riverside Mental Health Urgent Care will offer 24/7 voluntary treatment to adults ages 18 and above who are suffering a mental health crisis but wish to avoid a locked setting. The program will use a welcoming, home-like environment to help assess the nature of the crisis, soothe and comfort the individual, and connect them with resources to avoid future crises. Services are recovery-oriented and will utilize a multi-disciplinary team approach with a high level of peer-to-peer services.
Shift Available:
Full Time; PM Shift: Tues - Saturday: 3 pm - 11:30 pm
POSITION SUMMARY
The Social Work Clinician III independently provides clinical and casework services to persons served and natural supports. This involves person centered recovery planning and collaborating with other services and agencies. May act in the role of a clinical supervisor of unlicensed staff.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
* Demonstrate the Telecare mission, purpose, values and beliefs in everyday language and contact with the internal and external stakeholders
* Therapeutically uses own experiences to model recovery for consumers in crisis.
* Must evade clients in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training
* Conducts psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, group and individual clinical service, case coordination and documentation
* Independently completes clinical assessments
* Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with persons served
* Assures provision of needed clinical services to assigned persons served
* Coordinates ongoing treatment within the program and with outside agencies
* Provides individual and group therapy
* Documents all treatment provided in a thorough and consistent manner
* Collaborates with other staff in the discharge planning process and makes linkages to community services for persons served
* Actively participates in multidisciplinary team meetings and recovery planning meetings
* Demonstrates knowledge of de-escalation techniques, crisis communication and management
* Serves as a clinical consultant to the recovery team persons served
Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted and/or changed at the discretion of management.
Position requires transporting Members in program van (acceptable driving record)
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
* Experience as a mental health services consumer
* Master's Degree in Social Work, psychology or equivalent from an accredited college or university
* Two years of direct service experience within a behavioral health setting is required
* Licensure Required (LMFT, LCSW, Licensed Psychologist, LMFT, LPCC, QMHP, QMHA)
* Must be at least 18 years of age
* Must be CPR, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of employment or within 60 days of employment and maintain current certification throughout employment
* All opportunities at Telecare are contingent upon successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of the applicable post-offer physical examination, 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or license verification. Position requires driving, valid driver license, a motor vehicle clearance and proof of auto insurance is required at time of employment and must be maintained throughout employment. Additional regulatory, contractual or local requirements may apply
Preferred:
* Previous experience with population to be served and/or work in a similar program setting
* Two years of post-licensure experience in order to provide clinical supervision to license eligible staff preferred
* Preference will be given to candidates who have completed a peer certification training program.
SKILLS
* Ability to complete social histories, risk assessments, mental health status exams and plans of care
* Ability to work collaboratively with physicians, nurses and rehabilitation therapists
* Ability to form a therapeutic alliance with persons served and families
* Sufficient medical knowledge to assess the needs of persons served, skills in conducting group therapy and the ability to advocate for the persons served in other health delivery systems
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
The employee is occasionally required to sit, stand, walk, bend, push, pull, squat, kneel, and lift and carry items weighing 25 pounds or less as well as to frequently reach, twist, and do simple and power grasping. The position requires manual deviation, repetition and dexterity.
EOE AA M/F/V/Disability
Telecare Corporation
Feb 05, 2026