Job Details
Clinical Social Worker
- Job ID
- 509848
- Date Posted
- 04/05/2026
- Category
- Clinical Social Worker
Department Information

DSH-Coalinga opened in 2005 and began treating forensically committed patients, mostly of which are sexually violent predators. It is a self-contained psychiatric hospital constructed with a security perimeter. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) provides perimeter security as well as transportation of patients to outside medical services and court proceedings.
All state civil service employees are currently subject to a mandatory Personal Leave Program (PLP). The PLP program reduces the monthly gross salary but provides PLO leave credits in lieu of pay. The amount of salary reduction depends on the classification and associated union Bargaining Unit (BU). The BU that represents this position is BU19 – American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). The expected salary reduction will be 3% of the salary identified above, and you will accrue approximately 5 hours of PLP each qualifying pay period. Incumbents will be subject to the PLP salary reduction and leave accruals through June 30, 2027
Job Description and Duties

*This classification is subject to Section 5, Hiring-Above-Minimum (HAM) Authorization of the California State Civil Service Pay Scales.
The authorized HAM minimum rate for this classification is $8, 265 (Range U - Unlicensed/ASW) and $8,876 (Range V - Licensed/LCSW).**
JOB FAIR EVENT WILL BE HELD AT DSH-COALINGA IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING ON SATURDAY, 5/2/26 FROM 10 A.M. - 2 P.M. OFFERS WILL BE MADE THE SAME DAY TO SELECTED CANDIDATES!!!
This position is located at Coalinga State Hospital.
Works
as a member of an interdisciplinary team; provides recovery oriented treatment
groups, therapeutic interventions, and other social services; assists the
treatment team in evaluating patients’ readiness for release; works as liaison
between Conditional Release, family, community, other stakeholders and the
team.
***Click on the link to complete the Department of State Hospitals Recruitment Survey: DSH Recruitment Survey
**For more information regarding the duties for this particular classification, please refer to the Duty Statement attached to this bulletin**
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.
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